Infrastructure Engineer

Accenture in India; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in India in Pune seeks an Infrastructure Engineer with deep Cisco SD-WAN expertise to design, deploy, test, and operate data center networking components, including vManage, vSmart, vBond, and WAN Edge devices.

You will lead large-scale branch onboarding and MPLS-to-Internet/Hybrid WAN migrations, troubleshoot complex network issues, and work with client SMEs on architecture and changes. The role demands strong collaboration and hands-on technical ownership.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7.5 years of experience in Network Engineering Planning and Deployment Solution.
• Experience designing, deploying, configuring, and supporting Cisco SD-WAN components (vManage, vSmart, vBond, WAN Edge).
• Strong troubleshooting across overlay, control plane, and data plane issues.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for design, deployment, configuration and operational support of Cisco SD-WAN components (vManage, vSmart, vBond, WAN Edge).
• Lead large-scale branch onboarding and migrations from MPLS to Internet/Hybrid WAN.
• Troubleshoot complex overlay, control plane, and data plane issues; manage QoS, encryption, and path selection.
• Collaborate with client SMEs, review designs, and implement changes to meet requirements.
• Configure and optimize Application-Aware Routing and centralized policies; support change management and security standards.

Skills

Network Engineering Planning and Depl.

Education

15 years full time education

Job description

• Cisco SD-WAN

Project Role : Infrastructure Engineer

Project Role Description : Assist in defining requirements, designing and building data center technology components and testing efforts.

Must have skills : Network Engineering Planning and Deployment Solution

Good to have skills : NA

Minimum 7.5 Year(s) Of Experience Is Required

Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary: Network SME with extensive expertise in designing, deploying, configuring, and supporting Cisco SD-WAN components including vManage, vSmart, vBond, and WAN Edge devices. Skilled in large-scale branch onboarding and migrations from MPLS to Internet/Hybrid WAN, with strong troubleshooting capabilities for overlay, control, and data plane issues. Proficient in traffic engineering, QoS, encryption, and application-aware routing, along with centralized policy optimization. Experienced in stakeholder engagement, providing technical inputs, reviewing designs, and implementing necessary changes. Adept at Tier-3 operational support, RCA, and maintaining SOPs while ensuring compliance with enterprise security and availability standards.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) with end-to-end technical expertise in design, deployment, configuration, and operational support of Cisco SD-WAN components: vManage, vSmart, vBond, and WAN Edge (ISR, ASR, vEdge, cEdge).
• Lead large-scale branch onboarding and migrations from MPLS to Internet/Hybrid WAN.
• Troubleshoot complex overlay, control plane, and data plane issues.
• Manage traffic forwarding, QoS, encryption, and path selection.
• Collaborate with client SMEs for stakeholder discussions, provide technical inputs, review design aspects, and execute design changes.
• Configure and optimize-Application-Aware Routing (AAR), Centralized policies (control, data, and application policies), Traffic engineering and failover.

Operations & Support

• Provide Tier-3 / SME-level operational support for Cisco SD-WAN and SD-Access.
• Drive troubleshooting calls to resolution with strong technical acumen and communication skills.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for critical network incidents.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), runbooks, and troubleshooting guides.
• Support change management, maintenance windows, and upgrades.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security and availability standards.

Cisco SD-Access

• Design and deploy Cisco SD-Access fabric architecture.
• Configure and manage-Fabric Edge, Control Plane, and Border Nodes, L2/L3 Virtual Networks (VNs), Scalable Group Tags (SGT) and policy-based segmentation
• Implement identity-based access control using Cisco ISE.
• Integrate SD-Access with wireless (Cisco Catalyst 9800 / AireOS) and campus switching (Catalyst 9K).
• Troubleshoot fabric, policy, and endpoint onboarding issues.

Cisco DNA Center / Catalyst Center

• Deploy, configure, and maintain Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center).
• Use DNA Center for-Fabric automation and provisioning, Policy configuration and assurance, Network analytics and health monitoring
• Perform software upgrades, image management, and backups.
• Customize workflows and integrate via APIs where required.

Cisco ACI & Wireless

• Design and deploy ACI fabric architecture with spine-leaf topology.
• Configure APIC controllers, spine/leaf switches, EPGs, VRFs, Bridge Domains, Contracts, and Filters.
• Implement policy-based automation for security and connectivity.
• Troubleshoot ACI fabric connectivity issues (spine/leaf, overlay, VXLAN).
• Resolve Cisco wireless issues including RF interference, controller/AP configuration, roaming problems, security authentication failures (802.1X, WPA2/3), and client connectivity troubleshooting.

Professional & Technical Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco SD-WAN, SD-Access, DNA Center, ACI, and Wireless technologies.
• Proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting vManage, vSmart, vBond, WAN Edge devices.
• Deep understanding of overlay networks, control/data plane operations, QoS, encryption, and path selection.
• Expertise in fabric architecture design and policy-based segmentation.
• Skilled in integrating Cisco ISE for identity-based access control.
• Familiarity with API integrations and workflow customization in DNA Center.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills for complex network issues.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to create and maintain SOPs, runbooks, and technical documentation.
• Experience in change management and compliance with security standards.
• Ability to lead troubleshooting calls and drive resolution under pressure.

Additional Information:

• The candidate should have minimum 7.5 years of experience in Network Engineering Planning and Deployment Solution.
• This position is based at our Pune office.
• A 15 years full time education is required.