Staff Network Engineer – Global Campus & Site Delivery

This role requires deep hands-on Cisco expertise strong knowledge of structured cabling power and physical infrastructure and the ability to independently deliver sites with little to no assistance. You will partner closely with Facilities Real Estate Construction Security and Operations teams and will be accountable for sites being correct supportable andproduction ready. This role is expected to challenge manual processes reduce configuration drift and help move the organization toward predictable data-driven network delivery at scale.

In this role you influence and help define global network standards and designs that are reused across regions worldwide.

Location: Remote within Mexico

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Campus Network Ownership (Cross-Functional)

• Act as network design authority for new office builds and major refits

• Partner with Facilities and Construction teams during: Site selection Design development Construction and pre-handover phases

• Translate business occupancy and growth requirements into scalable Cisco campus designs

• Define network-related requirements for construction RFPs and vendor scopes

• Approve network deliverables prior to site acceptance

• Participate in site surveys design reviews and construction readiness assessments

• Translate occupancy growth and business requirements into scalable network designs and capacity plans

• Ensure network designs align with building constraints timelines and regulatory requirements

Structured Cabling & Physical Infrastructure (End-to-End Ownership)

• Design and approve structured cabling systems: Cat6 / Cat6A Single-mode and multi-mode fiber

• Define and approve: MDF / IDF locations Rack layouts and elevations Pathways tray and conduit requirements labeling and documentation standards

• Ensure compliance with: TIA-568 / 569 / 606 IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet & PoE) IEEE 802.11 (Wireless) ISO/IEC 11801

• Review and approve: Copper and fiber test results OTDR reports Acceptance documentation

Cisco Campus LAN WAN Wireless Engineering & Connectivity

• Design and deploy Cisco Catalyst 9000 campus architectures: 9200 / 9300

• Redundant distribution and core designs

• Design and deploy Cisco wireless networks: Catalyst 9800 WLCs (physical or virtual) Wi-Fi 6 / 6E / 7 APs RF design for high-density spaces Roaming (802.11r/k/v) and RRM

• Perform or oversee wireless surveys and validation

• Design and deploy Cisco SD-WAN for new sites: DIA and broadband turn-ups HA WAN edge designs

• Validate carrier handoffs andDMARCextensions

• Integrate sites with AWS and Azure where required

Hybrid CloudNetworking& WAN Integration (AWS)

• Drive architectural alignment between Cloud and Global WAN strategies

• Partner cross-functionally with Cloud Engineering to influence hybrid connectivity between global campus/WAN environments and AWS

• Influence and validate resilient connectivity modelsincludingIPsecVPNAWS Direct ConnectSD-WAN integration with AWS (Transit Gateway virtual appliances where required)

• Ensure high-availability routing architecture using BGP and dynamic failover between on-prem SD-WAN and AWS environments

• Provide architectural guidance for VPC connectivity segmentation and traffic flow alignment with enterprise security standards

• Support WAN transformation initiatives by integrating AWS connectivity into standardized SD-WAN and global routing strategies

• Validate performance routing symmetry and failover behavior for business-critical cloud workloads

• Contribute to global hybrid-cloud networking standards and reference architectures

Network Security

• Design and deploy Cisco Firepower NGFW solutions (FMC-managed)

• Define site-level security zoning and traffic flows

• Own Cisco ISE integration for new sites:Wired and wireless 802.1XGuest access

• Ensure identity and segmentation are implemented from Day 0

AI and Automation

• AI-first mindset

• Opportunity and expectation to define and evolve automation standards for global site delivery using Ansible APIs and Cisco-native tooling.

• Leverage Cisco Catalyst Center (DNAC) for: Plug-and-Play (PnP) onboarding Campus provisioning Configuration consistency and compliance Assurance and telemetry-driven troubleshooting

• Use Cisco SD-WAN automation workflows to deliver Day-0 and Day-1 site turn-ups reliably

• Consume and validate insights from AI-driven monitoring platforms such as: Catalyst Center Assurance ThousandEyes AIOps or anomaly-detection tooling

• Use telemetry logs and analytics to: Detect pre-failure conditions Reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR) Proactively identify design or deployment gaps

• Apply automation using tools such as: Ansible (Cisco collections) Python scripting REST / API-based integrations

• Experience with automation and scripting(Ansible Python)

• Familiarity with AI-enabled monitoring or AIOps platforms

Onsite Deployment & Global Travel

• Travel Expectation: Approximately 20-25% clustered around major site milestones. Travel is planned in advance and not continuous

• Perform onsite technical execution including: MDF/IDF readiness assessments Rack-and-stack cabling validation and equipment installation network testing and cutover

• Work directly with: Local facilities and construction teams General Contractors and cabling vendors ISPs during handoffs

Operational Excellence

• Participate in global on-call rotations supporting enterprise office networks

• Lead incident response for site-related network issues

• Drive root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives

• Maintain accurate documentation for site designs and configurations

Required Qualifications:

• 710 years of enterprise network engineering experience

• Cisco CCNP Enterprise (required)

• Proven experience delivering new office builds from start to finish

• Deep hands-on experience with: Cisco Catalyst switching Cisco wireless (9800) Cisco SD-WAN Cisco Firepower Cisco ISE

• Strong understanding of structured cabling and facilities requirements

• Willingness to travel internationally

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure (written or in progress)

• Experience defining global network standards

• Experience mentoring engineers

• Strong automation and validation mindset

Core Competencies:

• You are the final technical authority for site readiness

• Strong collaboration with non-technical stakeholders

• Ownership of outcomes from design through delivery

• You approve designed and acceptance criteria

• Comfort operating in unstructured high-ambiguity environments and the ability to represent the network team as the technical authority onsite.