Data Center Network Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the strategic planning, design, and execution of sophisticated data center network solutions for clients.

• Design high-performance infrastructures that support AI factories, large-scale accelerated computing, and enterprise data center settings.

• Recognize opportunities to enhance technology adoption.

• Provide insights to engineering and product marketing teams to influence technical strategy.

• Offer expert Ethernet advice throughout the entire customer engagement process.

• Design, architect, and validate contemporary data center networks.

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams that support server infrastructure, GPU-accelerated workloads, and AI/ML implementations.

• Develop and assess DevOps automation for network operations, including configuration templates, deployment pipelines, and switch provisioning.

• Implement and validate network architectures within customer data centers.

• Assist in customer design workshops, testing phases, and Proofs of Concept (PoCs).

• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions, produce documentation, and facilitate deployment transitions.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of practical networking experience, encompassing Layer 2/Layer 3 fundamentals, Ethernet switch configuration, TCP/IP principles, and data center architectures.

• Demonstrated capability to directly engage with customers to collect requirements, design next-generation fabric architectures, and validate solutions through lab simulations or PoCs.

• Extensive experience in configuring and troubleshooting VXLAN-EVPN-based data center fabrics.

• Proficient in automation tools such as Ansible, Salt, or Puppet.

• Ability to operate independently, effectively prioritize tasks, and enhance customer adoption and operational excellence.

• Experience in delivering knowledge transfer sessions, creating documentation, and aiding deployment handovers for customer interactions.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

• CCNP or an equivalent certification is a plus.

• Certifications in Linux administration or engineering.

• Advanced networking certifications such as CCIE, JNCIE, or ACE-E (with a preference for Data Center focus).

• Hands-on experience with Cumulus Linux / Cumulus OS.

• Understanding or certification in InfiniBand networking.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Significant career development opportunities.

• A challenging and engaging work environment.

• A diverse and inclusive company culture.

• Opportunities for collaboration, continuous learning, and professional growth.