Data Centre Solutions Architect & Consulting Engineer

Cisco Systems Inc; City Of London; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking an experienced Consulting Engineer in the United Kingdom to design and implement advanced Data Centre and networking solutions for large-scale environments. You will apply technical expertise to accelerate business outcomes, integrating AI and automation to streamline deployment and support infrastructure-as-code practices.

You will lead design and deployment of Nexus-based Data Centre architectures, VXLAN Fabric, and Cisco ACI Fabric, and mentor teams while influencing product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent, with 7+ years of relevant experience in customer-facing technical consulting, pre-sales, and/or service delivery roles.
• Deep knowledge of L2/L3 networking protocols and technologies (vPC, STP, HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP) with strong hands-on Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K platform experience.
• Proven experience in design and deployment of Data Centre solutions including traditional DC standalone Nexus design, Cisco VXLAN Fabric and Cisco ACI Fabric solutions using ACI MultiPod /Multisite/Remote Leaf Fabric architectures.
• Experience integrating network services appliances (such as firewalls, IPS, load balancers, WAN optimizers) within Data Centre solution designs.
• Professional level (e.g. CCNP, Cisco DevNet) or equivalent vendor certification (e.g. VCP) expected.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of cutting-edge Cisco Data Centre technologies for large and complex customer network environments.
• Leverage innovative technology to solve real-world business problems and deliver scalable, robust services.
• Integrate emerging AI and automation methods into delivery practices to automate manual deployment processes, and support infrastructure-as-code platforms.
• Analyze and monitor network performance providing impactful options for optimization, efficiency and capability improvements.
• Support the team for complex problem resolution, demonstrating deep technical expertise to resolve sophisticated issues across a broad range of data centre technologies.
• Develop and contribute digital intellectual capital, repeatable delivery frameworks, and knowledge-sharing practices.
• Provide critical feedback to Engineering and Product organizations to influence future product roadmaps.

Skills

L2/L3 networking

Data Centre design

VXLAN Fabric

ACI Fabric

Automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform

Multi-cloud networking

Customer-facing consulting

Network performance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K

VXCAN/ACI Fabric tooling

UCS/HyperFlex/VMware

Job description

Cisco is seeking an experienced Consulting Engineer in the United Kingdom to design and implement advanced Data Centre and networking solutions for large-scale environments. You will apply technical expertise to accelerate business outcomes, integrating AI and automation to streamline deployment and support infrastructure-as-code practices.

You will lead design and deployment of Nexus-based Data Centre architectures, VXLAN Fabric, and Cisco ACI Fabric, and mentor teams while influencing product