Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

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Lead the design deployment and optimization of Cisco ACI fabric across enterprise data center environments Architect and configure APIC controllers leaf spine topology tenants VRFs EPGs contracts and policies Integrate ACI with virtualization platforms like VMware Hyper V and other compute environments Troubleshoot complex issues related to ACI fabric policy enforcement connectivity and segmentation Implement and manage ACI Multi Pod and Multi Site architectures for enterprise scale resilience Collaborate with infrastructure security and application teams to ensure policy alignment with business needs Automate operational tasks using Python REST APIs and Ansible to improve speed and consistency Monitor fabric health and performance using ACI dashboards Cisco tools and third party monitoring platforms Perform upgrades patching and lifecycle management of ACI components while ensuring minimal downtime Maintain high quality documentation for architecture configurations change management and SOPs Ensure adherence to security standards compliance frameworks and organizational policies Provide technical leadership guidance and best practices for ACI adoption across the organization

Technical Requirements:

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Expertise in Cisco ACI Fabric Architecture Hands on experience with APIC leaf spine switches tenants VRFs EPGs contracts and ACI policy modeling Strong Data Center Networking Skills Deep understanding of Layer 2 3 VXLAN EVPN BGP OSPF and multi tenant network segmentation Hands on Experience with ACI Multi Pod Multi Site Proven ability to design deploy and troubleshoot multi location ACI environments Automation Scripting Proficiency Ability to automate ACI operations using Python Ansible REST APIs and strong understanding of JSON YAML Virtualization Third Party Integration Experience Experience integrating ACI with VMware Hyper V firewalls Palo Alto Cisco ASA FTD load balancers F5 and service graphs

Preferred Skills:

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Technology->Network->CISCO technologies->CISCO ACI,Technology->Networking Monitoring->Cisco Network Management,Domain->SDN-NFV->SDN Controller,Technology->Nexus->Nexus,Technology->Networking->Routing technologies,Technology->Server-Virtualization->Vmware-ESX->Vmware,Technology->OpenSystem->Python - OpenSystem->Python