Responsibilities:
Administer CISCO ISE
Configure, administer, document custom policies for Network Access Controls
High level troubleshooting of network and application issues
Adhere to strict Information Systems security guidelines in all cases.
Working as Network Access Controls (NAC) ISE Engineer in managing, planning, and designing a framework for authenticating and authorizing national clients via various methods: to include dot1x and profiling; and to enforce compliance across remote VPN, wireless, and wired networks.
Manage and build Cisco ISE VMWare servers: to include certificate management, licensing, and Integration with 3rd party application servers.
Manage Cisco ISE Guest Network environment and users accounts.
Assist in the onboarding and introduction of new endpoints onto the network via investigative testing and probing of endpoint attributes, protocols, and behavior; to culminate in the creation and/or assignment of appropriate policy.
Utilize Splunk to drive reporting and search for data collected from Cisco ISE.
Perform packet captures and TCP dumps to analyze application traffic to troubleshoot issues related.
Provide support for ISE related issues, including off-shift and weekend support functions.
Utilize ServiceNow application to monitor troubleshoot and track all ISE related tickets.

Required Skills:
Cisco ISE
Security device management
Traffic and log analysis
Strong understanding of TCP/IP, UDP/IP, DNS, DHCP
Knowledge of TCP, understanding network, protocol, and application traffic flows
Ability to troubleshoot basic network issues including IPv6.
Proven ability to multi-task
Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
Manages time effectively.
Creative thinking skills
Detail-oriented personality.
Ability to maintain effective communication and working relationships with co-workers.
Works on high-visibility, or mission critical aspects of a given program, and performs all functional duties independently.
Oversees the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.

Desired Skills:
Firewalls
Proxy
Switches/routers (Juniper Mist/Fortinet/Aruba)
Cyber Security Skills
Network and Log Analytics
Proficient with application layer protocols HTTP, SSH, SSL, etc.

Education:
A minimum of thirteen (13) years relevant experience.
A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred. four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a college degree is required. If the individual s degree is not in the applicable field, then four additional years of related experience is required.