Infrastructure Engineer

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:
Network SME with extensive expertise in designing, deploying, configuring, and supporting Cisco SD-WAN components including vManage, vSmart, vBond, and WAN Edge devices. Skilled in large-scale branch onboarding and migrations from MPLS to Internet/Hybrid WAN, with strong troubleshooting capabilities for overlay, control, and data plane issues. Proficient in traffic engineering, QoS, encryption, and application-aware routing, along with centralized policy optimization. Experienced in stakeholder engagement, providing technical inputs, reviewing designs, and implementing necessary changes. Adept at Tier-3 operational support, RCA, and maintaining SOPs while ensuring compliance with enterprise security and availability standards.

Roles & Responsibilities:
- Cisco SD-WAN
Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) with end-to-end technical expertise in design, deployment, configuration, and operational support of Cisco SD-WAN components: vManage, vSmart, vBond, and WAN Edge (ISR, ASR, vEdge, cEdge).
Lead large-scale branch onboarding and migrations from MPLS to Internet/Hybrid WAN.
Troubleshoot complex overlay, control plane, and data plane issues.
Manage traffic forwarding, QoS, encryption, and path selection.
Collaborate with client SMEs for stakeholder discussions, provide technical inputs, review design aspects, and execute design changes.
Configure and optimize-Application-Aware Routing (AAR), Centralized policies (control, data, and application policies), Traffic engineering and failover.
Operations & Support
Provide Tier-3 / SME-level operational support for Cisco SD-WAN and SD-Access.
Drive troubleshooting calls to resolution with strong technical acumen and communication skills.
Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for critical network incidents.
Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), runbooks, and troubleshooting guides.
Support change management, maintenance windows, and upgrades.
Ensure compliance with enterprise security and availability standards.
Cisco SD-Access
Design and deploy Cisco SD-Access fabric architecture.
Configure and manage-Fabric Edge, Control Plane, and Border Nodes, L2/L3 Virtual Networks (VNs), Scalable Group Tags (SGT) and policy-based segmentation
Implement identity-based access control using Cisco ISE.
Integrate SD-Access with wireless (Cisco Catalyst 9800 / AireOS) and campus switching (Catalyst 9K).
Troubleshoot fabric, policy, and endpoint onboarding issues.
Cisco DNA Center / Catalyst Center
Deploy, configure, and maintain Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center).
Use DNA Center for-Fabric automation and provisioning, Policy configuration and assurance, Network analytics and health monitoring
Perform software upgrades, image management, and backups.
Customize workflows and integrate via APIs where required.
Cisco ACI & Wireless
Design and deploy ACI fabric architecture with spine-leaf topology.
Configure APIC controllers, spine/leaf switches, EPGs, VRFs, Bridge Domains, Contracts, and Filters.
Implement policy-based automation for security and connectivity.
Troubleshoot ACI fabric connectivity issues (spine/leaf, overlay, VXLAN).
Resolve Cisco wireless issues including RF interference, controller/AP configuration, roaming problems, security authentication failures (802.1X, WPA2/3), and client connectivity troubleshooting.

Professional & Technical Skills:
Strong hands-on experience with Cisco SD-WAN, SD-Access, DNA Center, ACI, and Wireless technologies.
Proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting vManage, vSmart, vBond, WAN Edge devices.
Deep understanding of overlay networks, control/data plane operations, QoS, encryption, and path selection.
Expertise in fabric architecture design and policy-based segmentation.
Skilled in integrating Cisco ISE for identity-based access control.
Familiarity with API integrations and workflow customization in DNA Center.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills for complex network issues.
Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
Ability to create and maintain SOPs, runbooks, and technical documentation.
Experience in change management and compliance with security standards.
Ability to lead troubleshooting calls and drive resolution under pressure.

Additional Information:
- 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.