Consulting Engineer – SDA, SDWAN, ACI

Jobtailor; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Bengaluru seeks an experienced network engineer to lead the design, deployment, migration, and optimization of SD-Access, SD-WAN, and Routing & Switching for strategic customers.

The role requires CCNP, 5+ years hands-on Cisco enterprise networking, and expertise in SD-Access or SD-WAN/Nexus. You will mentor juniors and collaborate with TAC while applying automation skills (Python, Ansible, Terraform, REST APIs) to improve delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Active CCNP certification (Enterprise track preferred).
• 5+ years hands-on design/deployment of Cisco enterprise networks (R&S, SD-WAN, SD-Access, or Nexus DC).
• Expertise in at least one: Cisco SD-Access, Cisco SD-WAN/Meraki, or Nexus Data Center.
• Working knowledge of automation and programmability (Python, Ansible, Terraform, REST APIs).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, migration, and optimization of SD-Access, SD-WAN, and Routing & Switching for strategic customers.
• Serve as focal point for technical issues, including vulnerabilities, escalations, and TAC-backed resolutions.
• Engage in customer solution discussions aligning designs to business priorities.
• Create customer documentation, migration and implementation plans; build test labs to validate designs.
• Leverage Cisco AI and automation to improve delivery and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Strategic solutions design

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, migration, and optimization of complex SD-Access, SD-WAN, and Routing & Switching solutions for strategic customers.
• Serve as the focal point for technical issues, including product/software vulnerabilities, escalations, and case resolution in partnership with TAC.
• Engage in customer solution discussions—connecting proposed solutions to business priorities.
• Create customer‑facing documentation, migration plans, and implementation plans aligned to CX standards; build complex test environments to validate designs.
• Leverage Cisco AI and automation tools to drive delivery efficiency, contribute reusable intellectual capital, and mentor early‑career engineers on the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's + 5 years, Master's + 3 years of related experience, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Active CCNP certification (Enterprise track preferred).
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience designing and deploying Cisco enterprise networks (Routing & Switching, SD-WAN, or SD-Access or Nexus DC).
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one of the following: Cisco SD-Access or Cisco SD-WAN/Meraki or Nexus Data Centre Technology.
• Working knowledge of automation and programmability (Python, Ansible, Terraform, REST APIs).