Network NSX AVI SME

Role & responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, and maintain the health and performance of the AVI Networks (NSX ALB) controllers and service engines.
• Perform daily operational checks, troubleshooting, and incident resolution for NSX-T and AVI-related issues.
• Execute routine maintenance, upgrades, and patching for both NSX and AVI components to ensure security and stability.
• Respond to and resolve incidents, service requests, and outages related to AVI and NSX environments.
• Troubleshoot and analyze root causes, implementing corrective actions.
• Implement configuration changes and updates as per change management processes.
• Configure and manage Advanced Load Balancer (ALB) features, including Virtual Services, Pools, Health Monitors, SSL/TLS Offloading, GSLB.
• Deploy and operationalize network security policies, micro-segmentation, and Distributed Firewall rules within the VMware NSX-T environment.
• Utilize automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Python) for the provisioning and configuration of NSX and AVI resources.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in the application delivery path and underlying NSX network fabric.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, firewalls, routing, and switching.
• Proficient in managing AVI Networks (VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer) and VMware NSX.
• Good knowledge of AVI Networks/NSX Advanced Load Balancer administration, deployment models, and core features (VS, Pools, Health Monitors, DataScript).
• Strong operational experience with VMware NSX-T including logical switching, routing, and Distributed Firewall (DFW).
• Proficiency in network protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF) and application protocols (HTTP/S, DNS).
• Familiarity with public cloud networking concepts (AWS, Azure, or GCP) as they relate to NSX and AVI deployments.
• The Operations Specialist AVI & NSX is responsible for supporting, maintaining, and optimizing the organization’s application delivery and network virtualization platforms, specifically AVI Networks (VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer) and VMware NSX.

Preferred candidate profile