Cisco ACI and SD-WAN Network Engineer

Cisco ACI Key Responsibilities • Lead design and delivery of Cisco ACI (Spine-Leaf) and Viptela SD-WAN solutions • Act as SME for: o ACI (APIC, Spine/Leaf, Tenants, VRF, BD, EPG, Contracts) o SD-WAN components (vManage, vSmart, vBond, cEdge/vEdge) • Own HLD/LLD, solution architecture, rollout, and optimization activities • Drive MPLS to SD-WAN transformation programs • Design and manage: o ACI L3Out integration with WAN/SD-WAN o SD-WAN overlay, policies, segmentation, and application-aware routing • Implement: o Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) o VRF segmentation across DC and WAN o QoS and traffic engineering policies • Ensure seamless DC-WAN integration between ACI fabric and SD-WAN edge • Troubleshoot complex issues across: o ACI fabric (EPG, contracts, endpoint learning) o SD-WAN (tunnels, control plane, policies) • Integrate network with: o Security solutions (firewalls, Zscaler/SASE) o Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) • Collaborate with architects, ISPs, and cross-functional teams • Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers • Maintain documentation, standards, and best practices Skills & Experience • 4+ years in enterprise networking • Strong hands-on experience in: o Cisco ACI (mandatory) o Cisco Viptela SD-WAN (mandatory) • SME-level expertise in: o SD-WAN controllers (vManage, vSmart, vBond) o ACI fabric architecture and policy model • Strong knowledge of: o BGP, OSPF, MPLS o VXLAN/EVPN fundamentals o IPSec, GRE tunnels • Experience with: o Hybrid WAN (MPLS, DIA, LTE) o Data center-WAN interconnect design • Strong troubleshooting across DC and WAN domains