Cisco ACI

Job Overview

Job Description

 Key Responsibilities
•    Lead design and delivery of Cisco ACI (Spine-Leaf) and Viptela SD-WAN solutions
•    Act as SME for: 
o    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: 
o    ACI L3Out integration with WAN/SD-WAN
o    SD-WAN overlay, policies, segmentation, and application-aware routing
•    Implement: 
o    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: 
o    ACI fabric (EPG, contracts, endpoint learning)
o    SD-WAN (tunnels, control plane, policies)
•    Integrate network with: 
o    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: 
o    Cisco ACI (mandatory)
o    Cisco Viptela SD-WAN (mandatory)
•    SME-level expertise in: 
o    SD-WAN controllers (vManage, vSmart, vBond)
o    ACI fabric architecture and policy model
•    Strong knowledge of: 
o    BGP, OSPF, MPLS
o    VXLAN/EVPN fundamentals
o    IPSec, GRE tunnels
•    Experience with: 
o    Hybrid WAN (MPLS, DIA, LTE)
o    Data center-WAN interconnect design
•    Strong troubleshooting across DC and WAN domains
Preferred Skills:
 Domain->Network->Data networking network management 
 Technology->Network->SD LAN->cisco sd access 
 Technology->Network-LAN/WAN-Switches/Routers->Alcatel-Network-LAN/WAN 
 Technology->Network-LAN-Switches->Cisco-LAN-Switches 
 

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