CCIE Engineer (Cisco ACI Specialist)

Location: Doha Qatar

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Senior (5–10 years)

Industry: Information Technology / Enterprise Data Centers

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Center Engineer with deep expertise in Cisco Data Center architectures to lead the design implementation and migration of our enterprise network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will hold a CCIE certification and possess extensive hands-on experience deploying Cisco ACI fabrics Nexus switching environments and Cisco UCS compute platforms. You will play a critical role in data center transformation projects ensuring high availability security and seamless virtualization integration.

• Cisco ACI Deployment: Design deploy configure and implement Cisco ACI fabric in enterprise data center environments using Leaf-Spine architecture.

• ACI Policy Management: Configure and manage advanced ACI policies including Tenants VRFs Bridge Domains EPGs Contracts L3Out and Application Profiles.

• Network Migration: Lead the migration planning and execution from traditional legacy network architectures to Cisco ACI.

• Switching & Infrastructure: Install configure and manage Cisco Nexus switches (and 5000 series) utilizing VXLAN EVPN vPC OSPF BGP and static routing.

• Compute Administration: Deploy and administer Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers including Fabric Interconnects Service Profiles VLANs VSANs firmware upgrades and UCS Manager.

• Virtualization Integration: Integrate Cisco ACI fabrics seamlessly with VMware vCenter Hyper-V or other enterprise virtualization platforms.

• Documentation & Governance: Prepare high-quality technical documentation including High-Level Designs (HLD) Low-Level Designs (LLD) Method of Procedure (MOP) and As-Built documentation.

• Operations & Support: Perform lifecycle management (software upgrades patching health checks) and provide expert-level troubleshooting support during major implementation activities and maintenance windows.

• Certifications (Highly Preferred):

  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Data Center or CCIE Routing & Switching.

  • Cisco Certified Specialist – ACI Implementation.

  • VMware Certified Professional (VCP) is a strong plus.

• Technical Experience:

  • 5 to 10 years of dedicated experience in Cisco Data Center networking.

  • Minimum 5 years of solid hands-on Cisco ACI implementation experience in production environments.

  • Proven track record of deploying Cisco UCS infrastructure.

• Core Protocols: Strong knowledge of VXLAN EVPN vPC VLAN STP HSRP OSPF and BGP.

• Storage & Automation (Desirable):

  • Familiarity with storage networking (SAN) Fibre Channel and VSAN.

  • Experience or familiarity with automation tools like Ansible Python or Terraform is a distinct advantage.