Senior Cisco Network Engineer - Santa Clara CA - LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Senior Cisco Network Engineer
Location: On-site, Santa Clara, CA
Rate: Market Rate (W2) 
Duration: 6-month Contract, possible extension

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cisco Network Engineer with deep expertise in Network Access Control (NAC) and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). 

Required Qualifications
·       7+ years of enterprise network engineering experience
·       3+ years of hands-on experience with Cisco ISE/NAC implementations
·       Strong expertise in:
·       Cisco Catalyst switches
·       Cisco wireless LAN controllers
·       802.1X authentication protocols
·       RADITACACS+
·       VLAN segmentation and policy-based access control
·       Experience with:
·       Cisco DNA Center
·       Cisco TrustSec
·       Multi-site ISE deployments
·       High availability and distributed node architecture
·       Deep understanding of:
·       TCP/IP, routing (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
·       Switching technologies
·       Firewall integration
·       Strong troubleshooting and packet analysis skills (Wireshark preferred)