Cisco ACI Architect & Escalation Expert

TalentOla

Ashburn (VA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

TalentOla seeks a Cisco ACI Subject Matter Expert to lead architecture, design and support of ACI Fabric, APIC, Spine/Leaf and Nexus 9000 in Ashburn, VA. You will act as the final escalation point for complex ACI issues and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires deep knowledge of ACI concepts, troubleshooting L2/L3, VXLAN and data-center networking, plus experience with multi-site deployments and integrations with firewalls, VMware and external networks.

Qualifications

Act as L4 SME and final escalation point for Cisco ACI issues.
Design, implement and support ACI Fabric, APIC, Spine/Leaf and Nexus 9000.
Strong knowledge of Tenant, VRF, BD, EPG, Contracts, Filters and VLAN Pools.
Expert troubleshooting of L2/L3, VXLAN, COOP, vPC, BGP, OSPF and L3Out.
Hands-on with ELAM, SPAN, packet capture, moquery and acidiag.
Experience with ACI Multi-Pod/Multi-Site and L4-L7 service integration.
Integrate ACI with Firewalls, Load Balancers, VMware and external networks.
Perform ACI/APIC upgrades, migrations, changes and health checks.
Lead Cisco TAC escalations, RCA and problem management.
Prepare HLD/LLD, MOP/SOP, RCA and technical documentation.
Mentor L2/L3 teams and provide technical guidance.
Knowledge of Python, REST API, Ansible/Terraform is an advantage

Responsibilities

Act as L4 SME and final escalation point for Cisco ACI issues.
Design, implement and support ACI Fabric, APIC, Spine/Leaf and Nexus 9000.
Troubleshoot complex P1/P2 incidents, packet drops, endpoint learning, routing and connectivity issues.
Lead Cisco TAC escalations, RCA and problem management.
Prepare HLD/LLD, MOP/SOP, RCA and technical documentation.