Senior Cisco ACI & Data Center Network Architect

AMARIS GROUP SA; Fatih; On-site; TRY 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Amaris Consulting is seeking a Network Technology Technical Architect in Istanbul for a hybrid, permanent role. You will design and transform data center, campus, and branch networks, focusing on Cisco ACI environments and high-availability architectures.

The ideal candidate has advanced enterprise networking experience, strong ACI/Nexus/Catalyst knowledge, and hands-on design leadership for complex migrations and network automation.

Qualifications

• Advanced experience in enterprise network technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Cisco ACI, including APIC, Spine, Leaf, Fabric, Tenant, VRF, Bridge Domain, EPG, and Contracts.
• Experience with Cisco Nexus and Catalyst products; Layer 2/3, BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VRF, STP, EtherChannel/LACP, HSRP/VRRP, QoS.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve data center, campus, and branch network architectures.
• Lead the design, integration, optimization, and transformation of Cisco ACI environments.
• Plan legacy network migrations to modern data center architectures.
• Provide architectural guidance on Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies.
• Assess Cisco Nexus and Catalyst infrastructures.
• Support designs involving BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VRF, QoS and WAN connectivity.
• Evaluate MPLS, VPN, SD-WAN, and internet connectivity architectures.
• Support Aruba ClearPass and 802.1X/NAC designs.
• Develop high-availability, business continuity, and disaster recovery architectures.
• Prepare HLDs/LLDs, diagrams, and capacity plans.
• Lead PoCs and technical evaluations for new technologies.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Cisco ACI

Nexus 9000

Network automation

SD-WAN

Network design

Tools

Cisco ACI (APIC)

Nexus 9000

Catalyst 9000

Aruba ClearPass

802.1X/TACACS+

Job description

Amaris Consulting is seeking a Network Technology Technical Architect in Istanbul for a hybrid, permanent role. You will design and transform data center, campus, and branch networks, focusing on Cisco ACI environments and high-availability architectures.

The ideal candidate has advanced enterprise networking experience, strong ACI/Nexus/Catalyst knowledge, and hands-on design leadership for complex migrations and network automation.