Senior Administrator - Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)

Job Summary

Works with customers along with appropriate internal and external resources (e.g. Cisco account teams, partners) on the strategy/deployment/optimization of Cisco services and solutions • Takes responsibility of task/project implementation for assigned customer engagements • Captures and contributes to new implementation techniques and methodologies utilized in customer delivery and shares lessons learned with the broader team • Creates and reviews project deliverables e.g. Design recommendations, High Level Design, Low Level Design, Implementation/Change Management Plans • Builds and/or leverage test environments as required to resolve complex problems and compatibility issues • Leverages software skills and tools to configure, deploy and/or troubleshoot Cisco products and solutions. Contributes in the development of digital intellectual capital (e.g. scripts, digital signatures).

Collaborates with other Consulting Engineers in appropriate technology domains to ensure optimal use of resources to meet customer needs • Typically interacts with individual contributors, managers, and customers • Provides input to Sales team on technology solutions for customers

Candidate must have implementation, migration & upgrade experience on Data Center technology products

Key Responsibilities

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Skill Requirements

Knowledge on Routing and switching Technologies like IGP, OSPF, EGP, BGP, STP, RSTP, VTP, VSS, vPC, vDC, MSTP, LACP, VLAN, o Knowledge on Data Center, Cloud and Virtualization industry, ACI, Nexus products o Experienced Knowledge on LAN SW Technologies like STP, RSTP, VTP, VSS, vPC, vDC, MSTP, LACP, VLAN, VXLAN-EVPN, DCNM, OTV, Fex, Fabricpath, VXlan, LISP. o Knowledge of Cisco switching Platforms like Cat 6500, 6800, 4500, 3850, Nexus 7K, Nexus 5k, Nexus 3K and Nexus9k ( standalone and ACI) o Experience in installation, configuration, testing and troubleshooting and/or Network solution designing of Cisco routers and switch

Other Requirements

Deep technical knowledge / understandings of L2 / L3 networking protocols and technologies (VPC, STP, HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP) o Strong Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K platform knowledge and hands-on experience o Knowledge of overlay technologies VXLAN, BGP EVPN, OTV, LISP o knowledge and understandings of Cisco SDN based technologies such as Cisco ACI, Cisco Programmable Network Portfolio (Standalone VXLAN-Fabric) and DCNM.