ITtude

Senior Cisco Engineer

ITtude
Posted 10/20/2026contractRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting Cisco enterprise network environments, with a strong focus on firewall policy management, VPN deployment, and network documentation. Proficient in communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Cisco Enterprise Network DesignCisco IOS AdministrationFirewall Policy ManagementVPN Deployment and TroubleshootingCisco Firepower Management Center

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
iOSSwitching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design, implement, and troubleshoot Cisco enterprise network environments
  • Administer and troubleshoot Cisco IOS environments
  • Diagnose and resolve complex network issues across multiple technology layers
  • Administer Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) environments
  • Manage firewall policies, access control, NAT, VPN technologies, and security troubleshooting
  • Deploy and support Remote Access and Site-to-Site IPsec VPN solutions
  • Maintain clear operational documentation and support change management
  • Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting Cisco enterprise network environments
  • Strong knowledge of Cisco routing and switching technologies, including Layer 2/Layer 3 networking, VLANs, spanning tree, routing protocols, redundancy, and general network operations
  • Advanced proficiency with Cisco IOS command-line administration and troubleshooting
  • Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues across multiple technology layers
  • Experience administering Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) environments
  • Strong understanding of firewall policy management, access control, NAT, VPN technologies, and security troubleshooting
  • Experience deploying and supporting Remote Access and Site-to-Site IPsec VPN solutions
  • Cisco SD-WAN experience preferred, including vManage, vSmart, Catalyst 8000 platforms, policy administration, and troubleshooting
  • Cisco ASA firewall administration and migration experience preferred
  • Cisco wireless networking experience preferred, including Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs), WLAN deployment, and wireless security
  • Enterprise routing and switching
  • Firewall and security policy management
  • VPN deployment and troubleshooting
  • NAT design and troubleshooting
  • Network monitoring and packet analysis
  • Change management and network documentation

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Hard Skills
Cisco Routing and SwitchingLayer 2/Layer 3 NetworkingVLANsRouting ProtocolsCisco SD-WANNAT Design and TroubleshootingNetwork MonitoringPacket AnalysisChange ManagementNetwork Documentation
Soft Skills
Communication with Stakeholders
Tools & Technologies
Cisco Firepower Threat DefenseRemote Access VPNSite-to-Site IPsec VPNCisco ASA FirewallWireless LAN Controllers
Industry Keywords
Network OperationsSecurity TroubleshootingAccess ControlFirewall Management