Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Lead

The Opportunity:

CACI is seeking a Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Lead to provide senior engineering operations and technical leadership for enterprise network access control. The successful candidate will lead the development testing implementation and sustainment of Cisco ISE policies that enforce Comply-to-Connect (C2C) requirements across wired remote-access and network-device-administration environments.

The ECS3 program supports our intelligence customer across CONUS and OCONUS locations through the design transition operations modernization technology refresh and continual improvement of enterprise LAN Unified Communications and cybersecurity services. The Tier 3 ISE Lead will work with network cybersecurity endpoint-management and identity teams to translate approved access-control requirements into scalable supportable ISE policy and operational capabilities.

Responsibilities:

Lead ISE and C2C policy engineering
Design create test implement document and sustain ISE authentication and authorization policies authorization profiles identity source sequences endpoint groups profiling rules posture policies and exception workflows.

Implement enterprise access-control methods
Engineer and support 802.1X EAP-TLS MAB RADIUS TACACS guest access contractor access certificate-based authentication and network-device administration.

Develop C2C enforcement and remediation workflows
Implement policy actions using dynamic VLAN assignment downloadable ACLs Security Group Tags Change of Authorization reauthentication restricted-access controls quarantine actions and endpoint-remediation workflows.

Lead ISE integrations
Integrate and sustain ISE connections with Active Directory PKI and certificate authorities endpoint-management tools endpoint-security platforms vulnerability-management tools SIEMs pxGrid clients switches VPN infrastructure and other approved security services.

Provide Tier 3 troubleshooting and incident support
Resolve complex authentication authorization certificate profiling posture endpoint CoA RADIUS TACACS and network-device issues. Analyze ISE Live Logs session traces alarms packet captures switch logs support bundles and endpoint data to determine root cause and corrective actions.

Maintain ISE platform health and resiliency
Administer and troubleshoot the distributed ISE deployment including PAN secondary Administration node PSNs MnT pxGrid node groups replication backups restores certificates performance capacity and disaster-recovery procedures.

Plan and execute lifecycle activities
Support ISE upgrades patches certificate renewals policy migrations technology refresh node recovery backup validation and approved maintenance activities. Develop implementation test validation rollback and post-change review plans.

Establish technical standards and change controls
Develop and maintain policy naming standards configuration baselines test procedures implementation checklists rollback procedures SOPs and knowledge articles. Review proposed policy changes for operational impact dependencies and access risk.

Lead C2C onboarding and operational improvement
Support pilot efforts site onboarding phased rollout transition to operations recurring-incident reduction and continuous improvement of C2C policy and service delivery.

Provide technical leadership and escalation management
Mentor teammates; provide technical guidance to engineering and operations teams; coordinate Cisco TAC cases; and produce complete escalation packages root-cause analyses and after-action reports.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain CI Polygraph prior to start

• Current DoW 8140/8570-aligned IAT Level II certification such as CompTIA Security or ability to obtain prior to start.

• Current Cisco Certified Specialist Security Identity Management Implementation credential.

• 10 years of relevant information technology network engineering cybersecurity or network-access-control experience. A bachelors degree in an applicable technical field may substitute for a defined portion of experience in accordance with contract requirements.

• 5 years of hands-on Cisco ISE engineering or administration experience in an enterprise or mission environment.

• Demonstrated experience designing creating testing and sustaining Cisco ISE authentication and authorization policies.

• Demonstrated experience with 802.1X EAP-TLS MAB RADIUS TACACS CoA dynamic VLAN assignment dACLs SGTs and enterprise network-access-control concepts.

• Demonstrated experience integrating Cisco ISE with Active Directory PKI/certificate services switches and endpoint-management or endpoint-security platforms.

• Experience troubleshooting complex wired access-control issues across Cisco ISE switches endpoints identity services and certificate infrastructure.

• Experience with Cisco ISE distributed deployments including PAN secondary Administration node PSN Monitoring pxGrid node registration replication backup/restore and operational health monitoring.

• Familiarity with ticketing systems change-management processes incident management problem management and customer-facing operational support.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with network security endpoint identity and service-management teams.

Desired:

• Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security) or current equivalent Cisco security professional certification.

• Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise (CCNP Enterprise) certification.

• Cisco Implementing and Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine (SISE) training or equivalent demonstrated ISE engineering experience.

• Cisco DoD Comply-to-Connect (C2C) training or demonstrated experience implementing C2C-aligned ISE capabilities.

• CompTIA Network CySA CASP or other relevant network/security certifications.

• Experience with Cisco Catalyst Center Cisco SD-Access TrustSec pxGrid Cisco Secure Client Cisco Secure Firewall and/or network segmentation technologies.

• Experience with scripting and automation using Python REST APIs Ansible PowerShell or similar tools.

• Experience supporting large-scale DoW federal intelligence-community or other regulated enterprise environments.
  

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member youll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customers missions and driven by a higher purpose to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. Youll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together we will advance our nations most critical missions build on our lengthy track record of business success and find opportunities to break new ground in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including but not limited to geographic location Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates relevant prior work experience specific skills and competencies education and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare wellness financial retirement family support continuing education and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is: