Position Summary

Network Security Consultant specializing in Cisco ISE and NAC, with 7+ years of experience in enterprise network security. Skilled in ISE design, implementation, upgrades, troubleshooting, 802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+, profiling, authentication/authorization, guest access, and integration with AD, network, firewall, and endpoint security solutions. Working knowledge of Cisco DNAC, SDA, and AWS..

Key Responsibilities

- 7+ years of experience in Network Security / Cisco ISE / Network Access Control (NAC).

- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco ISE implementation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, upgrades, patching, and health checks.

- Experience designing and managing ISE Policy Sets, Authentication & Authorization policies and network access policies.

- Strong knowledge of 802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+, EAP, MAB, endpoint profiling, posture assessment, and guest access.

- Deploy and operationalize TrustSec / Security Group Tag (SGT) policy architecture

- Experience integrating Cisco ISE with Microsoft Active Directory (AD), switches, routers, wireless infrastructure, firewalls, and endpoint security platforms.

- Hands-on troubleshooting of authentication/authorization failures, RADIUS/TACACS+, 802.1X, profiling, wireless access, and policy enforcement issues.

- Experience with ISE backup/restore, patching, upgrades, configuration changes, and incident troubleshooting.

- Optimize and troubleshoot 802.1X, MAB, profiling, posture, TrustSec, and pxGrid.

- Ability to monitor ISE nodes, services, authentication logs, system health,



and security events.

- Positive understanding of enterprise network security and AAA concepts.

Experience creating technical documentation, troubleshooting guides, incident reports, and configuration documents.

Basic Qualifications

- B.Tech, M.Tech, or PhD from an Indian Institute of Technology

- 7+ years of experience in Network Security / Enterprise Network Infrastructure.

- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco ISE, including implementation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, upgrades, patching, and NAC operations.

- Good understanding of NAC, 802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+, authentication, authorization, and endpoint access control.

- Experience working with Cisco ISE integrations such as Active Directory, switches, wireless, firewalls, and endpoint security platforms.

- Familiar with other technologies like Cisco DNA Center (DNAC), Software-Defined Access (SDA) and AWS.

- Strong troubleshooting and incident-resolution skills in enterprise network security environments.

Preferred Qualifications

- Cisco Security: Cisco ISE, NAC, 802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+, EAP, Device Profiling, Posture Assessment, Guest Access, Authentication & Authorization, Policy Sets, TrustSec.

- Identity & Integration: Microsoft Active Directory, Endpoint Security.

- Networking: Cisco/Aruba Switches, Routers, Wireless Access Points/Controllers, VLANs, CLI, Network Troubleshooting.

- Familiar with Technologies: Cisco DNA Center (DNAC), Software-Defined Access (SDA) and Cloud: AWS

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