What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Infrastructure Engineer position at Stellar Professionals LLC?
We are seeking a highly skilled Network Infrastructure Engineer (Subject Matter Expert) to support, design, and advance an enterprise networking environment. This is a hands-on engineering position managing mission-critical data center fabrics, campus networks, security, and observability platforms.
- Location: Clinton, MS (39056)
- Work Arrangement: Onsite
- Interview Process: Either webcam or inperson
- Experience Required: Minimum 15 years of experience working with Cisco networking
Key Core Skills Required
If your background highlights the following enterprise technologies, we want to hear from you:
- Data Center & Fabric: Hands-on Cisco ACI in production environments (VRF, BD, EPG, ESG, L3Out, contracts) and Cisco Nexus platforms.
- Container Integrations: Experience integrating ACI with Red Hat OpenShift VMM and Cilium/Isovalent.
- Campus Network & SDA: Experience with Cisco Catalyst platforms and Software-Defined Access (SDA) architectures (Wired Fabric & Fabric-Enabled Wireless).
- Identity & Security: Cisco ISE administration (TACACS , policy-set based NAC, endpoint profiling) and Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW configuration, security profiles).
- Network Observability: Experience utilizing ThousandEyes, Cisco Cyber Vision (OT/IoT asset visibility), and DNA Spaces/Cisco Spaces.
- Core Routing & Switching: Solid command of L2/L3 protocols, including VLANs, OSPF, BGP, STP, and Multicast.
Preferred Boosters (Plus Skills)
- Cisco Certifications (CCNP Data Center, CCNP Enterprise, CCIE).
- Palo Alto Certifications (PCNSA, PCNSE).
- Network automation experience (Python, Ansible, REST APIs).