Consulting Engineer

Team and role overview

Core responsibilities

• Lead complex Data Center network problem resolution across Nexus switching, ACI fabrics, UCS compute, storage networking, virtualization, and compute or storage integration.
• Produce root-cause analyses, remediation plans, prevention recommendations, and technical documentation for infrastructure and application-interconnect issues.
• Monitor customer Data Center trends and deliver quarterly technical reviews covering findings, metrics, and strategic action plans.
• Coordinate resolution strategies with Account Teams, Cisco TAC, Product Business Units, and High Touch Operations Managers.
• Support Data Center rollouts, migrations, and fabric expansions through remote or onsite deployment assistance, including occasional travel.
• Create reusable tools, scripts, and best-practice documentation.

Minimum qualifications

• Typically requires a BS in a technical field, preferably computer science or electrical engineering, plus 10 or more years of related experience, or an MS in a technical field.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus switches, ACI, and UCS.
• Experience with Data Center fabric architectures and VxLAN, EVPN, FabricPath, OTV, LISP, or DCI.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, Multicast, STP, HSRP, VRRP, and QoS, including packet-level troubleshooting with Wireshark.
• Experience with SAN and storage networking, VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Nexus Dashboard, and UCS Manager or IMC.

Preferred qualifications

• Cisco certifications such as CCNP or CCIE Data Center are preferred.
• Executive-level presentation and strong verbal and written communication skills are preferred.
• Understanding of Data Center security, segmentation, and zero-trust architecture is preferred.
• Exposure to network management systems, telemetry, monitoring tools, and agile methodology is preferred.

Work arrangement

• The role includes remote or onsite deployment support and occasional travel for high-impact customer engagements.