Cisco ACI Engineer

Job description

Educational Requirements Bachelor of Engineering,BTech,Master Of Engineering Service Line Cloud & Infrastructure Services Responsibilities - Lead design and delivery of Cisco ACI (Spine-Leaf) and Viptela SD-WAN solutions - Act as SME for: ACI (APIC, Spine/Leaf, Tenants, VRF, BD, EPG, Contracts) and SD-WAN components (vManage, vSmart, vBond, cEdge/vEdge) - Own HLD/LLD, solution architecture, rollout, and optimization activities - Drive MPLS to SD-WAN transformation programs - Design and manage: ACI L3Out integration with WAN/SD-WAN; SD-WAN overlay, policies, segmentation, and application-aware routing - Implement: Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF); VRF segmentation across DC and WAN; QoS and traffic engineering policies - Ensure seamless DC-WAN integration between ACI fabric and SD-WAN edge - Troubleshoot complex issues across: ACI fabric (EPG, contracts, endpoint learning); SD-WAN (tunnels, control plane, policies) - Integrate network with: Security solutions (firewalls, Zscaler/SASE); Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) - Collaborate with architects, ISPs, and cross-functional teams - Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers - Maintain documentation, standards, and best practices Skills & Experience - 4+ years in enterprise networking - Strong hands-on experience in: Cisco ACI (mandatory); Cisco Viptela SD-WAN (mandatory) - SME-level expertise in: SD-WAN controllers (vManage, vSmart, vBond); ACI fabric architecture and policy model - Strong knowledge of: BGP, OSPF, MPLS; VXLAN/EVPN fundamentals; IPSec, GRE tunnels - Experience with: Hybrid WAN (MPLS, DIA, LTE); Data center-WAN interconnect design - Strong troubleshooting across DC and WAN domains Preferred Skills: - Domain->Network->Data networking network management - Technology->Network-LAN/WAN-Switches/Routers->Alcatel-Network-LAN/WAN - Technology->Network-LAN-Switches->Cisco-LAN-Switches - Technology->Network->SD LAN->cisco sd access