Network Engineer

Position: Network Cisco ACI SME Location: Lansing , MI (Onsite) Job Type: Contract EXP- 12 Roles and Responsibilities: The role requires a flexible, senior/lead engineer who can manage multiple work streams in a fast-paced enterprise environment. Manage the P1/P2 MIM bridges and handle customer escalations. Should be flexible and instrumental in addressing customer expectations in business & non-business hours efficiently. Deploy Network infrastructure and execute services covering the installations, testing, cutover, migration and troubleshooting. Ability to design, manage a WAN, LAN network with complex network technology. Responsibility for various stages of the network development. This may include: design, analysis, configuration, testing and fixing issues with the network infrastructure or application components Troubleshooting of Catalyst / Nexus switches, Wireless controllers, Access Points, ASR / ISR routers. To assist in the planning, design, and implementation, of data network projects. Provide technical support for projects as required Advance trouble shooting on operational issues (L3 -Level) Configure and utilize a variety of network management tools (SolarWinds, NetFlow) Should be able to support EST working hours, working in shifts and on-call support Skills required: Should have 12-14 years of experience. Must have: Strong understanding Cisco ACI - SDN and worked on installation/operations of the ACI environment. (Primary Skill) Strong Knowledge and hands on experience in Cisco catalyst switches and Nexus 5k, 7k, 9k etc. Must have: Strong understanding Cisco Firepower (Secondary Skill) Knowledge and hands on experience in OSPF, ISIS, BGP, IP MPLS in enterprise or service provider networks Strong knowledge on VPNs, Authentication (TACACS, AAA, PKI), 802.1x, NAC (Cisco ISE). Excellent skills in Configuring and troubleshooting Cisco routers and switches, firewalls. installation/operations of the ACI environment. Hands-on experience on F5 Load balancer (LTM, GTM ) Preferred to have: Strong Knowledge on Cloud networking in Oracle cloud & Azure cloud. Good to have: Knowledge on Cisco Wi-Fi & Wi-Fi 6.0 Good to have: Knowledge on ISE implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting