# Cisco Engineer

> Qode · Indiana, United States (Remote) · Contract · Posted 2026-09-21

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

Position Overview:

The Senior Secure Workload Engineer will provide hands-on planning, implementation, operationalization, and knowledge transfer for an enterprise workload visibility and segmentation initiative. The consultant will establish a repeatable, application-aligned Cisco Secure Workload approach, support phased adoption, produce clear documentation, and work collaboratively with the customer team to build sustainable operational capability.

  

Responsibilities:

-   Define and execute a repeatable Cisco Secure Workload implementation roadmap using a controlled pilot and phased, application-aligned rollout.
-   Assess the existing Secure Workload deployment across a diverse enterprise environment and recommend practical next steps for broader adoption.
-   Map application components, dependencies, and traffic patterns to support workload visibility and segmentation decisions.
-   Plan and implement agent deployment across supported enterprise systems while identifying alternative visibility approaches where agents are not appropriate.
-   Develop segmentation policies and validate application communications before progressing through staged enforcement.
-   Coordinate with infrastructure, security, identity, network, and application stakeholders throughout planning and implementation.
-   Create implementation documentation, operational procedures, and a repeatable onboarding approach for future applications.
-   Work side by side with customer team members, emphasizing hands-on coaching and sustainable knowledge transfer.

  

Qualifications:

-   Senior-level hands-on experience with Cisco Secure Workload or a comparable workload visibility and microsegmentation platform.
-   Experience planning application-based segmentation and mapping application dependencies and traffic patterns.
-   Experience implementing workload agents across Windows and Linux enterprise environments.
-   Understanding of enterprise networking, identity services, shared services, security policy, and application communication flows.
-   Experience developing, validating, and operationalizing segmentation policies in complex environments.
-   Ability to produce clear technical documentation and establish repeatable implementation and operating procedures.
-   Strong customer-facing communication, facilitation, collaboration, and hands-on knowledge-transfer skills.

  

Tools and Technologies:

-   Cisco Secure Workload
-   Cisco Cloud Protection Suite
-   Workload visibility and micro segmentation
-   Windows and Linux operating systems
-   Enterprise networking, identity, and shared services
-   Application dependency and traffic-flow analysis

  

EST time zone, regular business hours 8am to 5pm

Remote - flexibility to travel to Indianapolis, Indiana would be preferred, would be rare and paid expenses

3-month project that can lead into 6-12 month contract - If the pilot is successful, there is potential for the resource to lead or support the broader implementation next year.

We are looking for someone with strong experience with micro-segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, architecture, implementation planning, and execution.

The environment includes approximately 3,000 servers, with the initial pilot covering 250 licenses/servers.

## Apply

[Apply at Qode](https://apply.workable.com/qodeworld/j/86274C0471/apply)

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