SeniorPrincipal Network Architect (L4–Principal)

POSITION

Senior / Principal Network Architect (L4 Principal)

LOCATION

Los Angeles CA - 100% onsite

REQUIRED SKILLS

Required Qualifications (Must Have)

Active CCIE (any track; Enterprise Infrastructure and / or Security strongly preferred).

10 years enterprise networking experience including 3 5 years leading SD Access architecture and deployment across multiple sites.

Proven exceptional hands on skills with Cisco routing / switching and Catalyst Center (formerly Cisco DNA Center) for SDA automation and assurance.

Deep expertise with Cisco ISE (policy 802.1X SGT / TrustSec) and Cisco FTD (Firepower) firewalls (threat access control NAT / VPN high availability).

Strong experience with Cisco SD WAN (design policy / templating security integration operationalization).

Expert level knowledge of BGP EIGRP OSPF redistribution and route policy design for large enterprises.

Demonstrated success leading complex multi phase migrations and mentoring senior engineers.

Additional Qualifications

(Nice to Haves)

CCDE or dual CCIE; Cisco Certified Specialist certifications in SDA ISE or SD WAN.

Automation fluency (Ansible Python Terraform) Git based workflows and API integration with Catalyst Center / ISE / FTD / SD WAN.

Wireless (Catalyst 9800 / Prime / Catalyst Center Assurance) QoS strategy multicast NAC posture and Zero Trust segmentation.

Cloud networking (Azure / AWS) hybrid connectivity and DNS / DHCP / IPAM integration.

Familiarity with data center and campus interconnect (e.g. ACI concepts beneficial but not required).

Key Skills

Kubernetes,S3,Google Cloud Platform,Cassandra,System Architecture,Redshift,AWS,Cloud Architecture,NoSQL,UML,Kafka,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1