Binding Minds Inc. (Certified Disability Owned Business Enterprise)

Cisco Engineer, Level 3

Binding Minds Inc. (Certified Disability Owned Business Enterprise)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bogota • Colombia

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Tech Stack

AnsibleDockerKubernetesPythonSwitchingTerraformVMware

About the role

  • Engage with customers and other stakeholders on successful planning and execution of validation engagements.
  • Support next generation R&S, Data Center, and Service Provider customers to accelerate implementation of new platforms/solutions.
  • Validate new design solutions to meet customer requirements.
  • Drive requirements discussions, analyze test requirements, build test lab configurations, author and execute test plans, and document results.
  • Identify key issues and gaps and work with engineering and delivery teams to resolve them.
  • Develop/integrate new technologies into lab environments.
  • Collaborate with Solution Architects from Delivery and Sales teams regarding future initiatives and securing customer business.
  • Innovate to gain efficiency and accelerate validation efforts.
  • Collaborate with other engineers to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Identify and facilitate new business growth opportunities.

Requirements

  • Customer Facing experience (ability to interface and interact with customers successfully).
  • Previous experience in complex network troubleshooting or TAC-style experience.
  • 3 - 8 years of experience with Nexus platforms (focus on n9k)
  • Very good understanding and experience on L2 switching, L3 routing and routing protocols (specifically OSPF, ISIS and BGP).
  • Understanding and experience with network and server virtualization. Experience with docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
  • Basic Programming/Scripting Skill (preferably Python)
  • Basic working knowledge in yang models, configuration management, APIs and operational models.
  • Strong Written and Verbal skills.
  • Some degree of programming/Scripting, orchestration and automation skills (preferably Python, Ansible, Terraform).
  • Good understanding of data models, various data formats such as YAML, JSON and XML and of APIs.
  • Knowledge of designing DC solutions such as ACI, EVPN VXLAN, traditional tiered data center networks.
  • Preferred exposure to Cisco Nexus products such as n2k/n3k/n5k/n6k/n7k/n9k with more emphasis on n9k in NXOS and/or ACI mode.
  • Understanding of Data Center Architectures, Software Defined Networking (SDN) & appliance/service integrations.
  • Knowledge and experience with F5 load balancing, VMware, Redhat OCP, other virtualization hypervisors, UCS and general compute is a plus.
  • Preferably a CCNA or CCNP level certification.
  • Proficient with Industry Test Tools; Spirent or Ixia preferred
  • Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and formal presentation)
  • Ability and experience debugging and troubleshooting complex network problems.
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Hard Skills & Tools
Nexus platformsL2 switchingL3 routingOSPFISISBGPnetwork virtualizationserver virtualizationPythonAnsible
Soft Skills
customer facing experiencestrong written skillsstrong verbal skillscommunication skillscollaborationproblem solvinginnovationproject deliverybusiness growth facilitationrequirements analysis
Certifications
CCNACCNP