Senior Cisco Network Architect: ACI, SDA & Zero-Trust

Tech Mirrors; Clinton (MS); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Mirrors is hiring for a critical networking role in Clinton, Mississippi, seeking candidates with extensive experience in Cisco networking and Data Center technologies. The position requires deep knowledge of Cisco ACI, Cisco Catalyst platforms, and the ability to design and maintain complex network solutions.

Successful candidates will have at least 15 years of experience in Cisco environments, hands-on ACI experience, and strong analytical skills. Familiarity with identity services, visibility tools, and security technologies will be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience working with Cisco networking.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ACI in production environments.
• Deep knowledge of ACI constructs including VRF and L3Out.
• Experience integrating ACI with OpenShift VMM and Cilium/Isovalent.
• Proficiency with Cisco Catalyst platforms and SDA fabric technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Cisco Nexus platforms running ACI mode.
• Deploy and support Cisco Catalyst platforms within campus environments.
• Configure and administer Cisco Identity Services Engine.
• Deploy and manage ThousandEyes for end-to-end visibility.
• Troubleshoot complex L2/L3 network issues across multiple environments.

Skills

Cisco ACI

Data Center Networking

Cisco Catalyst

Software-Defined Access

Identity Services Engine

ThousandEyes

CyberVision

Palo Alto Networks

Network Automation

TCP/IP and Routing

Job description

Tech Mirrors is hiring for a critical networking role in Clinton, Mississippi, seeking candidates with extensive experience in Cisco networking and Data Center technologies. The position requires deep knowledge of Cisco ACI, Cisco Catalyst platforms, and the ability to design and maintain complex network solutions.

Successful candidates will have at least 15 years of experience in Cisco environments, hands-on ACI experience, and strong analytical skills. Familiarity with identity services, visibility tools, and security technologies will be advantageous.