Software Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Hyderabad, Chennai District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Hyderabad invites seasoned network professionals to design, deploy, and manage Cisco SDA architectures across multi-site environments, including fabric domains and edge nodes.

The role emphasizes SDA and DNA Center expertise, ISE policy integration, L3 troubleshooting, and automation using DNA Center APIs, with mentoring responsibilities and delivering HLD/LLD and migration playbooks.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in CS/IT or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in enterprise networking with 3–5 years in Cisco SDA and DNA Center.
• Active CCNP Enterprise certification.
• Strong understanding of underlay/overlay networks and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate Cisco SDA architectures for wired and wireless networks across multiple sites.
• Lead greenfield and brownfield migrations to SDA Fabric, including OTT migrations.
• Configure and integrate Cisco ISE for policy enforcement (802.1x, SGT, TrustSec, endpoint profiling).
• Resolve Tier 3 incidents (LISP, VXLAN, multicast) and provide RCA for outages.
• Utilize Cisco DNA Center APIs to automate provisioning, device upgrades, and workflows.
• Create HLDs/LLDs and migration playbooks; mentor L1/L2 engineers.

Skills

SDA & Fabric Management

Fabric Operations

Policy & Security Integration

L3 Escalation & Troubleshooting

Automation & Orchestration

Mentorship & Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

CCNP Enterprise

Tools

Cisco SDA

Cisco DNA Center

Catalyst 9000 series

Catalyst 9800 wireless controllers

Cisco ISE

LISP

VXLAN

Job description

TCS Hiring!!!

Role & responsibilities

• SDA & Fabric Management: Design, deploy, and operate Cisco SDA architectures for wired and wireless networks. Design multi-site deployments including Fabric Domains, Control Plane Nodes, Border Nodes, and Edge Nodes.
• Fabric Operations & Migration: Lead both greenfield and brownfield implementations, including the migration from traditional Over-The-Top (OTT) networks to SDA Fabric.
• Policy & Security Integration: Configure and integrate Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for dynamic policy enforcement, 802.1x, TrustSec, Scalable Group Tags (SGT), and endpoint profiling.
• L3 Escalation & Troubleshooting: Resolve Tier 3/escalated incidents related to LISP registration, VXLAN encapsulation, multicast, and endpoint mobility. Provide Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for critical outages.
• Automation & Orchestration: Leverage Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center) APIs and programmability to automate network provisioning, device upgrades (SWIM), and workflows.
• Mentorship & Documentation: Create High-Level Designs (HLD), Low-Level Designs (LLD), and migration playbooks. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to L1/L2 network engineers.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education & Experience: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience. 8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise networking, with at least 3-5 years explicitly focusing on Cisco SDA and DNA Center.
• Core Technologies: Deep understanding of Underlay (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP) and Overlay networks (VXLAN, LISP, EVPN). Expertise in Cisco Catalyst switches (9000 series) and Catalyst 9800 wireless controllers.
• Security & AAA: Strong expertise in Cisco ISE, including Policy Sets, TACACS+/RADIUS, and SGTs.
• Network Programmability: Basic to advanced coding skills (Python, REST APIs) for network automation and orchestration.
• Certifications: Active CCNP Enterprise (minimum)