CIS-Network Architect Cisco ACI Fabric

Cloudxtreme; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudxtreme in Bengaluru seeks an experienced network engineer to design, deploy, and maintain Cisco ACI Fabric environments across co-location data centers. You will work with Compute and Storage teams to migrate workloads into the ACI framework and ensure WAN connectivity to external and internal networks.

The role requires hands-on expertise with APIC, NXOS, IOS, NDFC, and Nexus switches, plus experience in VXLAN, BGP, OSPF, and data center segmentation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing large and complex Cisco ACI deployments.
• Hands-on knowledge of APIC, NXOS, IOS, NDFC, and Cisco Nexus switches.
• Experience with VXLAN, BGP, OSPF, L2/L3 fabrics, and Data Center network segmentation.
• Knowledge of hypervisor network components (VMware, Nutanix, OpenStack) and their interaction with physical DC infrastructure.
• FTD firewall configuration, Load Balancer setup (A10, Citrix) experience.
• Experience with MACSEC-enabled network interconnects, RoCEv2 QoS monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of storage (NAS/SAN) and compute (ESXi/UCS) integration with ACI.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain Cisco ACI Fabric networks in co-location DC facilities.
• Collaborate with Compute & Storage teams to integrate devices into ACI Fabric.
• Plan and execute application migration workloads from legacy L3 architecture to ACI Fabric.
• Support ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting, and solution delivery of ACI Fabric networks.
• Implement WAN technologies to connect ACI Fabric with internal and external networks.
• Configure and maintain Cisco FTD firewalls, routing, and DMZ access.
• Manage A10 Load Balancers for applications.
• Provide proactive progress updates and timely execution of tasks.

Skills

Cisco ACI expertise

Network design & architecture

VXLAN, BGP, OSPF

Data center networking

Hypervisor networking (VMware/Nutanix)

Tools

APIC

NX-OS

IOS

NDFC

Cisco Nexus switches

A10 Load Balancers

Cisco FTD Firewall

Citrix ADC

MACSEC

RoCEv2 QoS

VMware ESXi

Nutanix OpenStack integration

Job description

Job description:

Role & Responsibilities:

• Build, configure, and maintain Cisco ACI Fabric networks in co-location DC facilities.
  
• Collaborate with Compute & Storage teams to integrate devices into ACI Fabric.
  
• Plan and execute application migration workloads from legacy L3 architecture to ACI Fabric.
  
• Support ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting, and solution delivery of ACI Fabric networks.
  
• Implement WAN technologies to connect ACI Fabric with internal and external networks.
  
• Configure and maintain Cisco FTD firewalls, routing, and DMZ access.
  
• Manage A10 Load Balancers for applications.
  
• Provide proactive progress updates and timely execution of tasks.
  

Preferred Candidate Profile:

• Proven experience in managing large and complex Cisco ACI deployments.
  
• Hands-on knowledge of APIC, NXOS, IOS, NDFC, and Cisco Nexus switches.
  
• Experience with VXLAN, BGP, OSPF, L2/L3 fabrics, and Data Center network segmentation.
  
• Knowledge of hypervisor network components (VMware, Nutanix, OpenStack) and their interaction with physical DC infrastructure.
  
• FTD firewall configuration, Load Balancer setup (A10, Citrix) experience.
  
• Experience with MACSEC-enabled network interconnects, RoCEv2 QoS monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  
• Strong understanding of storage (NAS/SAN) and compute (ESXi/UCS) integration with ACI.