- Responsibilities:
- Lead deployment, configuration, and optimization of Cisco ACI fabric components.
- Experience in Juniper and Arista datacenter switching and routing
- Experience In Load Balancing / Application Delivery (F5 LTM/GTM/Enterprise Manager/vCMP, Viprion)
- Strong Skills and Hands on Cloud Networking concepts in Azure (VNET, NSG, ASG, UDR, Express Route, VNET Gateway, Etc.) and other Cloud providers such as GCP, AWS
- Design and configure ACI constructs including VRFs, Bridge Domains, EPGs, contracts, and associated policies.
- Implement segmentation and micro‑segmentation strategies in ACI environments.
- Oversee ACI fabric maintenance, upgrades, and operational health checks.
- Partner with architects on high-level design decisions and solution validation.
- Design and implement hybrid connectivity solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Configure Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, VPN gateways, and cloud routing architectures.
- Integrate ACI with cloud-native networking services to support hybrid workload traffic flows.
- Ensure best practices for cloud network security, routing, and performance optimization.
- Perform deep-dive diagnostics, packet captures, and traffic-flow analysis.
- Lead incident root cause analysis and preventive remediation activities.
- Contribute to High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation.
- Create operational runbooks, implementation guides, and standard operating procedures.
- Ensure adherence to compliance requirements, network governance standards, and change management processes.
- Work US time zone
- Mandatory Skills Description:
- Strong expertise in Cisco ACI (policy model, spine-leaf architecture, multi-pod/multi-site concepts).
- Solid understanding of L2/L3 networking (BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN).
- Strong Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP networking constructs and hybrid-cloud connectivity.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex network issues.
- Excellent documentation and communication skills.
- Nice-to-Have Skills Description:
- CCNP Data Center or CCNP Enterprise.
- Cloud networking certifications: AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, Azure Network Engineer Associate, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer.
- Network monitoring and alerting and Dashboarding(Solarwinds Orion, Netflow, Grafana, Net Brain, Etc)
- Strong scripting and Automation skills, i.e., PowerShell, Python, Ansible and Terraform
- Experienced in troubleshooting TCP/IP packet capture and analysis using Wire shark and Network Monitor
Network Engineer in phoenix at Unknown Company
This position is listed as contract and hybrid.