CCIE ACI Engineer CCIE LAB CERTIFIED (MANDATORY)

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and implement Cisco ACI fabric in enterprise data center environments.
• Install, configure, and manage Cisco Nexus switches (9000, 7000, and 5000 series).
• Deploy and administer Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers, including UCS Manager.
• Configure and manage Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects, Service Profiles, VLANs, VSANs, and firmware upgrades.
• Implement Leaf-Spine architecture using Cisco ACI.
• Configure ACI policies including Tenants, VRFs, Bridge Domains, EPGs, Contracts, L3Out, and Application Profiles.
• Perform migration from traditional network architecture to Cisco ACI.
• Integrate Cisco ACI with VMware vCenter, Hyper-V, or other virtualization platforms.
• Configure VXLAN EVPN, vPC, OSPF, BGP, and static routing within the data center.
• Perform software upgrades, patching, health checks, and lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot complex issues related to Cisco ACI, Nexus, UCS, and data center networking.
• Work with security, server, virtualization, and storage teams during implementation and migration activities.
• Prepare implementation documentation, Low-Level Design (LLD), High-Level Design (HLD), Method of Procedure (MOP), and As-Built documentation.
• Provide technical support during maintenance windows and major implementation activities.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience implementing Cisco ACI in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of Cisco Nexus switches (Nexus 9000/7000/5000).
• Experience with Cisco UCS Manager, Fabric Interconnects, and UCS server deployment.
• Knowledge of Cisco Data Center architecture and Leaf-Spine design.
• Experience with VXLAN, EVPN, vPC, VLAN, STP, HSRP, OSPF, and BGP.
• Experience integrating Cisco ACI with VMware vCenter and virtualization environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Experience with firmware upgrades and migration activities.
• Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible, Python, or Terraform is an advantage.
• Knowledge of storage networking (SAN), Fibre Channel, and VSAN is desirable.

Required Experience

• 5–10+ years of experience in Cisco Data Center networking.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on Cisco ACI implementation experience.
• Proven experience deploying Cisco UCS infrastructure.
• Experience working in enterprise or service provider data centers.
• Experience with data center migration and transformation projects.

Preferred Certifications

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Data Center (Preferred) or CCIE routing and switching
• Cisco Certified Specialist – ACI Implementation
• VMware VCP (Preferred

Skills: ccie,vmware,nexus,data center,ucs,cisco,cisco ucs,architecture