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