Cisco ACI

• Key Responsibilities
• Lead design and delivery of Cisco ACI (Spine-Leaf) and Viptela SD-WAN solutions

Act as SME for:

• ACI (APIC, Spine/Leaf, Tenants, VRF, BD, EPG, Contracts)

  • SD-WAN components (v Manage, v Smart, v Bond, c Edge/v Edge)

• Own HLD/LLD, solution architecture, rollout, and optimization activities

• Drive MPLS to SD-WAN transformation programs

• Design and manage:

• ACI L3Out integration with WAN/SD-WAN

  • SD-WAN overlay, policies, segmentation, and application-aware routing

• Implement:

• Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF)

  • VRF segmentation across DC and WAN
  • QoS and traffic engineering policies

• Ensure seamless DC-WAN integration between ACI fabric and SD-WAN edge

• Troubleshoot complex issues across:

• ACI fabric (EPG, contracts, endpoint learning)

  • SD-WAN (tunnels, control plane, policies)

• Integrate network with:

• Security solutions (firewalls, Zscaler/SASE)

  • 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:

• Cisco ACI (mandatory)

  • Cisco Viptela SD-WAN (mandatory)

• SME-level expertise in:

• SD-WAN controllers (v Manage, v Smart, v Bond)

  • ACI fabric architecture and policy model

• Strong knowledge of:

• BGP, OSPF, MPLS

  • VXLAN/EVPN fundamentals
  • IPSec, GRE tunnels

• Experience with:

• Hybrid WAN (MPLS, DIA, LTE)

  • Data center-WAN interconnect design

• Strong troubleshooting across DC and WAN domains

Education: Master Of Engineering,Bachelor of Engineering,BTech

Preferred skills: Domain->Network->Data networking network management,Technology->Network->SD LAN->cisco sd access,Technology->Network-LAN/WAN-Switches/Routers->Alcatel-Network-LAN/WAN,Technology->Network-LAN-Switches->Cisco-LAN-Switches