Systems Engineer, NMS & Automation (Cisco Catalyst)

Apex Systems; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K with company match

Job summary

Everforth Apex seeks a Systems Engineer MID – NMS Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize enterprise network management platforms with a focus on Cisco Catalyst across on-premises and virtual environments.

You will build telemetry, RBAC integration with Cisco ISE, and templates in Catalyst Center, while automating provisioning with Python/Ansible and creating dashboards to monitor key KPIs. A strong Cisco background and 3–5+ years in enterprise networking are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, Network Engineering, or equivalent.
• 3–5+ years of experience managing enterprise networks and network management platforms.
• CCNP Enterprise or CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure preferred; Cisco automation certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy enterprise-scale NMS solutions with high availability and disaster recovery.
• Install and integrate Cisco Catalyst Center across on-premises and virtual environments.
• Develop configuration templates for uniform campus LAN/WLAN deployments.
• Automate network provisioning using Python/Ansible and Catalyst Center REST APIs.
• Monitor network health with telemetry and dashboards.

Skills

NMS engineering

Automation scripting

Network telemetry

RBAC security integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT / Network Engineering

Tools

Cisco Catalyst Center

Catalyst SD-WAN

Cisco IOS-XE

Python

Ansible

Job description

Everforth Apex seeks a Systems Engineer MID – NMS Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize enterprise network management platforms with a focus on Cisco Catalyst across on-premises and virtual environments.

You will build telemetry, RBAC integration with Cisco ISE, and templates in Catalyst Center, while automating provisioning with Python/Ansible and creating dashboards to monitor key KPIs. A strong Cisco background and 3–5+ years in enterprise networking are required.