Data Center Infrastructure Architect

Data Center Infrastructure Architect

This role is for a senior, hands-on Data Center Network Engineer to support and evolve a global, Cisco-centric data center network environment. The position involves contributing hands-on engineering expertise to support Cisco ACI and VPN infrastructure, while introducing practical automation to improve resiliency, scalability, and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will join an experienced team and play a key part in new data center builds, modernization initiatives, and cloud migration efforts. The focus is on execution and operational improvement over high-level strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and maintain all data center network infrastructure, including Cisco ACI fabrics, the Cisco Nexus switching environment, VPN infrastructure, and related network visibility tooling.
• Assist with standing up new data centers and building out new network architectures.
• Design and implement connectivity between legacy and new data centers during migration phases.
• Perform software upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management for ACI fabrics and network devices.
• Improve network resiliency, stability, and operational readiness through engineering improvements.
• Assist in migrating workloads between on-premises data centers and cloud environments.
• Contribute to operational tasks, troubleshooting, and ongoing infrastructure improvements.
• Participate in performance monitoring and remediation of network issues.

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Strong experience with Cisco ACI, including operating and supporting complex ACI fabrics.
• Deep understanding of data center networking architecture and design, including concepts such as BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, and leaf-spine topologies.
• Experience with Cisco Nexus switches and Cisco VPN technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to execute, build, fix, and improve infrastructure directly in a hands-on capacity.
• Experience with Python, Ansible, or similar scripting and automation tools.

Team & Cultural Fit:

• Must be collaborative and able to integrate into a highly tenured team environment.
• Must demonstrate humility, strong teamwork, and a willingness to contribute at all levels.
• Willingness to listen, learn, and contribute constructively is essential for success.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in large-scale enterprise or telecom-level network environments.
• Experience supporting global data center infrastructure.
• Exposure to AWS and/or GCP networking environments and an understanding of hybrid connectivity.
• Experience supporting migrations between on-premises and cloud environments.
• Golang or Terraform experience is beneficial.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.