Network LAN SDA Engineer

Network LAN SDA Engineer Location:

Plano, TXEmployment Type:

Full-Time / Permanent

VISA SPONSORSHIP IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

We are seeking an experienced Network LAN SDA Engineer with strong expertise in Cisco Software Defined Access (SDA), Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center), Cisco

ISE, LAN/WAN

technologies, and network automation . The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise-scale Cisco network environments.

Required Skills :

8 10+ years of Network Engineering experience Strong hands-on experience with: Cisco SDA (Software Defined Access) Cisco Catalyst Center / DNA Center Cisco ISE Integration Cisco

LAN/WAN/WLAN

environments Deep understanding of:

VXLAN ACI

Fabric Path

VLAN / VTP / STP IP

Addressing & VLSM Experience with

Cisco Catalyst Switches:

9300 / 9500 / 9600 series Strong troubleshooting experience in enterprise network environments Experience with monitoring and alerting tools: DNAC / Catalyst Center PagerDuty Nagios DataDog ThousandEyes Grafana Zabbix Site24x7 Strong routing protocol knowledge:

OSPF BGP IS-IS

Scripting/automation experience with: Python Ansible Terraform Perl Experience supporting OT environments and industrial networking Cisco SDA Certification preferred

Responsibilities:

Design, configure, and implement Cisco SDA fabric solutions Support Cisco LAN, WAN, WLAN, switching, routing, wireless, and security infrastructure Manage control plane, border, and edge node configurations Perform network monitoring, assurance, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis Lead software upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities Implement automation and orchestration using Cisco SDA, DNAC, Python, and Ansible Support hardware installations, stacking, and redundancy configurations Collaborate with infrastructure, security, OT, and vendor teams Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and network diagrams Participate in on-call rotation and critical incident management Support Agile-based project delivery and operational activities Nice to

Have:

Cisco SDA Certification or higher Experience with OT/Industrial networking Experience working in Agile environments