Cisco ACI / Data Center Network Engineer

HireAlpha; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

HireAlpha is seeking an experienced Network Engineer in Qatar to lead data center networking with Cisco ACI, Nexus 9K, leaf-spine design, and APIC operations. The role requires hands-on expertise in BGP/OSPF, L3Out, and DC security, with automation using Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs.

The ideal candidate will have strong F5 LTM/APM, Palo Alto/Fortinet/Check Point firewalls, and proficiency in Linux CLI, monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK. On-site in Doha with a 30-day notice period.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of network engineering experience in data center environments.
• Hands-on Cisco ACI with APIC, tenants, VRFs, EPGs, L3Out design.
• Experience with F5 LTM/APM and enterprise firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point).
• Automation using REST APIs, Terraform, Ansible; IaC pipelines.
• L3 routing (BGP, OSPF) and DC security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate Cisco ACI data center fabric (Nexus 9K) including leaf-spine topology.
• Implement and optimize L3 routing, contracts, and service graphs with PBR.
• Develop automation scripts and CI/CD integrated with Git workflows.
• Manage load balancing, security controls, and firewall policies across DCs.
• Monitor and troubleshoot using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.

Skills

Load Balancing

Networking

DevOps

Automation

Cisco ACI

Prometheus Grafana ELK

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

REST APIs

Git

Nexus 9K

Job description

Role - Network Engineer (Cisco ACI / Data Center Network Engineer)

Experience- 8+ years

Location -Qatar

Notice - 30 Days

Must Have-Load Balancing, Networking, Cisco ESA, Fortinet IPS, F5 ASM, DevOps, on-premise to Cloud migration, Cisco ACI

Detailed JD

• Required Network Engineer with 8+ years of Cisco Data Center Networking experience. Strong hands-on expertise in Cisco ACI including Nexus 9K hardware, leaf spine fabric design and sizing, ACI policy model and APIC operations.

• Solid L3 routing skills (BGP, OSPF) and data center security concepts. Experience with automation using REST APIs, Terraform, and Ansible.

• In-depth knowledge of ACI logical objects such as tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, EPGs, contracts, L3Out design and implementation, and service graphs with PBR.

• Hands-on experience with F5 Application Delivery Controllers (LTM, APM) and enterprise firewalls including Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Check Point. Strong automation and scripting skills using IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines with Git-based workflows.

• Proficient in Linux CLI, TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK for proactive troubleshooting.