Cisco SDN ACI Engineer

About the Company:

We are looking for an experienced Cisco ACI Engineer to design, implement, and support Cisco's Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions using Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI).

About the Role :

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing complex data center networks, working with ACI fabric, and integrating with virtualization and automation platforms. Onsite – Pune.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain Cisco ACI fabric-based SDN solutions
• Configure ACI components: APIC, leaf/spine switches, policies, contracts, EPGs, and tenants
• Troubleshoot and optimize ACI deployments and fabric connectivity
• Integrate ACI with third-party systems (e.g., VMware vCenter, firewalls, monitoring tools)
• Manage data center migrations and network transformations to ACI architecture
• Develop and maintain ACI-related documentation and runbooks
• Collaborate with network security and cloud teams to ensure policy enforcement
• Assist in network automation (e.g., Ansible, Python scripting for ACI API)
• Monitor and resolve network issues, incidents, and changes via ITIL processes

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Required Skills :

• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco ACI, APIC, and fabric components
• Good understanding of Layer 2/3 protocols, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, MPLS
• Familiarity with Nexus 9000 series switches (NX-OS/ACI mode)
• Experience in integrating ACI with VMware (vDS, vCenter)
• Understanding of multitenancy, VRF, BD, EPG, and contracts in ACI
• Knowledge of automation tools (e.g., Python, REST API, Ansible)
• Network monitoring tools (e.g., Cisco DCNM, SolarWinds, etc.)

Preferred Skills :

• Cisco certifications preferred: CCNP Data Center, CCIE Data Center
• 5–10 years of experience in enterprise networking and 3+ years in Cisco ACI