Network Engineer Senior | Hybrid onsite Plano TX or McLean VA

Senior Network Engineer

This position may be offered to a candidate authorized to work in the US for his/her/their stated employer, without any restrictions which would prevent the candidate from working on the proposed assignment for the duration of the assignment period.

Must Haves: 5+ years of strong hands on experience data center routing and switching and Arista (highly preferred)

The Senior Network Engineer will be part of the Enterprise Network Engineering Team.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Network Engineer to join our team and play a crucial role in network engineering, build, support, and optimization of our data center network infrastructure.

The ideal candidate should have solid foundation in data center routing and switching technologies coupled with hands-on experience in design and deployment of large-scale multi-vendor network projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain the data center network infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Implement and configure routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF) and switching technologies (e.g., EVPN, VxLAN, Spine-Leaf topology, 802.1Q, VRF, L2) to support diverse applications and services.
• Experience with Access Control Lists (ACLs) and Network Address Translation (NAT).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand networking requirements and provide effective solutions.
• Learn and develop automation scripts using Ansible and/or Python to streamline network provisioning, configuration, and monitoring tasks.
• Monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, and perform root cause analysis to resolve incidents promptly.
• Participate in capacity planning, network security and disaster recovery strategies and document relevant SOPs / Visio for network repositories.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in data center networking and automation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in IT Network Engineering and/or Operations.
• Proven experience as a Network Engineer with a focus on data center routing and switching.
• Proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting networking equipment from major vendors (e.g., Arista and Cisco – Arista preferred).
• Strong understanding of routing protocols and switching protocols (BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, Spine-Leaf topology)
• Knowledge of network monitoring and management tools (e.g., SNMP, NetFlow, syslog)
• Knowledge of automation tools such as Ansible, and programming languages like Python.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work well under pressure and in a team environment.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Keys to success in this role:

• Work under minimum supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Proactive in nature with customer satisfaction as primary goal.
• Innovative in providing solutions, likes to take on challenges with calculated risk.
• Quick learner of new technologies and tools.