My responsibilities as backbone engineer and team captain focus on implementation, maintenance, and support of networking infrastructure within data centers with all Nexus switches series family (N9K, N7K, N3K) with NX-OS. My core duties often include:1. Implementation: Assist in the configuration and deployment of routing and switching equipment. This includes setting up: Virtual PortChannel (vPC), LACP, PAgP, MST, Private VLANs, Q-in-Q, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, PIM Sparse Mode, VxLAN, BFD… Show more My responsibilities as backbone engineer and team captain focus on implementation, maintenance, and support of networking infrastructure within data centers with all Nexus switches series family (N9K, N7K, N3K) with NX-OS. My core duties often include:1. Implementation: Assist in the configuration and deployment of routing and switching equipment. This includes setting up: Virtual PortChannel (vPC), LACP, PAgP, MST, Private VLANs, Q-in-Q, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, PIM Sparse Mode, VxLAN, BFD, PBR, IP Tunnels, HSRP, VRRP, ITD, Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC), Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), QoS, DHCP Relay Agent, DNS, NAT, ACLs, NTP, PTP, Netflow, sFlow, etc.2. Troubleshooting and Support: Diagnose, resolve complex and provide root cause for network issues in large-scale within data center environment from customers around the world via Webex, phone or email. This includes hospitals, financial institutions, airports, emergency services, government, etc.3. Collaboration with Teams: I often work with various teams within Cisco and with external customers. I collaborate with sales teams and systems architects, to understand customer requirements, with product development teams to provide feedback on products.4. Training and Documentation: Keeping up-to-date with the latest Cisco technologies and products is essential. I create and maintain technical documentation, Cisco articles, configuration guides for internal use and customer reference. Internal and external trainings for customers. Additionally, mentor new team members, as well as be part of the interview team for new vacancies.5. Analyze performance: Use various tools to analyze traffic patterns and verify network performance.6. Innovation: Research and test new technologies and methodologies to improve the data center's capabilities and efficiency. Show less