Description
The Customer Experience (CX) team at Cisco is looking for a Security Senior Consulting Engineer to deliver outstanding customer experiences. As a Cisco Network Consulting Security Engineer, you will translate business requirements into technical solutions and design, implement, and manage enterprise security solutions, with a focus on Cisco ISE.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect, design, deploy, and manage enterprise-level Cisco security solutions, including firewalls, web and email security, VPNs, access control.
- Conduct thorough network security assessments, vulnerability analysis, to identify weaknesses and propose solutions.
- Configure, administer, and optimize Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and Firepower (FTD) firewalls, including Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC), for perimeter defense, data center segmentation, VPN enforcement, and secure segmentation.
- Implement and maintain robust security protocols and measures, including Access Control Lists (ACLs), Network Address Translation (NAT), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS).
- Develop, document, and enforce network security policies, procedures, and standards in compliance with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
- Deploy and manage Network Access Control (NAC) solutions, specifically Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), for 802.1X authentication, profiling, posture assessments, and policy enforcement across wired, wireless, and data center environments.
- Troubleshoot complex network, security, and data center incidents, performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective measures to restore services swiftly and prevent future occurrences.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in network and security engineering with a strong focus on network security, firewalls and Network Access.
- Active professional/expert-level certifications such as CCNP Security, CCIE Security or CCIE Enterprise or CCIE Data Center are highly preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with network automation tools, scripting languages such as Python and Ansible, and AI agents.
- Knowledge of cloud networking concepts and hybrid cloud architectures, including AWS and Azure.
- Ability to lead and mentor security network engineers, provide technical guidance, and foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development.