Cisco Network Architect

Key Responsibilities

Cisco ACI & Data Center Networking

Design, implement, and maintain Cisco Nexus platforms running ACI mode, including VRFs, Bridge

Domains, EPGs/ESGs, L3Out, contracts, and fabric policies.

Integrate ACI with virtualization and container platforms including Red Hat OpenShift VMM and Isovalent/Cilium.

Configure and optimize RoCEv2 within the ACI fabric for high-performance, low-latency workloads.

Conduct advanced troubleshooting of ACI fabric health, faults, endpoint learning, contracts, and multi-tenant segmentation.

Develop and maintain fabric documentation, standards, and operational procedures. Cisco Catalyst & Software-Defined Access

Deploy and support Cisco Catalyst platforms within campus environments.

Design and maintain Software-Defined Access (SDA) architectures, including SDA Wired Fabric and Fabric-Enabled

Wireless. 2

Manage fabric underlay and overlay, policy mapping, authentication integrations, and assurance

operations.

Collaborate with wireless engineers to optimize coverage, performance, and policy enforcement

across SDA.

Identity-Driven Networking & Security Technologies

Configure and administer Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for TACACS+ device administration,

authentication and authorization policy sets, and endpoint profiling.

Integrate Cyber Vision intelligence into profiling, segmentation, and access control workflows.

Support Zero Trust efforts through identity-centric segmentation and policy integration across ACI

and SDA fabrics.

Visibility, Analytics & Observability

Deploy and manage ThousandEyes for end-to-end visibility, routing path analysis, and performance

monitoring.

Implement and support Cisco Cyber Vision for OT/IoT asset visibility, device classification, and

behavior analysis.

Manage DNA Spaces for location analytics, telemetry ingestion, device behavior, and wireless

intelligence.

Provide meaningful insights to leadership using data from these observability platforms.

Core Network Engineering

Troubleshoot complex L2/L3 network issues across multiple environments including VLANs, OSPF,

BGP, STP, and multicast.

Designing, and implementing Palo Alto Networks security solutions across enterprise environments.

Create and maintain documentation including architecture diagrams, standards, runbooks, and

asset inventories.

Assist in modernization planning, platform upgrades, procurement processes, and statewide

technology initiatives.

Other duties as assigned.