{"id":2616684,"url":"https://alion.io/job/societe-generale-lead-system-engineer-cisco-aci","title":"Lead System Engineer - Cisco ACI","company":{"id":1760180,"name":"Société Générale","domain":"societegenerale.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/societegenerale-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Career sitemap","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":80,"open_postings":92,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":17,"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"}},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Bengaluru, India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":23000,"max_usd":67000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":14},"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Ansible","optional":false},{"name":"BGP","optional":false},{"name":"MPLS","optional":false},{"name":"OSPF","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Splunk","optional":false},{"name":"VMWare","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-29T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-29","last_verified_at":"2026-10-21T20:19:01Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":22,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":22},"description":"Responsibilities\n\n Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Lead System Engineer with deep expertise in Datacenter Networking, Cisco ACI, SD‑WAN, MPLS, WAN technologies, and advanced routing protocols. The ideal candidate will be capable of independently deploying, managing, and troubleshooting complex network infrastructures across heterogeneous environments. This role demands strong technical leadership, hands‑on engineering skills, and the ability to guide junior team members while driving continuous improvement in operations.\nKey ResponsibilitiesDatacenter Networking & ACIPlan, design, and implement Cisco ACI architecture, including NDO, NDI, Multipod, and VXLAN.\nConfigure and manage VRFs, security zones, routing policies, and automated provisioning templates (Zero Touch Provisioning).\nParticipate in ACI implementation planning and lead ACI-related project delivery.\nReview and enhance Datacenter Network standards; recommend new hardware and technology solutions.\nPerform PoC testing for new features, network designs, and products.\nWAN / SD-WAN / MPLSDesign, deploy, and troubleshoot Enterprise WAN & MPLS-based networks.\nManage and optimize SD‑WAN infrastructure (Cisco/VMware/Other OEMs as applicable).\nPerform WAN routing optimization, link management, and integration of DC and WAN environments.\nEnsure uptime, stability, and SLA compliance across WAN circuits and devices.\nRouting & SwitchingExpert-level knowledge of BGP, OSPF, and working knowledge of RIP, EIGRP.\nStrong experience with Cisco Nexus switching, VLANs, trunking, STP variants, and Dot1x.\nAbility to review and recommend improvements in Low-Level Designs (LLDs) and configuration standards.\nOperations & TroubleshootingAct as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) during major incidents and technical escalations.\nLead outage calls; drive root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.\nTroubleshoot production issues using tools like Splunk, NetFlow, logs debugging, packet captures, etc.\nExecute moderate network changes and ensure change success with minimal disruption.\nReview existing operational processes and propose improvements to reduce alarm/noise and escalations.\nLeadership & Cross-functional CollaborationMentor and train junior team members; support knowledge-sharing initiatives.\nWork closely with global teams (e.g., Paris NRE Team) for incident handling and approvals.\nProvide improvement plans to reduce escalations and enhance operational efficiency.\nParticipate in next-generation network transformation projects.\nDocumentation & Process ImprovementCreate and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and process workflows.\nDefine improvement plans to lower alarms, reduce escalations, and streamline operations.\nPropose new processes and update existing ones to increase automation and autonomy.\n\nRequired Skills & Experience 8–14 years of hands-on experience in Datacenter & Enterprise Networking.\nExpert knowledge of:Cisco ACI\nVXLAN, MPLS, VRF\nSD‑WAN\nBGP, OSPF (Expert level)\nCisco Nexus switching platforms.\n\nStrong operational and troubleshooting skills for large-scale production environments.\nExperience with Splunk, Netflow, and debugging network logs.\nAbility to lead critical incidents and communicate with senior stakeholders.\nExperience designing and operating large Enterprise or Service Provider WAN/LAN infrastructures.\nStrong communication, documentation, and leadership skills.\nScripting experience using Python or Ansible for automation (good to have)\n\n Profile required\n\n Abilities / Skills Required\n Strong stakeholder engagement / Client Relationship Management\n Very good attitude, good listener and adapter\n Motivated and proactive and ready to take more challenges\n Lead incident as final point of escalation","description_format":"text","description_chars":3755,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Commercial & Retail Banks","Investment Banking & M&A Advisory"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T12:22:30Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":27,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.485,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":22,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/societe-generale-lead-system-engineer-cisco-aci","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/societe-generale-lead-system-engineer-cisco-aci.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-21T22:38:27Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":32318,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-22T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1760180},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1760180"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsociete-generale-lead-system-engineer-cisco-aci"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsociete-generale-lead-system-engineer-cisco-aci"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsociete-generale-lead-system-engineer-cisco-aci"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/societe-generale-lead-system-engineer-cisco-aci\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsociete-generale-lead-system-engineer-cisco-aci"}]}