Senior Cisco ACI Engineer

Global Payments Inc.

Senior Cisco ACI Engineer focused on designing and optimizing Cisco ACI solutions for a global payment technology company, responsible for deployment, integration, and mentoring.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeAtlanta • North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudFirewallsServiceNowTCP/IPVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and optimize Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) solutions
Mentor and train team members
Drive automation initiatives
Ensure best practices for scalable and secure network operations
Deployment of new Cisco ACI fabrics including spine-leaf topology and APIC controllers
Define and implement ACI policies, tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, and contracts to meet business objectives
Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and hands-on training to junior engineers and operations staff
Integrate ACI with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud environments
Utilize Nexus Dashboard, Catalyst Center, and other tools to monitor ACI health and resolve complex issues
Participate in an on-call rotation
Collaborate with network architects, security teams, and application owners to ensure secure and scalable deployments

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
7+ years of experience in network engineering with at least 5 years focused on Cisco ACI
Strong understanding of the TCP/IP stack and relation to network technologies
Ability to administer a mixture of platforms and technologies including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers
Expert-level knowledge of Cisco ACI architecture, APIC controllers, and Nexus 9000 series switches
Sr. level troubleshooting skills in ACI and traditional data center route/switch
Strong understanding of network protocols (BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, MPLS)
Proven experience in mentoring and training technical teams
Familiarity with ACI integrations (VMware vCenter, ServiceNow, cloud platforms)
Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
Loves to work in a collaborative team environment
Understanding of PCI security standards and practices
In-depth understanding of network documentation, physical and logical diagrams, and being able to provide detailed diagrams of solutions for engineers to follow and build from
Evaluating new technologies and creating/performing proof of concepts
CCIE level experience and knowledge

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity employer
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Hard Skills & Tools

Cisco ACIAPIC controllersNexus 9000 series switchesTCP/IP stacknetwork protocolsBGPOSPFVXLANMPLSnetwork troubleshooting

Soft Skills

mentoringtrainingleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaboration

Certifications

CCIE