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Role : Network SME/ Architect
Location : Santa Clara, CA
Network SME/ Architect
Face to face final Interview with Customer in Santa Clara office
Job Description:
General Network Security:
Role : Network SME/ Architect
Location : Santa Clara, CA
Network SME/ Architect
Face to face final Interview with Customer in Santa Clara office
Job Description:
- Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Cisco ISE- L4 for network access control (NAC) and identity-based policy enforcement.
- Implement 802.1X authentication, MAB (MAC Authentication Bypass), and posture assessment for wired and wireless networks.
- Manage device profiling, guest access portals, BYOD policies, and certificate-based authentication (EAP-TLS/PEAP).
- Integrate ISE with Active Directory, PKI, and other authentication systems.
- Develop and maintain ISE policies, network device groups, and authorization profiles.
- Monitor ISE logs and troubleshoot authentication and authorization issues.
- Perform ISE patching, backup, and system upgrades as part of lifecycle management.
- Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco ASA, Firepower (FTD), Palo Alto, or Fortinet firewalls.
- Create and maintain access control policies (ACLs), NAT, VPNs, and security zones.
- Monitor and analyze firewall logs to detect anomalies or potential security breaches.
- Collaborate with security teams to enforce Zero Trust and micro-segmentation strategies.
- Conduct firewall performance tuning and ensure compliance with security standards.
General Network Security:
- Collaborate with network operations and security teams to ensure consistent policy enforcement across wired, wireless, and VPN environments.
- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and remediation for security events.
- Develop and maintain network documentation, diagrams, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 5 years of experience in network security engineering.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco ISE (2.x or 3.x) deployment and management.
- Strong understanding of RADIUS, TACACS , EAP, 802.1X, VLANs, and network access control.
- Experience with Cisco ASA, Firepower, or next-generation firewalls (NGFW).
- Proficiency with Cisco Catalyst switches, wireless controllers, and VPN technologies.
- Familiar with network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Splunk, Wireshark, etc.).
- Cisco certifications such as CCNP Security, CCIE Security, or Cisco ISE Specialist are highly desirable.
- Experience with multi-vendor firewall platforms (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point).
- Understanding of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and SASE architectures.
- Familiarity with automation and scripting (Python, Ansible) for network configurations.