Senior Network Engineer - Cisco SDA, SD-WAN, ACI

About the role

Penta Consulting, a technology service provider and outsourced partner delivering managed solutions across EMEA, is recruiting a highly experienced Network Consultant for a major enterprise transformation programme. The role helps customers modernise their network and data centre environments while acting as a trusted technical advisor.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and optimisation of modern Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions, including Cisco SDA and SD-WAN
• Deliver and support complex Cisco data centre deployments, focusing on VXLAN and ACI
• Act as a trusted advisor to customer stakeholders on infrastructure strategy, technology roadmaps and best practices
• Resolve complex technical challenges across networking, security, servers, storage, virtualisation, operating systems and applications
• Develop migration strategies and implementation plans for large-scale enterprise environments
• Support Project Managers in managing project risks, issues, resources and deliverables, ensuring projects follow agreed methodologies, governance and operational standards
• Mentor and guide engineers and consultants
• Build strong customer relationships and identify opportunities for future services and engagements

Required profile

• 15+ years of experience delivering Professional Services in enterprise networking environments
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Cisco SDA and Cisco SD-WAN
• Strong experience designing, implementing and operating Cisco ACI
• Deep understanding of VXLAN-based data centre architectures
• Excellent customer-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Experience across architecture, design, implementation and operational support functions

Required skills

• Enterprise routing and switching
• Cisco SDA, SD-WAN, ACI and VXLAN
• MPLS in enterprise environments
• Excellent communication, presentation and problem-solving abilities