Senior Network Engineer/ACI Specialist SC Clearance required

Summary: The Senior Network Engineer/ACI Specialist role requires an SC cleared professional to design, implement, and support Cisco ACI fabrics within a large enterprise environment. The position involves troubleshooting ACI policies and integrating with external network domains while engaging with various stakeholders. This role is classified as inside IR35 and offers remote working arrangements.

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
• Experience integrating Firewall platforms with Cisco ACI

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: Senior Network Engineer/ACI Specialist

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 buisness, 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