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