Sr. Cisco SME (Cisco UCS / VMware VDS)

Job Title: Cisco Subject Matter Expert (Cisco UCS / VMware)

Location: Remote (EST / CST)

Duration: 1 Month (40 hours/week)

Position Overview

Our Client is seeking a Senior Cisco Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the implementation of Private VLAN (PVLAN) segmentation within a Cisco UCS and VMware environment. This consultant will work directly with client's engineering team to validate architecture, assist with implementation, troubleshoot technical challenges, and provide guidance for PCI-compliant network segmentation.

The consultant will focus on the initial implementation and knowledge transfer, enabling Client's internal engineering team to complete the remaining deployment activities.

Required Qualifications

Minimum 8+ years of Cisco enterprise networking experience.

Expert-level Cisco UCS experience.

Strong Cisco Nexus switching experience.

Advanced knowledge of VLANs, Private VLANs (PVLAN), trunking, and Layer 2 networking.

VMware vSphere and VMware Distributed Switch (VDS) experience.

Experience supporting enterprise data center environments.

Strong troubleshooting and architecture skills.

Excellent communication and documentation abilities.