Senior Engineer - ISE [T500-19810]

ANSR is hiring for one of its clients.

About American Airlines :

To Care for People on Life's Journey®. Together with our American Eagle regional partners, we offer thousands of flights daily to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries.

American Airlines is transforming the way it delivers technology to its customers and team members worldwide.

American’s Tech Hub in Hyderabad, India, is our latest technology office location and home to team members who drive technical innovation and engineer unrivalled digital products to best serve American’s customers and team members. With U.S. tech hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona, our new team in Hyderabad, India enables better support of our 24 / 7 operation and positions American to deliver industry-leading technology solutions that create a world-class customer experience.

Intro :

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll grow your expertise to become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you will love this job :

As one diverse, high-performing team dedicated to technical excellence, you will focus relentlessly on delivering unrivaled digital products that drive a more reliable and profitable airline.

The Network Domain refers to the area within Information Technology that focuses on the design, implementation, management, and maintenance of an organization's ISE networking infrastructure. This domain encompasses various activities, tools, and technologies required to ensure the efficient and secure transmission of data between devices, systems, and locations.

What you will do :

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional functions that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

Implements and integrates Network Access Control (NAC) / Cisco ISE with wired data, wireless infrastructure, and VPN as well as posturing and client provisioning

Builds and analyzes ISE rules to comply with client network security policies

Writes / engineers ISE rules scripts with associated change documentation to meet project goals and deadlines.

Develop and manage API-based integrations with Cisco ISE, leveraging REST APIs for communication with other systems.

Write code / scripts to automate network access control processes and security policies using APIs (Python, JavaScript, etc.).

Create workflows and automate repetitive tasks like user onboarding, device management, and security policy updates.

Establishes processes to test applications and devices before planned network deployment to quantify their performance and recommend steps to ensure they are optimized

Serves as a technical resource providing guidance and advice to associates on Network Access Control (NAC) / Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for utilizing the full capability of technology in designing effective solutions.

Makes recommendations regarding improvements to the network operations, project planning, and project implementation

Supports in the authoring and maintenance of ISE related documentation, including that for standards, processes, network security, topology, and inventory, to ensure high quality service on an ongoing basis

Demonstrates a spirit of teamwork and personal responsibility to promote the sharing of knowledge and expedite the accomplishment of assigned tasks

Implements any ISE changes during appropriate change windows (typically after hours)

Participates in on-call support rotation for Network Access Control (NAC) / ISE, to maximize network availability (after hours)

All you will need for success :

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Technology, Information Systems (CIS / MIS), Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience / training

4+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments.

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience :

Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS / MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience / training

Airline Industry experience.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications :

Proficiency with the following technologies :

Programming Languages : Java, Python, C#, Javascript / Typescript

Frameworks : FastAPI

Deployment Technologies : Kubernetes, Docker

Source Control : GitHub, Azure DevOps

CICD : GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps

Integration / APIs Technologies : REST

Cloud Providers such as Azure and AWS

Proficiency in developing API calls, scripting, and coding using Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.

Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and web services.

Knowledge of network security protocols (RADIUS, TACACS+, 802.1x).

Industry Certifications such as CCNP / CCIE or Cisco Certified Specialist is desired

Demonstrated experience providing ISE policy management and control platforms for wired, wireless, and VPN users.

Demonstrated expertise with protocol analyzers (i.e. Wireshark) is desired.

Some knowledge on Cisco routers, Cisco L2 / L3 switches, load balancing, QOS, VPN, NAT, VoIP, IPSec, Multicast, DNS services, MPLS networks, network protocols (Ethernet, TCP / IP, SNMP, VLAN Trunking), and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF).

Strong knowledge of Spanning-tree protocols (PVST,MSTP,RSTP)

Basic understanding of public cloud and Azure cloud networking

Experience with vulnerability management

Experience with Meraki wireless infrastructure including the associated cloud controllers, access points, and portal would be an advantage.

Previous software development experience is a plus to help drive Automation

Language, Communication Skills, & Physical Abilities :

Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written with all levels within the organization

Physical ability necessary to safely and successfully perform the essential functions of the position, with or without any legally required reasonable accommodations that do not pose an undue hardship. Note : If the Company has reason to question an employee’s physical ability to safely and / or successfully perform the position’s essential job functions, the HR team generally will engage in an interactive process to determine whether a reasonable accommodation is appropriate. HR (working with the operation) ordinarily first speaks with the team member directly and they mutually identify the physical demands of the job that are or may be impacted by the employee’s obvious or known condition. Then, if necessary, HR would request medical documentation from the team member’s treating physician or others to confirm the employee’s ability to perform those essential job functions safely and successfully.

What you will get :

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer

Feel Free to be yourself at American

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself in America.