Cisco ACI Architect

JOB DESCRIPTION:
This role as a Network Architect is responsible for the development of Data Center network infrastructures.

The candidate will contribute significantly to the innovation, strategy and delivery of emerging network architectures and will be collaborating in a consultative manner with systems engineering, operations, project management, and security.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This person will be responsible for creating detailed architecture designs for next generation Data Center network technologies and creating engineering guidelines for enhancements based on current production deployments.

This includes but is not limited to all Data Center network aspects/designs and trends and design, network overlay technologies, network function virtualization, service chaining, large scale Data Center Switch fabric architectures.

The Network architect would be responsible for recommending platforms, assist with feature/code recommendations, planning for high availability, sizing systems, estimating bandwidth and the design impacts of features, capabilities and additional applications.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

- Network design experience from a datacenter environment
- Advanced experience of Cisco ACI and demostrable design experience with this technology
- Advanced understanding of network infrastructure technologies
- Excellent IP Networking fundamentals and extensive experience in the application of IP protocols
- Expertise in a majority of the following technologies and protocols: MPLS, BGP, OSPF, SIP, RTP, IP, TCP (internals and flow control), UDP, DNS, DHCP, DWDM, SONET, T1/E1, Ethernet, IPv6, VPNs, Firewalls, wireless,we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.