Senior Cisco Secure Access Secure DNS Consultant – Cisco Umbrella, SSE & Zero Trust

The Senior Cisco Secure Access / Secure DNS Consultant will be responsible for the implementation configuration validation troubleshooting and operational readiness of Cisco Secure Access Cisco Umbrella Secure DNS DNS Security Secure Service Edge (SSE) and Zero Trust Security solutions within enterprise environments.

• Review customer-provided architecture security and operational requirements.
  
• Validate solution design and deployment approaches.
  
• Configure Cisco Secure Access / Secure DNS policies and security profiles.
  
• Implement and manage DNS security configurations and policy enforcement rules.
  
• Lead deployment activities for endpoint onboarding and security policy rollout.
  
• Troubleshoot security policy connectivity and DNS-related issues during implementation and testing.
  
• Support functional validation and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
  
• Provide operational readiness guidance and conduct knowledge-transfer sessions.
  
• Support post-deployment stabilization and hypercare activities.
  
• Develop and maintain:
  • Implementation documentation
    
  • Configuration documentation
    
  • Operational procedures
    
  • Knowledge-transfer materials
    
• Collaborate with customer network security infrastructure and operations teams throughout deployment.
  
• Ensure security policies and configurations align with enterprise requirements and Zero Trust principles.
  

• 5 years of network security implementation experience.
  
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Cisco Secure Access
    
  • Cisco Umbrella
    
  • Secure DNS / DNS Security
    
  • Secure Service Edge (SSE)
    
  • Zero Trust Security
    
• Strong understanding of:
  • DNS protocols and architecture
    
  • Enterprise networking
    
  • TCP/IP
    
  • DHCP
    
  • VPNs
    
  • Proxies
    
  • Security policy design and enforcement
    
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale deployments and production rollouts.
  
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
  
• Excellent stakeholder communication and customer-facing capabilities.
  
• Experience with endpoint onboarding policy deployment testing and production stabilization.
  

• Cisco Certified Specialist Security
  
• CCNP Security
  
• Cisco Umbrella / Secure Access certifications
  

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