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Job Overview : We are looking for a highly skilled Sr. Technical Engineer L3 - Cisco Wireless Administrator to join our team in Hyderabad. The ideal candidate must have 5 to 8 years of hands-on experience in implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise-scale Cisco wireless environments. You will be responsible for maintaining wireless infrastructure, managing Cisco DNA Center (DNAC), and ensuring seamless wireless connectivity and lifecycle management. Roles & Responsibilities : Lifecycle & Migration Management : - Build and maintain the EoL/EoS inventory, refresh plans, BoM, and migration schedules. - Validate hardware compatibility including AP models, WLC codes, RF profiles, and target images. - Coordinate change windows, backout plans, and rollback images or archives. - Execute cutovers such as WLC HA failovers, AP priming/reassignments, and like-for-like hardware replacements. - Perform extensive post-cutover health checks on AP association, SSIDs, RF coverage, client authentication, and DHCP/DNS reachability. Cisco DNAC Administration : - Use DNAC Design & Templates to standardize site hierarchy, SSIDs, AAA, DHCP helpers, WLAN policies, RF profiles, and QoS. - Manage Software Image Management (SWIM) for golden images and compliant versions across WLCs and APs. - Leverage Provisioning for device onboarding, CLI/Composite templates, and variable mappings. - Pre-stage devices in DNAC inventory using serials, site assignments, and credentials. - Gracefully drain and migrate clients while removing decommissioned hardware from DNAC policies and templates. Switching & Network Configurations : - Define and apply standard port profiles including AP access ports, trunk/native VLANs, PoE budgets, and storm control. - Update switch configurations to support AP moves, adds, and changes using VLANs, mGig, and LAG. Documentation & IT Governance : - Maintain Low-Level Designs (LLDs), migration runbooks, rollback plans, IQ/OQ reports, and as-built diagrams. - Keep DNAC templates and image compliance matrices updated under version control. - Log and manage all changes under ITSM (RFCs) along with risk/impact assessments and CAB approvals. - Update CMDB assets, lifecycle states, and warranty or license records. Job Overview : We are looking for a highly skilled Sr. Technical Engineer L3 - Cisco Wireless Administrator to join our team in Hyderabad. The ideal candidate must have 5 to 8 years of hands-on experience in implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise-scale Cisco wireless environments. You will be responsible for maintaining wireless infrastructure, managing Cisco DNA Center (DNAC), and ensuring seamless wireless connectivity and lifecycle management. Roles & Responsibilities : Lifecycle & Migration Management : - Build and maintain the EoL/EoS inventory, refresh plans, BoM, and migration schedules. - Validate hardware compatibility including AP models, WLC codes, RF profiles, and target images. - Coordinate change windows, backout plans, and rollback images or archives. - Execute cutovers such as WLC HA failovers, AP priming/reassignments, and like-for-like hardware replacements. - Perform extensive post-cutover health checks on AP association, SSIDs, RF coverage, client authentication, and DHCP/DNS reachability. Cisco DNAC Administration : - Use DNAC Design & Templates to standardize site hierarchy, SSIDs, AAA, DHCP helpers, WLAN policies, RF profiles, and QoS. - Manage Software Image Management (SWIM) for golden images and compliant versions across WLCs and APs. - Leverage Provisioning for device onboarding, CLI/Composite templates, and variable mappings. - Pre-stage devices in DNAC inventory using serials, site assignments, and credentials. - Gracefully drain and migrate clients while removing decommissioned hardware from DNAC policies and templates. Switching & Network Configurations : - Define and apply standard port profiles including AP access ports, trunk/native VLANs, PoE budgets, and storm control. - Update switch configurations to support AP moves, adds, and changes using VLANs, mGig, and LAG. Documentation & IT Governance : - Maintain Low-Level Designs (LLDs), migration runbooks, rollback plans, IQ/OQ reports, and as-built diagrams. - Keep DNAC templates and image compliance matrices updated under version control. - Log and manage all changes under ITSM (RFCs) along with risk/impact assessments and CAB approvals. - Update CMDB assets, lifecycle states, and warranty or license records.