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Seydina Ndiaye

Senior Data Center Network Engineer

Paris, France Available on 2 December 2026

19+

Experience

8

Missions

3

Certifications

About

Senior Data Center Network Engineer with extensive experience in design, build, implementation, migration, operations, and troubleshooting of large enterprise and data center networks. Specialized in Cisco ACI, VXLAN-EVPN, Nexus platforms, and IP/MPLS. Proven track record in major French enterprise environments including AXA, Société Générale, BNP, and Orange.

Skills

Cisco ACIVXLAN EVPNNexus 9000BGPOSPFIP/MPLSL2VPNL3VPNVPWSVPLSInter-ASIPv4IPv6LANWANMANVSSMECRSTPFortinetF5DMZAnsibleTerraformPostman

Experience

AX

Network Engineer Lead Expert

AXA

Sep 2020 — Present · 6 years 3 mo

Design and build of new Cisco fabric environments. Migration of legacy Catalyst 6500 and Nexus 7000/5000 data center infrastructure to Cisco ACI Multi-Pod.

Cisco ACINexus 9000Infrastructure AutomationPostmanAnsibleTerraformGitHub

CI

Network Consulting Engineer

CISCO SYSTEMS - Cisco France

May 2018 — Sep 2020 · 2 years 5 mo

Provided proactive and reactive consulting services within Cisco Network Optimization Services for major enterprise customers. Data Center FabricPath and VXLAN / EVPN consulting, high-level support and collaboration with Cisco TAC.

Cisco ACIVXLAN EVPNFabricPathBGPOSPFIP/MPLSL2VPNL3VPN

OR

Principal Network Architect

ORANGE LABS

Sep 2015 — May 2018 · 2 years 9 mo

Architecture for the Orange Gardens campus serving more than 3,000 employees. Proposed and validated the campus VDI network design with Cisco LAN and Juniper backbone technologies.

LANWANMANVSSMECRSTPIP/MPLSA-VPLS

SO

Networks & Security Consultant

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

Dec 2014 — Aug 2015 · 9 mo

Worked within the ECO team on DMZ integration projects and partner connectivity. Produced detailed technical specifications, technical/financial estimates and delivery schedules.

Network SecurityDMZFortinetF5

CA

Network Expert

CAPGEMINI OUTSOURCING SERVICES

Nov 2013 — Dec 2014 · 1 year 2 mo

RUN and Level 3 support for LAN and data center network environments across major customer contracts. Configured and troubleshot Cisco, Fortinet and F5 network/security platforms.

LANWANMANVSSMECRSTPFortinetF5

OR

Network Architect - IP/MPLS

ORANGE LABS

Mar 2011 — Oct 2013 · 2 years 8 mo

Architect for a multiservice IPv4/IPv6 backbone supporting MPLS/VPN, multicast, L2/L3 VPN, VPWS, VPLS multihoming and Inter-AS. Network architect for the Orange Labs International VPN (OLIV), interconnecting internal sites and external networks.

IP/MPLSL2VPNL3VPNVPWSVPLSInter-ASIPv4IPv6

OR

LAN Campus Architect

ORANGE LABS

Jan 2009 — Mar 2011 · 2 years 3 mo

Validation and integration of new LAN technologies across Orange Labs sites. Produced HLD/LLD, supervised pilot testing and wrote migration scenarios and operating procedures.

LANWANMANVSSMECRSTPIPv6

OR

Senior Network & Security Engineer

ORANGE LABS

Jul 2007 — Dec 2008 · 1 year 6 mo

Incident management, operational documentation and network/security administration. WAN supervision and operation of a MAN Ethernet IP/OSPF backbone.

Network SecurityWANMANIP/OSPF

Education

Master - DESS - BAC+5

Universite de Metz - France

2003 — 2004

Certifications

CCIE

CCDP

Cisco Champion

Issued 2023