Cisco Catalyst Network Management Systems Engineer — Network Automation

Job overview

The Cisco Catalyst Network Management Systems Engineer — Network Automation is a full-time, onsite role in Norfolk, VA. The salary range is $85,000–$110,000 per year. Critical Solutions supports enterprise network management and automation work; an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required. The engineer designs, deploys, and optimizes network management and orchestration platforms, focusing on Cisco Catalyst technologies. The role improves network visibility, monitoring, lifecycle management, and automation across enterprise infrastructure.

What you'll do

• Design and deploy enterprise NMS solutions
• integrate Cisco Catalyst Center across on-premises and virtual environments
• configure telemetry
• integrate identity services with Cisco ISE
• automate switch and router provisioning and upgrades
• develop configuration templates
• support software image management and migrations
• build dashboards and alerts
• integrate third-party tools
• troubleshoot network issues
• automate workflows using Python, Ansible, and REST APIs.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

cisco catalyst

nms engineer

network automation

cisco catalyst center

catalyst sd-wan

python

ansible

secret clearance

u.s. citizenship

norfolk va

critical solutions

$85k–$110k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance with 100% premium coverage
• supplemental insurance
• 401(k) matching
• flexible time off and holidays
• higher education and training reimbursement.

Why this role

Requires an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship; onsite in Norfolk; Cisco Catalyst Center, Catalyst SD-WAN, IOS-XE, enterprise networking, monitoring protocols, and Python or Ansible skills are specified.

About the employer

Critical Solutions is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.