Job Overview:
Requirement/Must Have:
- Minimum 15 years of experience working with Cisco networking technologies.
- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco ACI in production environments.
- Deep expertise in ACI constructs including VRF, Bridge Domains, EPG, ESG, L3Out, and Contracts.
- Experience integrating Cisco ACI with OpenShift VMM and Cilium/Isovalent platforms.
- Strong experience with Cisco Catalyst platforms and Software Defined Access (SDA).
- Experience administering Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), TACACS+, authentication, authorization, and policy-based NAC.
- Strong understanding of ThousandEyes, Cisco Cyber Vision, and Cisco DNA Spaces.
- Expertise in TCP/IP, routing, switching, QoS, and enterprise network security.
- Experience designing and implementing Palo Alto Networks security solutions.
- Ability to create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, standards, and operational procedures.
Experience:
- Extensive experience in enterprise data center networking and infrastructure engineering.
- Proven experience supporting mission-critical network environments.
- Experience with software-defined networking, network segmentation, and Zero Trust initiatives.
- Experience troubleshooting complex Layer 2 and Layer 3 network issues.
- Experience supporting statewide, government, or large enterprise network infrastructures preferred.
- Experience with network automation using Python, Ansible, or REST APIs preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain Cisco Nexus platforms operating in ACI mode.
- Configure and manage ACI fabrics including VRFs, Bridge Domains, EPGs, ESGs, L3Outs, contracts, and fabric policies.
- Integrate Cisco ACI with virtualization and container platforms.
- Configure and optimize RoCEv2 for high-performance networking workloads.
- Troubleshoot ACI fabric health, endpoint learning, segmentation, and policy issues.
- Deploy and support Cisco Catalyst campus networking environments.
- Design and maintain Software Defined Access (SDA) wired and wireless fabrics.
- Manage SDA underlay, overlay, policy enforcement, authentication integrations, and assurance operations.
- Configure and administer Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).
- Support Zero Trust network architecture and identity-based segmentation initiatives.
- Deploy and manage observability and analytics platforms including ThousandEyes, Cyber Vision, and DNA Spaces.
- Analyze network performance, routing paths, telemetry, and operational metrics.
- Troubleshoot routing, switching, multicast, VLAN, OSPF, BGP, STP, and QoS issues.
- Design and implement Palo Alto Networks security solutions.
- Develop architecture documentation, runbooks, standards, and asset inventories.
- Support modernization initiatives, upgrades, procurement activities, and enterprise technology projects.
Skills:
- Cisco ACI.
- Cisco Nexus.
- Cisco Catalyst.
- Software Defined Access (SDA).
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).
- TACACS+.
- ThousandEyes.
- Cisco Cyber Vision.
- Cisco DNA Spaces.
- OpenShift VMM.
- Cilium / Isovalent.
- Palo Alto Networks.
- TCP/IP.
- OSPF.
- BGP.
- STP.
- VLANs.
- QoS.
- Multicast.
- Zero Trust Architecture.
- Network Security.
- Network Observability.
- Python.
- Ansible.
- REST APIs.
Should Have:
- Cisco certifications such as CCNP Data Center, CCNP Enterprise, CCIE, or equivalent experience.
- Experience with container networking and virtualization integrations.
- Familiarity with NIST cybersecurity frameworks.
- Experience in government or large enterprise environments.
- PCCSA or PCNSA certification.
- Knowledge of network automation and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Qualification and Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
- Equivalent professional experience will be considered.
- Relevant Cisco and Palo Alto certifications are highly preferred.
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