Cisco ACI SME

TalentOla; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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.

Skills

L4 escalation

ACI design

Fabric/APIC/Nexus

Troubleshooting L2/L3

Elam/Span/packet capture

Multi-Pod/Multi-Site

Firewall/Load Balancer/VMware

ACI upgrades/migrations

RCA & problem mgmt

Python/REST API

Tools

Nexus 9000

APIC

VXLAN

vPC

Job description

Cisco ACI SME

Location: Ashburn, VA

JD:

• 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.
• Troubleshoot complex P1/P2 incidents, packet drops, endpoint learning, routing and connectivity issues.
• 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