bOverview /b pIn this role you act as a senior technical authority in Cisco CX Professional Services across Italy and Southern Europe, leading design, deployment, and optimization of mission-critical data center networks. You work closely with client stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions using ACI, VXLAN, and Nexus fabrics, while driving automation and modern, AI-ready architectures. You balance hands-on engineering with strategic consulting, mentoring regional engineers and guiding large-scale transitions. This is a high-visibility, hybrid role offering impact across networks, security, and service delivery. /p bResponsabilità /bulliLead end-to-end architecture, design, staging, deployment, and Day-2 acceptance for large data center networks /liliDesign, configure, and troubleshoot Cisco ACI (APIC) and VXLAN fabrics including multi-pod and multi-site deployments /liliDevelop migration architectures and detailed MOPs to transition legacy environments to programmable ACI/VXLAN /liliOperate in a hybrid work model with onsite engagements in Rome and Milan as needed /liliEstablish trusted advisory relationships with Chief Architects and IT leadership; translate business goals into robust architectures /liliDrive network automation and IaC using Python (ACI Cobra SDK), Ansible ACI modules, Terraform ACI Provider, and REST APIs /liliArchitect L4–L7 service integration (firewalls, F5/Citrix load balancers) via ACI Service Graphs, L2Out, L3Out /liliProvide technical leadership, peer review,



and mentorship across the regional delivery team /liliSecondary skills in DC will be considered a plus /li /ul bRequisiti fondamentali /bulliBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronic Engineering (or equivalent) /lili8+ years of hands-on professional services or network consulting experience in enterprise/SP Data Center environments /liliActive Cisco CCIE Data Center or CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure / Routing Switching (or equivalent expert-level mastery) /liliDeep knowledge of ACI fabric design, Spine-Leaf, APIC, VRFs, BDs, EPGs, Contracts, and Micro-segmentation; Multi-Pod and Multi-Site experiences /liliExtensive Nexus 9000/7000/5000 NX-OS experience; VXLAN EVPN with BGP, IRB, DCI /liliExperience with Nexus Dashboard, NDI, NDFC/DCNM, and Network Assurance Engine (NAE) for Day-2 operations /liliFluency in Italian and professional English for customer-facing engagements /liliStrong routing switching expertise (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Segment Routing, vPC, STP, QoS, multicast) /li /ululliClient-facing communication and presentation skills /liliAnalytical thinking and proven ability to convey complex SDN concepts to executives /liliMentoring and coaching of junior engineers; strong teamwork orientation /liliCisco ACI (APIC), EPGs, Contracts, Micro-segmentation, VRF, BD, ANP /liliVXLAN EVPN with BGP control plane, distributed anycast gateway /liliNexus switches (9000/7000/5000), NX-OS /li /ul

📌 Consulting Engineer (Latina)
🏢 Cisco Systems
📍 Latina