Job Summary
Experience:
6.00 - 15.00 Years
Industrial Type:
IT-Software/Software Services
Location:
Chennai
Functional Area:
IT Software - Other
Designation:
Cisco IOS/ NXOS ACI - Senior Consultant
Key Skills:
Cisco IOS/ NXOS, ACI
Educational Level:
Graduate/Bachelors
Job Post Date:
18-Jul-2026
Stream of Study:
Degree:
BE-Comp/IT, BE-Other, BSc-Comp/IT, BSc-Other, BTech-Comp/IT, BTech-Other, MBA, MCA
Company Description
Our client is a global leader in Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing Business in the SW Services & Product arena. Client has impressive customers list in over 30 countries this includes some of the best known names across globe. With offices in every continent and development centres in practically every developed country, our client is known for their successful Delivery model. Our client is structured into Business Units and caters to the BFSI, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, System Integration, Retail, Engineering Services Industries/domains. Their foray into Banking Software products and Intellectual property has differentiated them from their competitors.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
• Define ACI-based data center architecture strategy aligned to enterprise roadmap
• Lead greenfield / brownfield DC transformation initiatives (VXLAN EVPN ? ACI)
• Establish design principles, standards, and reusable architecture patterns
• Drive adoption of policy-driven networking and intent-based networking models
• Own and approve:
o HLD / LLD for ACI deployments o Multi-site / multi-pod architectures
o Integration with hybrid/cloud environments
• Conduct architecture reviews, design authority governance, and approvals
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards
• Lead end-to-end delivery from requirement gathering ? design ? implementation ? migration ? hypercare
• Drive adherence to SLAs, timelines, and quality outcomes
• Architect and oversee:
o ACI Fabric (Leaf-Spine, APIC clusters)
o Tenant/VRF/BD/EPG design and segmentation strategy
o L3Out, external connectivity and DC interconnects
• Integrate ACI with:
o Firewalls, load balancers, and security ecosystems
o VMware / Kubernetes platforms
o Legacy DC environments
• Define and drive automation strategy using APIs, Ansible, Terraform
• Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) for ACI provisioning
• Lead innovation initiatives (self-service networking, CI/CD integration)
• Drive operational efficiency and cost optimization
