Job Title: Senior Network Security Engineer – Cisco Zero Trust
Experience: 14+ Years
Location: Remote
We need someone with in-depth knowledge of Cisco Zero Trust Architecture and, ideally, an understanding of Cisco Secure Access, Netskope, or Z-Scalar
Position Overview
- Lead discovery, architecture design, and implementation of Cisco ZTA solutions for multiple clients across diverse industries and organizational structures
- Conduct comprehensive security assessments and create tailored ZTA roadmaps aligned with each client's business objectives, compliance requirements, and budget constraints
- Manage client relationships and serve as the primary technical liaison, ensuring clear communication of project scope, deliverables, timelines, and expectations
- Configure, deploy, and validate Cisco ZTA components (SASE, CDO, ISE, Secure Firewall, DNA Center) across varied customer environments and network topologies
- Perform testing, troubleshooting, and optimization in diverse customer environments with varying complexity, scale, and technical maturity levels
- Develop comprehensive technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials for customer operations and support teams
- Provide on-site and remote training to customer technical teams, security staff, and stakeholders on ZTA concepts, best practices, and platform-specific administration
- Contribute to service delivery excellence by meeting project timelines, budget targets, and quality standards while maintaining high customer satisfaction
- Mentor junior consultants and architects, sharing technical expertise and project delivery methodologies to build internal capability
Preferred Qualifications
- Cisco CCIE Security certification
- Experience delivering solutions across multiple customer verticals (financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, government, etc.)
- Expertise with multi-cloud security implementations (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud architectures
- Proven ability to train customer technical teams and create comprehensive knowledge transfer documentation
- Experience with compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-207 and related Zero Trust guidelines)
- Knowledge of API-driven security automation, orchestration platforms, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
- Track record of thought leadership: speaking at industry events, publishing technical content, or contributing to open-source security projects