Hybrid DC Networking Architect — ACI/VXLAN & Automation

Cisco Systems; Bardi; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems in Italy and Southern Europe seeks a Senior Consulting Engineer to lead design, deployment, and optimization of mission-critical data center networks, focusing on ACI, VXLAN, and Nexus fabrics. You will translate business goals into robust architectures and mentor regional engineers.

This hybrid role includes onsite engagements in Rome and Milan, driving automation and IaC with Python, Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs, and guiding large transitions.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Italian and English for customer-facing engagements.
• Proven consulting experience in large enterprise data centers.
• Experience with ACI, VXLAN, and Nexus fabrics in multi-site environments.
• Strong design, migration, and day-2 operational capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture, design, staging, deployment, and Day-2 acceptance for large data center networks.
• Design, configure, and troubleshoot Cisco ACI (APIC) and VXLAN fabrics including multi-pod and multi-site deployments.
• Develop migration architectures and detailed MOPs to transition legacy environments to programmable ACI/VXLAN.
• Operate in a hybrid work model with onsite engagements in Rome and Milan as needed.
• Establish trusted advisory relationships with Chief Architects and IT leadership; translate business goals into robust architectures.
• Drive network automation and IaC using Python (ACI Cobra SDK), Ansible ACI modules, Terraform ACI Provider, and REST APIs.
• Architect L4–L7 service integration via ACI Service Graphs, L2Out, L3Out.
• Provide technical leadership, peer review, and mentorship across the regional delivery team.

Skills

Fluency in Italian

Professional English

Client-facing communication

Mentoring and coaching

Analytical thinking

Strong teamwork

BGP knowledge

Routing protocols

Education

CCIE Data Center or CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science / Telecommunications / Electronic Engineering

Tools

ACI

VXLAN fabrics

Nexus NX-OS

Python

Ansible ACI modules

Terraform ACI Provider

REST APIs

Nexus 9000/7000/5000

NDI / NDFC / DCNM

NAE

Job description

Cisco Systems in Italy and Southern Europe seeks a Senior Consulting Engineer to lead design, deployment, and optimization of mission-critical data center networks, focusing on ACI, VXLAN, and Nexus fabrics. You will translate business goals into robust architectures and mentor regional engineers.

This hybrid role includes onsite engagements in Rome and Milan, driving automation and IaC with Python, Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs, and guiding large transitions.