ACI Network Engineer
Posted 2 weeks ago by NP Group
£410 Per day
Inside
Remote
England, UK
Summary: The ACI Network Engineer role involves designing, implementing, and managing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) solutions. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize enterprise-grade data center networking environments. Candidates must possess deep technical expertise in ACI architecture, policy management, and network automation. The role is available for remote work within the UK or EU and is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deploy ACI fabric architectures aligned with business and technical requirements
- Configure and manage ACI constructs including tenants, application profiles, EPGs, contracts, and policies
- Implement network segmentation and security policies using ACI microsegmentation capabilities
- Develop and maintain documentation for ACI topologies, policies, and configurations
- Perform troubleshooting and health checks on ACI fabrics using diagnostic tools and CLI commands
- Monitor ACI fabric performance and optimize configurations for availability and efficiency
- Collaborate with storage, compute, and application teams to integrate ACI with broader infrastructure
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in network engineering or data center infrastructure
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Cisco ACI design, deployment, and operations
- Strong understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, VLAN, VXLAN, BGP) and data center networking
- Proficiency with Cisco ACI Management Information Tree (MIT) and policy model concepts
- Experience with ACI configuration and monitoring tools (APIC, Cisco ACI simulator)
- Familiarity with network automation and Scripting (Python, REST APIs preferred)
- Knowledge of virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, OpenStack) and container technologies
- Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to work independently on complex problems
Salary (Rate): £400 per day
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Contract: ACI Network Engineer
Start Date: ASAP
Location: either UK remote or EU Remote based
Duration: 6 months
Day Rate: £400 a day (via umbrella solution UK Inside IR35)a day inside of IR35
Circa €430 a day via payroll company gross for EU based resource
Reference: 20516
We are seeking an experienced ACI Engineer to design, implement, and manage Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) solutions. The successful engineer will work with cross-functional teams to build and optimize enterprise-grade data center networking environments. This role requires deep technical expertise in ACI architecture, policy management, and network automation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and deploy ACI fabric architectures aligned with business and technical requirements
- Configure and manage ACI constructs including tenants, application profiles, EPGs, contracts, and policies
- Implement network segmentation and security policies using ACI microsegmentation capabilities
- Develop and maintain documentation for ACI topologies, policies, and configurations
- Perform troubleshooting and health checks on ACI fabrics using diagnostic tools and CLI commands
- Monitor ACI fabric performance and optimize configurations for availability and efficiency
- Collaborate with storage, compute, and application teams to integrate ACI with broader infrastructure
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in network engineering or data center infrastructure
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Cisco ACI design, deployment, and operations
- Strong understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, VLAN, VXLAN, BGP) and data center networking
- Proficiency with Cisco ACI Management Information Tree (MIT) and policy model concepts
- Experience with ACI configuration and monitoring tools (APIC, Cisco ACI simulator)
- Familiarity with network automation and Scripting (Python, REST APIs preferred)
- Knowledge of virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, OpenStack) and container technologies
- Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to work independently on complex problems
Preferred Qualifications
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or higher certification
- Cisco ACI Specialist certification
- Experience with SD-WAN solutions and cloud networking integration
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms
- Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance requirements (NIST, PCI-DSS)
- Experience with IT service management tools and change management processes
Technical Skills
- Cisco ACI (APIC, fabric, leaf/spine architecture)
- Network Switches and routing platforms
- Python, Bash, or other Scripting languages
- Monitoring and analytics platforms (Tetration, Nexus Insights)
- Network troubleshooting tools (Wireshark, traceroute, packet analysis)
Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.