LAN ACI Engineer

LAN ACI Engineer

Plano TX

Full Time

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Strong knowledge in Switching technologies Tenant VRFs BDs EPGs VXLAN STP Trunking Ether channel HSRP VRRP LACP PaGP BGP OSPF MP-BGP

Switching Models Nexus 9K 7K 5K 2K VPC FEX VDC Cisco VSS VPC Cisco Catalystwith stacking.

Deep understanding of Internet Protocol (IP) addressing and Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM).

Extensive experience on designing and implementing Cisco ACI SDA (Software-Defined Access) DNAC with Data Center Networking Technologies and Cloud Solutions.

Strong experience with Monitoring and Alerting Tools: Cisco APIC/ACI Nexus Dashboard Cisco DNAC Cisco ISE PagerDuty Nagios & Thousand Eyes.

CCNP Certified (Routing & Switching) & Higher

Strong knowledge on Cisco Data Center with ACI environment (Single/Multi Pod)

Expert Knowledge of LAN switching technologies: STP Trunking Ether channel and good understanding of high availability fundamentals (HSRP and VRRP)

Good understanding of Local Area Network (LAN) switching technologies including ACI APIC VXLAN fabric path SDA DNAC ISE Spanning Tree Virtual LAN (VLAN) and VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) concepts.

Good hands-on experience on the load balancing concepts like - LACP PaGP

Strong hands-on work experience with Cisco Nexus 9K 7K 5K 2K devices Cisco Catalyst 9K 3K & 4K series.

Experience in designing deploying and troubleshooting VSS VDC VPC OTV Fabric path FCoE and multi-tenancy in the datacenter.

Deep understanding of Internet Protocol (IP) addressing and Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM).

Good understanding of DHCP DNS - Hands-on experience & troubleshooting knowledge on Infoblox.

Troubleshooting network link/device hardware/configuration issues isolating the problem fixing the problem

Install configure and support large-scale production and corporate network infrastructure including routers switches console servers and equipment.

Schedule and perform network maintenance repair and upgrade tasks as needed while limiting the impact on the production network.

Very strong Layer 2 & 3 Networking skills solid BGP IPV4 IPv6 Change management.

Troubleshooting the routing protocols like BGP EIGRP Static and OSPF and work with the ISPs and internal teams to resolve the issues.

Experience working on CoS QoS WRED and related quality of service parameters.

Working knowledge on MPLS Metro Ethernet and Hub & Spoke concepts

Roles & Responsibilities

Provide operations support for Enterprise LAN Security Data Center and Campus Network platforms across North America locations.

Installing configuring and supporting network equipment including Switches & Routers using APIC & DNAC tool.

Configuration and Operational support experience with Cisco ACI - Spine-leaf switches APIC and APIC-EM controller Nexus switches.

Resolve connectivity problems between applications EPGs and external networks.

Diagnose routing contracts and endpoint learning issues.

Maintain external connections (L3Out firewalls load balancers) and Apply micro segmentation and policy rules.

Add or update ACI objects (tenants VRFs bridge domains EPGs contracts).

Deep understanding of network orchestration and automation using Cisco ACI/APIC SDA & DNAC with ISE integration.

Procuring network equipment and managing subcontractors involved with network installation.

Configuring routing and switching to maximize network efficiency and security.

Supervise and or performing site installs maintenance upgrades or software enhancements to support the network infrastructure needs.

Plan and execute APIC and switch firmware upgrades.

Function as a point of escalation for operational entities regarding regular or complex issues.

Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting

Investigating faults in the network

Resolve incidents/problems/Changes according to established procedures.

Work on Service improvement activities and completing it within the target dates.

Explore & Support automation where possible.

Work closely with customer Infrastructure teams and vendors such as Cisco.

Reporting network status to key stakeholders