Cisco ACI Professional

Roles ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities

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

• Act as SME for:
  o ACI (APIC, Spine/Leaf, Tenants, VRF, BD, EPG, Contracts)
  o SD-WAN components (vManage, vSmart, vBond, cEdge/vEdge)

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

• Drive MPLS to SD-WAN transformation programs

• Design and manage:
  o ACI L3Out integration with WAN/SD-WAN
  o SD-WAN overlay, policies, segmentation, and application-aware routing

• Implement:
  o Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF)
  o VRF segmentation across DC and WAN
  o QoS and traffic engineering policies

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

• Troubleshoot complex issues across:
  o ACI fabric (EPG, contracts, endpoint learning)
  o SD-WAN (tunnels, control plane, policies)

• Integrate network with:
  o Security solutions (firewalls, Zscaler/SASE)
  o 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:
  o Cisco ACI (mandatory)
  o Cisco Viptela SD-WAN (mandatory)

• SME-level expertise in:
  o SD-WAN controllers (vManage, vSmart, vBond)
  o ACI fabric architecture and policy model

• Strong knowledge of:
  o BGP, OSPF, MPLS
  o VXLAN/EVPN fundamentals
  o IPSec, GRE tunnels

• Experience with:
  o Hybrid WAN (MPLS, DIA, LTE)
  o Data center-WAN interconnect design

• Strong troubleshooting across DC and WAN domains
  Educational RequirementMaster Of Engineering,Bachelor of Engineering,BTech
  Preferred SkillsDomain->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
  Service LineCloud Infrastructure Services