Network infrastructure Consulting Engineer at Cisco

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide Planning, Designing, Implementation, Operation and Optimization services to Cisco Advanced Services Customers around Cisco’s Data Center and Enterprise Networking solutions.
• Actively involved in the latest industry SDN (Software Defined Networking) technology (SDA and SDWAN) and Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) deployments
• Strong experience on routing and switching for SP and Enterprise environments.
• Establish trusted advisor relationship with customer management and teams on Data Center Infrastructure areas and future technology trends
• Participates in or leads complex Data Center and Cloud infrastructure (network, storage and compute) design/implementation and migration, performance engineering or problem resolution projects.
• Solves complex, cross-functional issues that cross many technologies in network, server, storage, O/S, virtualization, consolidation, middleware, security, applications, operations, content switching, caching and/or content delivery networks, and security.
• Applies good analytic process to help bring any issue to resolution.
• Delivers migration plans, with a thorough understanding on networked applications and related dependencies.
• Ensure compliance to delivery methodology operational structure, roles & responsibilities.
• Support the PM in resolution of project issues.
• Track deliverables against the engagement schedule and support the PM track financial, resource and material requirements for the engagements.
• Ensure smooth closure of engagements using relationship with the customer to guide them to the next step i.e. Sampler service to Assessment Service, Assessment Service to Optimization Service.

Desired Skills:

• Must have a CCIE
• Nexus 5K/7K platforms product architecture knowledge and hands on experience including Fabric Path, OTV, VDC, VPC and ACI.
• Very good knowledge on Routing and Switching technologies for SP and enterprise environments.
• Solid knowledge on MPLS for Enterprise environments
• Good knowledge on SDA and SDWAN solutions
• Strong customer-facing skills.
• Excellent understanding of the industry landscape (competitors and partners).
• Solid understanding of the end-to-end IT process, including architecture, design & engineering, implementation, and operations.
• Communication skills to include conflict management, negotiation, presentation/demonstration, and written communication.
• Minimum 10 year of experience in Professional Services and holding currently Technical lead or Architect role.