LAN ACI Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled LAN ACI Engineer to design, deploy, and manage Cisco ACI, SDA, and DNAC environments across enterprise and data center networks. The role involves hands‑on configuration, troubleshooting, automation, and monitoring of LAN and data center fabrics, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.

• Strong knowledge of LAN switching technologies:
  Tenant, VRFs, BDs, EPGs, VXLAN, STP, Trunking, Ether Channel, HSRP, VRRP, LACP, PaGP.
• Hands‑on experience with Cisco Nexus (2K, 5K, 7K, 9K) and Catalyst (3K, 4K, 6K, 6800) switches, VSS, VPC, FEX, VDC, OTV, and Fabric Path.
• Expertise in Cisco ACI, SDA, DNAC, APIC controllers, and multi‑tenancy in data center environments.
• Strong IP networking skills: IPv4, IPv6, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLSM, DHCP, DNS (Infoblox).
• Experience in load balancing, QoS, CoS, MPLS, Metro Ethernet, and Hub & Spoke architectures.
• Monitoring and alerting tools: APIC/ACI, Nexus Dashboard, DNAC, ISE, Pager Duty, Nagios, Thousand Eyes.
• CCNP or higher with strong Layer 2/3 networking expertise.
• Hands‑on troubleshooting for connectivity, routing, contracts, endpoints, and network hardware issues.
• Understanding of automation and orchestration within ACI, SDA, and DNAC environments.

• Provide operations support for Enterprise LAN, Data Center, Campus, and Security networks across North America.
• Install, configure, and support switches, routers, and APIC/DNAC controllers.
• Configure and manage Cisco ACI objects: tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, EPGs, contracts, and L3
  
  Outs.
• Resolve connectivity, routing, and application integration issues.
• Plan, schedule, and perform firmware upgrades and network maintenance with minimal downtime.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot faults to maximize uptime and efficiency.
• Implement micro‑segmentation and security policies for ACI workloads.
• Support automation, orchestration, and integration with ISE, DNAC, and APIC-EM.
• Manage procurement of network equipment and supervise subcontractor activities.
• Collaborate with customers, vendors (Cisco), and internal infrastructure teams.
• Report network status, incidents, and service improvements to stakeholders.
• Act as escalation point for complex operational issues.

• CCNP or higher certification (Routing & Switching / Data Center).
• Proven experience in large‑scale Cisco ACI, SDA, and DNAC deployments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise network design, multi‑tenant fabrics, and high‑availability architectures.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and enforce best practices in network operations.