Cisco ACI

Job description

Key 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) o 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 o SD-WAN overlay, policies, segmentation, and application-aware routing - Implement: - Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) o VRF segmentation across DC and WAN o 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) o SD-WAN (tunnels, control plane, policies) - Integrate network with: - Security solutions (firewalls, Zscaler/SASE) o 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) o Cisco Viptela SD-WAN (mandatory) - SME-level expertise in: - SD-WAN controllers (vManage, vSmart, vBond) o ACI fabric architecture and policy model - Strong knowledge of: - BGP, OSPF, MPLS o VXLAN/EVPN fundamentals o IPSec, GRE tunnels - Experience with: - Hybrid WAN (MPLS, DIA, LTE) o Data center-WAN interconnect design - Strong troubleshooting across DC and WAN domains