Cisco Data Center Network Consulting Engineer 

India, Maharashtra, Mumbai 

722991442

• Lead & drive technology design, implementation, execution, and/or optimization for projects/accounts to accelerate customer outcomes.
• Provide/assist customers with integration and implementation of tools, systems, and service assurance for Cisco technologies.
• Support presale activities and translate business requirements into solution design.
• Build customer simulations in test labs to resolve/validate issues.
• Build and deliver customer collateral, portals, documentation, and knowledge transfer.
• Drive customer technology transitions, influencing solution architectures and services.
• Align with and support company policies and processes and utilize relevant tools to efficiently execute the role and support Professional Services’ strategies and goals.
• Play the role of an individual contributor.

• Decisions impact the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related, including multi-functional teams.
• Ability to understand and communicate project scope and map it to customer business goals and objectives.

• Associate with customers along with appropriate internal and external resources (e.g. Cisco account teams, partners) on the strategy/deployment/optimization of Cisco services and solutions.
• Takes ownership of task/project implementation for assigned engagements.
• Implement new techniques and methodologies utilized in customer delivery and share lessons learned with the broader team.
• Builds and reviews project work e.g. Design recommendations, High-Level Design, Low-Level Design, Implementation/ Change Management Plans.
• Builds and/or use test environments as the need arises to resolve sophisticated problems & compatibility issues.
• Demonstrates software skills and tools to configure, deploy and/or tackle Cisco products and solutions.
• Gives in the development of digital intellectual capital (e.g. scripts, digital signatures).
• Acts as a focal point for problem resolution for assigned customer engagements. Assures accurate and quick resolution of major customer problems across an appropriate range of technologies.

Expertise

• Typically requires BSc Computer Science or equivalent plus 8-12 years of relevant work experience. Advanced degree strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of software programmability, automation, orchestration, and/or virtualization is desired.
• Experienced in customer-facing roles including pre-sales and/or service delivery roles.
• Data Centre related certification (CCIE, CCNP VCP, etc.) and you have a drive for continuous learning.
• Deep knowledge on L2 / L3 networking protocols and technologies (VPC, STP, HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP).
• Strong Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K platform knowledge and hands-on experience.
• Experience in designing Data Center solutions from traditional DC standalone Nexus design to VXLAN Fabric-based SDN solutions demonstrating Single-Site Fabrics, ACI MultiPod & Multisite Fabric architectures.
• Technical understanding and experience on DC solutions involving network services appliances (Firewalls, IPS, load balancers, WAN optimizer appliances) from a network integration perspective.
• Technical knowledge and understandings of cloud computing involving multiple cloud providers like AWS, Azure, Google.

• Extensive hands on experience with computing, virtualization, and container environments (Cisco UCS, Hyperflex, VMware, Microsoft, Kubernetes).

• Receives limited supervision. Resolves methods and procedures on new assignments. Provides guidance and mentoring to other engineers. Translates worldwide team goals into own work assignments.
• Mentor and develop others. Involved in strategic projects with high visibility. The emphasis is on complexity, active participant/initiator, and leader.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).