Profile: Senior Software engineer is responsible in developing automation and orchestration solutions within the network engineering group. Responsible for building service orchestration through Cisco network services orchestration platform for software defined network capabilities

Technical Skills:

6+ years of experience into data center network engineering, automation and service orchestration for enterprise environments
3+ years of experience in developing and building automation capabilities within enterprise networks
Design, develop, maintain, test, deploy & troubleshoot automated network services, service orchestration and SD-WAN specific features
Work with Network Architects to capture requirements, design and scope the effort of feature development for network automation
Prepare high level designs, review, peer code reviews, develop unit tests, verification of enhancements & bugs and manage build servers
Work remotely with teams to collaborate and develop cutting edge technologies
Network Automation/Orchestration skillsets in frameworks and toolsets, including Cisco Network Service Orchestrator (NSO) and related development skills such as NSO Java/Python APIs, Config
Templates, Network Element Drivers (NED), Lux, Reactive Fastmap, Subscriber, Kicker, Action and familiar with Layered Services Architecture (LSA)
Basic Cisco NSO Function Pack development knowledge in Resource Manager, ESC, NFVO, VNFM and SDWAN
Controller technologies such as Manage or similar
Preferred to have Network Programmability skills in SDN, REST APIs, NETCONF, YANG, JSON, and XML
Knowledge on Cisco Data Centre Compute platforms like UCS Blade & Rack Servers, UCS Fabric Interconnect, UCS Manager, Cisco ACI
Knowledge of Cisco and Cloud computing (i.e. Azure, AWS and Vmware), Data Center, Virtualization, Storage and Networking is desirable
Experience in Linux Operating System with administration, scripting skills, CI/CD process and DevOps tools • Good exposure to Routing, Switching and Firewall administration
Knowledge of Leaf-spine architecture
Knowledge of switching techniques: VLAN, VTP, various flavours of STP, Ether-Channel, etc
Experience on Cisco Nexus Platform, Nexus with VPC concepts.
Experience on Firewall and F5 Load balancer
Basic knowledge of Linux
Supporting the preparation and implementation of complex network changes
Participating in managing all network security solutions

Personal Skills:

Proactive
Detail-oriented Job Description
Ability to influence and persuade
Multi-tasking
Integrity and trust
Self-starter and Willing to learn, etc.

Mandatory Skills for this role:

Knowledge in Cisco Network services orchestration
Knowledge in Cisco Nexus platform
Hands on experience developing automations using Python, Java and similar programming platforms, API integrations
Network Engineering, automation and optimisation
Firewall administration & management
Network load balancers
DNS, DHCP

This role will also include:

Azure networking experience
Proven experience in LAN, WAN, WLAN, and WWAN design and implementation
Experience in advanced switching, routing, VRF, IPSec VPN
Hands on experience on Checkpoint/Cisco/Palo Alto firewalls and their integration with other well-known security systems
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills in English

Soft Skills

Good analytical and problem-solving skills
Good communication and collaboration skills
Ability to communicate complex technical issues effectively
Risk Analysis and Management
Communicate with Team members effectively and efficiently

Additional Skills and Certification:

Proven ability to handle several assignments simultaneously
Proven ability to manage and lead work independently
Design and Implement technical expertise when necessary
Establish and monitor corporate standards, including disaster recovery, security, and data retention.
Ability to determine and document root cause analysis and corrective action plans.

Location: Can Work Remotely From Any Location In India

Preferred Location: Hyderabad

Graduate

Preferred Certification:

CCNA, CCNP, CCIE
Azure – AZ 900
ITIL V3 or above (optional)

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