Cisco Network Engineer

As an ACI Engineer, you will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and maintaining our Cisco ACI fabric. You'll play a key role in automating network infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance, and securing our data center environment. Senior Consultant Job Description Common Responsibilities: − Successfully manages customer relationships − Supports delivery of service program to major customers. − Performs analysis of complex network designs. − Builds simulated networks in test labs to resolve complex problems and compatibility issues. − Conforms to service delivery of Advanced Services standards. − Supports delivery of service program to customers. − Performs analysis of complex network designs. − Questions ways of working and suggests improvements. − Provides remote or onsite deployment support. − Performs analysis and diagnosis of complex networking problems. − Generates reusable Intellectual Capital in the form of standard customer deliverables. − May perform customer facing presentations – QBR, Training, and TOI. − May collaborate proactively with other CE’s to ensure optimal use of resources to meet customer needs − Generates reusable Intellectual Capital in the form of standard customer deliverables. − Performs analysis and diagnosis of highly complex networking problems. − Performs analysis of highly complex network designs. − Builds simulated networks in test labs to resolve highly complex problems and compatibility issues. − Introduces new ways of working − Demonstration of Cisco products and solutions to customers. − Ability to sell / present to customers the value of Advanced Services − Collaborates proactively with other CE’s to ensure optimal use of resources to meet customer needs. − Contribute to customers knowledge through the delivery of Knowledge Transfer Sessions The Senior Consultant may perform any of the following components of the role breakdown depending on specific engagements: Proactive Service & Support: − Works extensively with clients, Account Team and resources on developing a strategy and the deployment of most complex services and required Network Support Systems − Assists customer with deployment and strategy of highly complex tools and related Network Management Systems − Leads design workshop Reactive Service & Support: − Assures that the most complex customer network problems across a broad range of technologies are properly and quickly resolved. − Acts as a focal point for most complex network problem resolution Required Skills In addition to consultant − Expert level internetworking troubleshooting in a large-scale network environment. − Undertake support as designated Advanced Services Consultant for large-scale networks. Must possess strong technical account management skills. Minimum 1 year of experience in high-level support. − Large-scale network design skills. − In-depth knowledge of network management, network availability & capacity planning. − Expert level knowledge and hands-on experience in Cisco Data Center technologies, including Nexus and ACI. − Expert level internetworking troubleshooting in a large-scale network environment. − Undertake support as designated Advanced Services engineer for large-scale networks. Must possess strong technical account management skills. Minimum 1 year of experience in Advanced Services or high-level support. − Very Strong Consulting and communication skills − Professional level CCDP or CCNP and CCIE written Preferred Skills - CCIE lab STRONGLY preferred - Expert knowledge of at least one technology and aiming for expertise in at least one other technology - Some experience in a leadership role Experience − Typically requires BS, CS, or University degree equivalent plus 5-8 years' experience in network Consulting or telecommunications support environment. Advanced degree is also preferred. Type and Size of Projects − Leads and works on projects that are strategic, of high visibility, and involve highly complex emerging technologies and solutions integration. Is size a determinant − Represents Advanced Services in providing leadership and direction on solutions that maximize the business benefits to the customer Accountability − Accountable to highest levels of senior management to ensure project commitments and Advanced Services deliverables are met. Recommends and initiates projects to benefit customers and Advanced Services wide objectives. Interface & Communication − Leads others in a team environment to achieve common goals. Provides technical leadership to customers & internal resources. − Shapes the opinions of key stakeholders (customers, vendors, business partners). − Resolves problems that have been escalated to the highest level for mission critical implementations. − Focuses organizations on doing what is best for the customer − Participates as special beta testers, works with BUs, member of v-technical teams, etc. Problem Solving − Solves complex, cross-functional issues that cross many technologies. Can apply good analytic process to any issue to help bring to resolution. Core competencies − Strong understanding of all chosen current technologies and good understanding of emerging technologies. Focus on technology and how to use it. − Proven technical project management skills. − Strong technical presentation skills to all levels, especially to customer senior management. − Leadership and mentoring skills. − Ability to influence at senior level and within customer organizations.