Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer with an active or recently obtained CCIE certification to join a large-scale enterprise network operations team supporting a mission-critical healthcare environment.

This role requires a seasoned Cisco networking expert with deep experience designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and supporting complex enterprise network infrastructures. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience across routing, switching, software-defined networking (SDA), wireless, security, and data center technologies within large, always-on environments.

The successful candidate will serve as a senior escalation point for critical network incidents, lead troubleshooting efforts during major outages, and provide technical leadership across the enterprise network landscape.

Required Qualifications

Certifications

• CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure (Required)
• CCNP Enterprise considered only if extensive equivalent experience exists
• Additional Cisco Security or Data Center certifications preferred

Experience

• 10+ years of enterprise networking experience
• Experience supporting large-scale Cisco enterprise environments
• Proven experience providing operational ownership in production environments
• Experience supporting 24x7 mission-critical infrastructure
• Strong incident management and root cause analysis experience

Required Technical Skills

Enterprise Routing & Switching

• Advanced knowledge of:
  • BGP
  • OSPF
  • EIGRP
  • HSRP
  • STP
  • Multicast
• Large-scale Cisco Catalyst deployments
• Complex Layer 2 and Layer 3 troubleshooting

Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA)

• Cisco SDA fabric administration and troubleshooting
• Fabric provisioning and policy management
• Segmentation and access control
• Endpoint connectivity troubleshooting

Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center)

• Network Assurance
• Automation
• Device provisioning
• SDA management
• Operational troubleshooting

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

• 802.1X authentication
• TACACS+
• MAB
• Profiling
• Guest access
• Endpoint onboarding
• Policy-based access control

Enterprise Wireless

• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers
• Cisco 9130 / 916x Access Points
• High-density wireless environments
• RF optimization
• Client roaming
• Wireless performance troubleshooting

Data Center Technologies

• Cisco Nexus platforms
• VXLAN/EVPN architectures
• Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
• Data center routing and switching
• Overlay and underlay troubleshooting

Security

• Cisco Secure Firewall
• Access Control Policies
• Network segmentation
• Security incident support

Cloud Connectivity

• Azure ExpressRoute
• Hybrid networking
• WAN connectivity troubleshooting

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior escalation point for enterprise network incidents and outages.
• Troubleshoot complex networking issues across campus, wireless, security, and data center environments.
• Lead resolution efforts during Priority 1 (P1) incidents.
• Partner with infrastructure, security, cloud, and application teams to maintain service availability.
• Perform root cause analysis and drive preventative improvements.
• Support Cisco SDA, ISE, Catalyst Center, Wireless, Nexus, and firewall environments.
• Participate in on-call rotations supporting a 24x7 healthcare operation.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Develop and maintain network documentation and operational procedures.
• Present technical findings and outage communications to leadership when necessary.

Preferred Background

Candidates with experience supporting environments such as:

• Large Healthcare Systems
• Fortune 500 Enterprises
• Financial Services Organizations
• Universities / Higher Education
• Government Agencies
• Large Manufacturing Organizations

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a true Cisco expert who has personally owned the administration, support, troubleshooting, and optimization of complex enterprise network environments. They can confidently discuss real-world examples involving SDA, ISE, wireless, routing, data center networking, and critical production incidents. This individual possesses both deep technical expertise and the communication skills necessary to engage with executives and senior leadership during high-impact network events

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate