Network- Cisco IOS/NXOS, ACI Professional

Job description

**Educational Requirements** Bachelor of Engineering,Bachelor Of Technology,Bachelor Of Comp. Applications,Bachelor Of Science **Service Line** Cloud & Infrastructure Services **Responsibilities** - Define ACI-based data center architecture strategy aligned to enterprise roadmap - Lead greenfield / brownfield DC transformation initiatives (VXLAN EVPN ACI) - Establish design principles, standards, and reusable architecture patterns - Drive adoption of policy-driven networking and intent-based networking models - Own and approve: HLD / LLD for ACI deployment; multi-site / multi-pod architectures; integration with hybrid/cloud environments - Conduct architecture reviews, design authority governance, and approvals - Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards - Lead end-to-end delivery from requirement gathering through design implementation migration hypercare - Drive adherence to SLAs, timelines, and quality outcomes - Architect and oversee: ACI Fabric (Leaf-Spine, APIC clusters) - Tenant/VRF/BD/EPG design and segmentation strategy - L3Out, external connectivity, and DC interconnects - Integrate ACI with: Firewalls, load balancers, and security ecosystem - VMware / Kubernetes platform - Legacy DC environments - Define and drive automation strategy using APIs, Ansible, Terraform - Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) for ACI provisioning - Lead innovation initiatives (self-service networking, CI/CD integration) - Drive operational efficiency and cost optimization **Preferred Skills:** Technology->Network->CISCO technologies