Senior Cisco ACI & Data Center Network Engineer

Oorwin AI; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mississippi Department of Information Technology is seeking a highly experienced Network Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and operate enterprise networking across data centers and statewide operations in Jackson, MS. The role focuses on Cisco ACI, Nexus fabrics, SDA, and security platforms, delivering reliable, scalable services.

You will work hands-on with RoCEv2, ISE TACACS+, ThousandEyes, Cyber Vision, and DNA Spaces to ensure observability, security, and performance align with

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience with Cisco networking.
• Hands-on Cisco ACI in production environments.
• Experience with OpenShift VMM and Cilium/Isovalent.
• Proficiency with Cisco Catalyst SDA fabrics.
• Experience administering Cisco ISE including TACACS+ NAC.
• Strong understanding of observability tools and data-driven operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Cisco Nexus platforms running ACI mode with VRFs, BD, EPGs/ESGs, L3Out and fabric policies.
• Integrate ACI with OpenShift VMM and Cilium/Isovalent for virtualization and container workloads.
• Configure RoCEv2 within the ACI fabric for high-performance workloads.
• Troubleshoot ACI fabric health, faults, endpoint learning, contracts, and multi-tenant segmentation.
• Develop and maintain fabric documentation, standards, and runbooks.
• Deploy and support SDA architectures and Catalyst platforms in campus environments.
• Collaborate with security and observability teams (ISE, ThousandEyes, Cyber Vision, DNA Spaces).
• Provide engineering input for modernization, upgrades, and statewide initiatives.

Skills

Cisco networking

OpenShift integration

Network observability

TCP/IP routing

Strong communication

Zero Trust concepts

Tools

Cisco ACI

Nexus switches

Cisco Catalyst

ISE TACACS+

ThousandEyes

Cyber Vision

DNA Spaces

OpenShift

Cilium

Palo Alto firewalls

Job description

The Mississippi Department of Information Technology is seeking a highly experienced Network Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and operate enterprise networking across data centers and statewide operations in Jackson, MS. The role focuses on Cisco ACI, Nexus fabrics, SDA, and security platforms, delivering reliable, scalable services.

You will work hands-on with RoCEv2, ISE TACACS+, ThousandEyes, Cyber Vision, and DNA Spaces to ensure observability, security, and performance align with