Role & Responsibilities:
Build, configure, and maintain Cisco ACI Fabric networks in co-location DC facilities.
Collaborate with Compute & Storage teams to integrate devices into ACI Fabric.
Plan and execute application migration workloads from legacy L3 architecture to ACI Fabric.
Support ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting, and solution delivery of ACI Fabric networks.
Implement WAN technologies to connect ACI Fabric with internal and external networks.
Configure and maintain Cisco FTD firewalls, routing, and DMZ access.
Manage A10 Load Balancers for applications.
Provide proactive progress updates and timely execution of tasks.
Preferred Candidate Profile:
Proven experience in managing large and complex Cisco ACI deployments.
Hands-on knowledge of APIC, NXOS, IOS, NDFC, and Cisco Nexus switches.
Experience with VXLAN, BGP, OSPF, L2/L3 fabrics, and Data Center network segmentation.
Knowledge of hypervisor network components (VMware, Nutanix, OpenStack) and their interaction with physical DC infrastructure.
FTD firewall configuration, Load Balancer setup (A10, Citrix) experience.
Experience with MACSEC-enabled network interconnects, RoCEv2 QoS monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Robust understanding of storage (NAS/SAN) and compute (ESXi/UCS) integration with ACI.