Job Description
Sr. Network Engineer – Cisco ACI
Sr. Network Engineer – Cisco ACI Engagement Overview
We are seeking a senior, hands-on Network Engineer to provide immediate operational and engineering support for the regional network environment. The successful candidate will bring strong enterprise routing and switching skills, with Cisco ACI as the primary area of expertise.
This role will stabilize day-to-day network operations, troubleshoot complex incidents, execute approved changes, and support the team during the transition to a permanent hire. The engineer will work independently, follow established processes, document work clearly, and provide regular status updates to management.
Sr. Network Engineer – Cisco ACI Key Responsibilities
Success will be measured by the engineer’s ability to quickly become effective in the environment, resolve incidents and requests, execute high-quality changes, improve documentation, and transfer knowledge to the incoming permanent resource.
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Sr. Network Engineer – Cisco ACI Engagement Overview
- Location: Houston, TX office - onsite
- Expected duration: 2–3 months contract with possible extensions
- Primary focus: Enterprise networking with strong, hands-on Cisco ACI experience
We are seeking a senior, hands-on Network Engineer to provide immediate operational and engineering support for the regional network environment. The successful candidate will bring strong enterprise routing and switching skills, with Cisco ACI as the primary area of expertise.
This role will stabilize day-to-day network operations, troubleshoot complex incidents, execute approved changes, and support the team during the transition to a permanent hire. The engineer will work independently, follow established processes, document work clearly, and provide regular status updates to management.
Sr. Network Engineer – Cisco ACI Key Responsibilities
- Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve Cisco ACI infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot ACI fabric, policy, endpoint, connectivity, and application access issues.
- Provide senior-level support for enterprise routing and switching, including Cisco IOS, NX-OS, BGP, and OSPF.
- Lead or support resolution of high-severity network incidents within required service levels.
- Execute network changes in accordance with change-management, security, and operational procedures.
- Monitor network health and proactively identify issues affecting availability or performance.
- Partner with infrastructure, security, application, and regional IT teams to resolve complex problems.
- Maintain accurate network documentation, diagrams, configuration records, and knowledge-transfer materials.
- Provide clear updates on incidents, changes, risks, priorities, and outstanding work.
- Contribute to operational improvements and ensure a smooth handoff to the permanent replacement.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting Cisco ACI in an enterprise environment.
- Strong Cisco networking background across routing, switching, and network troubleshooting.
- Working knowledge of BGP and OSPF.
- Experience supporting production networks in a fast-paced, high-availability environment.
- Ability to troubleshoot across network, security, infrastructure, and application dependencies.
- Strong change-management discipline and attention to documentation quality.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize competing requests, and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
- Cisco CCNP certification or equivalent practical experience preferred.
- Experience with Cisco NX-OS and enterprise data-center networking.
- Exposure to firewalls, load balancing, SD-WAN, network monitoring, or network access control.
- Experience working in a regulated or highly process-driven enterprise environment.
- ITIL Foundation certification or comparable operational experience.
Success will be measured by the engineer’s ability to quickly become effective in the environment, resolve incidents and requests, execute high-quality changes, improve documentation, and transfer knowledge to the incoming permanent resource.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Job Type | Contractor |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $70 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
| Website | http://www.resolution-tech.com |
Benefits
Paid Sick Days, Parking, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
About Company
Resolution Technologies is a leader in staffing and consulting. We help clients find top talent to help them meet their key business objectives while positively impacting their bottom line.
Here at Resolution Technologies, we understand that serving our clients and consultants is what matters most and promise to never lose sight of that! We take the time to understand your individual needs through face-to-face interaction and strive to always make sure your objectives are met. Resolution Technologies is a full-service Professional Staffing and Executive Search Firm specializing in Technology, Finance & Accounting, Manufacturing Ops, Human Resources, and Marketing/Sales offering flexible solutions for our clients ranging from contract, contract-to-perm, and direct perm placements. Whatever your needs are, we promise to provide unrivaled quality and service.
Skills
- BGPunmatched
- CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professionalunmatched
- Cisco IOS (Internetworking Operating System)unmatched
- Cisco Network Systemsunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Firewallsunmatched
- High Availabilityunmatched
- ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Load Balancingunmatched
- Network Access Control (NAC)unmatched
- Network Administration/Managementunmatched
- Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
- Network Monitoringunmatched
- Network Operations Centerunmatched
- Network Routingunmatched
- Network Supportunmatched
- Network Switchingunmatched
- Open Shortest Path First Protocol (OSPF)unmatched
- Operating Systemsunmatched
- Operational Improvementunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Operations Processesunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Process Developmentunmatched
- Production Supportunmatched
- Wide Area Network (WAN)unmatched
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