Cisco ACI Senior Network Engineer Location: Phoenix, AZ (Onsite from Day 1)
Project description The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for leading the implementation and optimization of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Juniper and Arista data center switching and routing, F5 Load Balancer, and hybrid cloud (AWS, GCP, and Azure) networking environments. This role provides technical leadership, advanced troubleshooting support, and contributes to high-level network design activities. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience in data center networking, cloud connectivity, automation, and cross-team collaboration. Validate that Data Center and cloud network solutions are implemented and operated in accordance with the Client's standards, guidelines, runbooks, and compliance requirements, be they operated internally or by external partners. Lead deployment, configuration, and optimization of Cisco ACI fabric components. Experience in Juniper and Arista data center 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. 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. Create operational runbooks, implementation guides, and standard operating procedures. Ensure adherence to compliance requirements, network governance standards, and change management processes.
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. 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) PowerShell, Python, Ansible and Terraform Experienced in troubleshooting TCP/IP packet capture and analysis using Wire shark and Network Monitor
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