Network Engineer (Routing, Switching, ACI & Load Balancing) Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled Senior Associate – Networking with strong experience in Routing, Switching, Cisco ACI, VXLAN/EVPN, and Load Balancing technologies . The ideal candidate should possess hands-on troubleshooting expertise, operational support experience, and the ability to manage enterprise network infrastructure in a large-scale environment. Key Responsibilities Routing & Network Fundamentals
Hands-on experience with OSPF and BGP routing protocols.

Strong understanding of:
Static and Dynamic Routing
Route Redistribution
Routing Tables, Metrics, and Convergence Behavior

Good knowledge of IPv4/IPv6 addressing , including:
Subnetting
VLSM
CIDR High Availability Technologies

Experience with network redundancy and failover solutions:
HSRP
VRRP Switching

Strong understanding of:
VLANs and 802.1Q Trunking
Spanning Tree Protocols (STP/RSTP/MST)
Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switching
EtherChannel and LACP Cisco ACI, VXLAN & EVPN

Hands-on experience or strong exposure to:
VXLAN Architecture
EVPN Control Plane
Cisco ACI Fabric
Spine-Leaf Architecture
APIC Controller

Knowledge of:
vPC
FabricPath (Good to Have) Load Balancing (F5 BIG-IP / Citrix NetScaler)

Experience with:
Local Traffic Manager (LTM)




Virtual Servers, Pools, and Nodes
SSL Offloading (Good to Have)

Understanding of:
Load Balancing Algorithms (Round Robin, Least Connections, Ratio-Based)
Session Persistence / Stickiness
Health Checks and Monitoring
Layer 4 and Layer 7 Load Balancing
SNAT/NAT Configuration
High Availability and Clustering (Active-Standby) Troubleshooting & Operations

Strong troubleshooting skills involving:
Ping, Traceroute
Routing Table Analysis
Network Incident Management

Exposure to:
Wireshark / tcpdump (Good to Have)
ServiceNow Ticketing Tool (Good to Have) Network Platforms

Hands-on experience with:
Cisco Catalyst Switches
Cisco Nexus Switches
Cisco IOS / NX-OS CLI
Exposure to Juniper Junos is a plus. Required Skills
Routing & Switching
Cisco ACI
VXLAN / EVPN
F5 BIG-IP or Citrix NetScaler
Network Troubleshooting
Cisco Nexus & Catalyst Preferred Skills
Juniper Junos
FabricPath
SSL Offloading
Wireshark / tcpdump
ServiceNow
Microsoft Visio Soft Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong documentation and network diagramming capabilities.
Ability to work in a collaborative, rapid-paced support environment

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