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Job Summary:
Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. They are seeking a highly motivated candidate to join their team as a Cisco ACI/VMware NSX specialist, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining network segmentation strategies to enhance security and efficiency across IT infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
• Design and implement advanced network segmentation strategies using Cisco ACI and VMware NSX to improve security, performance, and network isolation across the data center environments.
• Architect and deploy VLANs, security zones, and micro-segmentation policies to meet business and security requirements.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure network segmentation aligns with the broader IT infrastructure strategy.
• Lead the implementation and configuration of Cisco ACI and VMware NSX solutions to create secure and efficient network topologies.
• Perform the integration of Cisco ACI with VMware NSX and other network technologies to create a unified, scalable, and agile network architecture.
• Troubleshoot and optimize Cisco ACI and VMware NSX environments, ensuring network segments are appropriately isolated and compliant with security policies.
• Implement and enforce security policies across network segments using Cisco ACI and VMware NSX, ensuring compliance with industry standards (e.g., NIST, PCI-DSS, HIPAA).
• Work closely with security and compliance teams to design network segmentation strategies that reduce attack surfaces and improve overall security posture.
• Automate segmentation and security policies to streamline network management and improve response times to security incidents.
• Utilize automation tools (such as Ansible, NetBrain, or Python scripts) to deploy and manage network segmentation configurations and policies in Cisco ACI and VMware NSX.
• Collaborate with DevOps and cloud engineering teams to integrate network segmentation into CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native architectures.
• Continuously monitor the performance and health of the network segments using Cisco ACI and VMware NSX monitoring tools.
• Identify network bottlenecks, vulnerabilities, and areas for optimization and apply necessary adjustments to improve performance and security.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Network, Security, and Cloud Engineering, to ensure a seamless integration of network segmentation with other systems and services.
• Maintain accurate documentation for network segmentation configurations, policies, and procedures to ensure effective knowledge transfer and support.
• Provide regular updates and reports to stakeholders regarding the status of network segmentation projects, performance, and security posture.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Experience in network engineering, with a focus on network segmentation and security.
• Proven experience deploying, managing, and optimizing Cisco ACI and VMware NSX environments in enterprise or data center environments.
• Experience with micro-segmentation, VLAN configuration, and creating network policies within Cisco ACI and VMware NSX.
• Hands-on experience with network troubleshooting, traffic analysis, and performance tuning in complex network environments.
• Understanding of network architecture and a strong focus on Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) and VMware NSX technologies.
• Design and implement advanced network segmentation strategies using Cisco ACI and VMware NSX to improve security, performance, and network isolation across the data center environments.
• Architect and deploy VLANs, security zones, and micro-segmentation policies to meet business and security requirements.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure network segmentation aligns with the broader IT infrastructure strategy.
• Lead the implementation and configuration of Cisco ACI and VMware NSX solutions to create secure and efficient network topologies.
• Perform the integration of Cisco ACI with VMware NSX and other network technologies to create a unified, scalable, and agile network architecture.
• Troubleshoot and optimize Cisco ACI and VMware NSX environments, ensuring network segments are appropriately isolated and compliant with security policies.
• Implement and enforce security policies across network segments using Cisco ACI and VMware NSX, ensuring compliance with industry standards (e.g., NIST, PCI-DSS, HIPAA).
• Work closely with security and compliance teams to design network segmentation strategies that reduce attack surfaces and improve overall security posture.
• Automate segmentation and security policies to streamline network management and improve response times to security incidents.
• Utilize automation tools (such as Ansible, NetBrain, or Python scripts) to deploy and manage network segmentation configurations and policies in Cisco ACI and VMware NSX.
• Collaborate with DevOps and cloud engineering teams to integrate network segmentation into CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native architectures.
• Continuously monitor the performance and health of the network segments using Cisco ACI and VMware NSX monitoring tools.
• Identify network bottlenecks, vulnerabilities, and areas for optimization and apply necessary adjustments to improve performance and security.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Network, Security, and Cloud Engineering, to ensure a seamless integration of network segmentation with other systems and services.
• Maintain accurate documentation for network segmentation configurations, policies, and procedures to ensure effective knowledge transfer and support.
• Provide regular updates and reports to stakeholders regarding the status of network segmentation projects, performance, and security posture.
Company:
Ampcus is a global business, technology consulting and an staff augmentation firm specializing in AI/ML,digital solutions, Cybersecurity & Risk management, Testing, Forensics & Fraud services and human capital management. Founded in 2004, the company is headquartered in Chantilly, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.