Cisco ACI

Responsibilities :

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