Data Center Network Engineer :: Nexus/ACI/Firewalls :: Design & Implementation :: Exp 10 to 15 Years
Cisco Systems
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Establish networking environment by designing network configuration, directing, implementing network infrastructure, defining, documenting, and enforcing standards.
- Improve network performance by monitoring, troubleshooting, and reviewing network problems and outages, and collaborating with NWS partners and BU to recommend and inspire changes for network optimization.
- Secures network infrastructure by defining and establishing policies, in conjunction with the Security and other partner teams.
- Be able to look at complicated network systems to find flaws or room for improvement. Proactively see opportunities for technology advancement and opportunities for automation.
- Plan and coordinate the implementation of network technologies, solutions, and automations in support of defined requirements generated by internal customers, industry directions, and growth demands. Plan and facilitate highly complex network and automation upgrades and migration activities.
- Perform analysis and diagnosis of highly complex network and automation problems.
- Generates operational documentation including detailed test plan for highly complex networks.
- Assist with deployment and strategy of tools and related Network Management Systems. Help with developing tools set to manage andmaintain enterprise network
- Produce method of procedures that demonstrate understanding of changes proposed and how the change will be driven with minimal service impact.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or 9+ years of relevant work experience.
- Strong knowledge in TCP/IP internetworking, Routing, Switching, networking protocols and Routing protocols.
- Hands-on experience designing and operating Cisco hardware, including Nexus routers, ACI, ASA firewalls, FirePower NGFW's.
- Virtualization technologies, both networking (VRF, VDC) and understanding of compute (Linux, VMware, Openstack).
- Knowledge of Software development and Network Automation, including Python, REST APIs, Ansible
- Comfortable working with Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Experience with Agile methodology, and CI/CD.Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Global and Local load balancers
- Expertise on Enterprise & Data Center networking technologies.
- Expertise on latest Cisco hardware and operating systems (Catalyst, Nexus, IOS/IOS-XE/IOS-XR, NX-OS and ACI)
- Large-scale network infrastructure support skills and In-depth knowledge of network management, network availability, and network automation.
- Basic knowledge, understanding of Git and REST API.
- Expertise in Network Automation, Software Development and CI/CD Pipelines.
- Expert level internetworking troubleshooting in a large-scale network environment.
- CCNP / CCIE equivalent is desirable.