Infrastructure Engineer

Project Role : Infrastructure Engineer

Project Role Description : Assist in defining requirements, designing and building data center technology components and testing efforts.

Must have skills : Network Engineering Planning and Deployment Solution

Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 7.5 year(s) of experience is required

Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

SUMMARY:
The role requires a highly experienced Network SME with deep expertise in Cisco SD-WAN, SD-Access, DNA Center (Catalyst Center), Cisco ACI, and Wireless technologies. The individual will be responsible for end-to-end design, deployment, migration, operations, and Tier-3 support of large-scale enterprise networks, while actively engaging with client stakeholders, driving complex troubleshooting, and ensuring secure, resilient, and scalable network solutions.

Roles Responsibilities:

Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for end-to-end design, deployment, configuration, and operational support of Cisco SD-WAN components:
vManage, vSmart, vBond, WAN Edge (ISR, ASR, vEdge, cEdge)

Lead large-scale branch onboarding and migration from MPLS to Internet/Hybrid WAN

Troubleshoot complex overlay, control plane, and data plane issues

Manage traffic forwarding, QoS, encryption, and intelligent path selection

Engage with client SMEs and stakeholders to:

Provide technical inputs, Review architecture and design, Execute and validate design changes

Configure and optimize: Application-Aware Routing (AAR), Centralized control, data, and application policies, Traffic engineering and failover mechanisms

Provide Tier-3 / SME-level operational support for Cisco SD-WAN and SD-Access environments

Lead and drive complex troubleshooting calls to resolution with strong technical and communication skills

Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for critical network incidents

Develop, maintain, and update: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Runbooks and troubleshooting guides

Design and deploy Cisco SD-Access fabric architecture

Configure and manage: Fabric Edge, Control Plane, and Border Nodes
Layer 2 / Layer 3 Virtual Networks (VNs), Scalable Group Tags (SGTs) and policy-based segmentation

Implement identity-based access control using Cisco ISE

Integrate SD-Access with: Wireless infrastructure (Cisco Catalyst 9800 / AireOS), Campus switching (Cisco Catalyst 9000 series)

Troubleshoot fabric issues related to: Policy enforcement, Endpoint onboarding, Fabric connectivity

Design and implement Cisco ACI fabric architecture, including spineleaf topology

Deploy and configure: APIC controllers, Spine and leaf switches

Perform fabric provisioning and underlay/overlay configuration
Configure ACI constructs: EPGs, VRFs, Bridge Domains, Contracts and Filters

Implement policy-based automation for security and connectivity

Troubleshoot ACI fabric connectivity issues (VXLAN, spine/leaf, overlay)

Provide advanced troubleshooting for Cisco Wireless, including:

RF interference and performance issues, Controller and AP configuration, Roaming problems, Security/authentication failures (802.1X, WPA2/WPA3)

Client connectivity and onboarding issues
Cisco DNA Center / Catalyst Center
Deploy, configure, and maintain Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center)
Utilize DNA Center for: Fabric automation and provisioning, Policy configuration and assurance, Network analytics and health monitoring

Manage software upgrades, image lifecycle, and backups

Customize workflows and integrate with external systems using APIs where required

Support change management, planned maintenance windows, and software/hardware upgrades

Ensure adherence to enterprise security, availability, and compliance standards

Professional Technical Skills:
Strong expertise in Cisco SD-WAN, SD-Access, DNA Center, ACI, and Wireless
Proven experience with large enterprise network designs and migrations
Advanced skills in network troubleshooting, diagnostics, and RCA
Excellent understanding of:
QoS, encryption, routing, policy-based segmentation
Fabric-based and software-defined networking
Strong stakeholder communication and design review capabilities
Ability to lead high-impact incident and troubleshooting bridge calls

The candidate should have minimum 7.5 years of experience in Network Engineering Planning and Deployment Solution.

This position is based at our Pune office.

A 15 years full time education is required.

Qualification15 years full time education