Senior Network Engineer/ACI Specialist

Summary: The Senior Network Engineer/ACI Specialist role involves designing, implementing, and supporting Cisco ACI fabrics within a large enterprise environment. The position requires SC clearance eligibility and is classified as inside IR35, with remote working arrangements. The candidate will engage with various stakeholders and produce network design documentation while troubleshooting connectivity issues. Strong enterprise networking and Cisco ACI experience are essential for this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and support Cisco ACI fabrics in a large enterprise environment
• Configure and manage ACI tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, EPGs, contracts, and L3Outs
• Troubleshoot ACI policy, forwarding, and external connectivity issues
• Support integration with external network domains and security platforms
• Produce and review high-level and low-level network design documentation
• Engage with business, design and operational stakeholders, vendors, and internal delivery teams

Key Skills:

• Strong enterprise networking background
• In-depth routing and switching knowledge (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, L2/L3)
• Proven Cisco ACI design, implementation, and troubleshooting experience
• Strong understanding of high-availability and resilient network architectures
• Fortinet Firewall implementation and troubleshooting experience (desirable)
• Experience integrating Firewall platforms with Cisco ACI (desirable)

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: England

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: Senior Network Engineer/ACI Specialist

Must be able to qualify for SC Cleared

Inside ir35

Remote working

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support Cisco ACI fabrics in a large enterprise environment

• Configure and manage ACI tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, EPGs, contracts, and L3Outs

• Troubleshoot ACI policy, forwarding, and external connectivity issues

• Support integration with external network domains and security platforms

• Produce and review high-level and low-level network design documentation

• Engage with business, design and operational stakeholders, vendors, and internal delivery teams

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong enterprise networking background

• In-depth routing and switching knowledge (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, L2/L3)

• Proven Cisco ACI design, implementation, and troubleshooting experience

• Strong understanding of high-availability and resilient network architectures

Desirable Skills

• Fortinet Firewall implementation and troubleshooting experience

• Experience integrating Firewall platforms with Cisco ACI