Arista Data Center Network Engineer

Arista Data Center Network Engineer

Posted Today by NP Group

£450 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of Arista Data Center Network Engineer involves working on a significant migration project for a global bank, transitioning from Legacy Cisco to Arista network technology. The position requires in-depth experience with Arista and strong VXLAN EVPN skills within a data center network environment. The engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable network architectures and performing day-to-day network administration. The role is primarily remote but requires on-site presence once a week in London or North West England.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement robust and scalable datacenter network architectures using Cisco and Arista solutions.
  • Configure Layer 2/3 networking protocols, VLANs, STP, VxLAN, BGP, OSPF, and EVPN.
  • Perform day-to-day network administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting in datacenter environments.
  • Work on a large migration project, migrating Legacy Cisco to Arista network technology.
  • Participate in weekend work during migrations as required.

Key Skills:

  • In-depth experience with Arista network technology.
  • Strong VXLAN EVPN skills.
  • Experience as a Network Engineer in datacenter environments.
  • Expertise in both Cisco and Arista technologies.
  • Ability to work in multi-vendor environments.

Salary (Rate): £450.00/daily

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Contract: Data Center Network Engineer
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £420 - 450 a day (inside IR35 determination)
Location: Remote with 1 day on site a week in London(City) or North West England
Reference: 18347
MUST HAVE IN-DEPTH ARISTA EXPERIENCE AND STRONG VXLAN EVPN SKILLS IN A DATA CENTER NETWORK ENVIRONMENT. Experienced Network Engineer with both Cisco and Arista expertise to work on a large migration project for an IT Organisation, delivering a piece of work for a global bank. This will be migrating Legacy Cisco to Arista network technology. Some weekend work will be required during migrations. Must be able to work on site twice a week.
Description: Experience as a Network Engineer in datacenter environments. Design and implement robust and scalable datacenter network architectures using Cisco and Arista solutions. Configure Layer 2/3 networking protocols, VLANs, STP, VxLAN, BGP, OSPF, and EVPN. Experience with multi-vendor environments, spanning both Cisco and Arista technologies. Perform day-to-day network administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting in datacenter environments. Interviews will be in early Jan25. Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.