Data Centre Network Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by NP Group
£445 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
England, UK
Summary: The role of Data Centre 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 in a data center network environment. The engineer will be responsible for advanced network configuration and administration, requiring both Cisco and Arista expertise. The role includes some weekend work and on-call responsibilities, with a hybrid working arrangement requiring two days on-site each week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Experience as a Network Engineer in datacentre environments having delivered migrations.
- Advanced network configuration.
- 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 datacentre environments.
Key Skills:
- In-depth Arista experience.
- Strong VXLAN EVPN skills.
- Expertise in both Cisco and Arista technologies.
- Experience in data center network environments.
- Advanced network configuration skills.
- Knowledge of Layer 2/3 networking protocols.
- Ability to work on-site two days a week.
- Willingness to work weekends and on-call as required.
Salary (Rate): £445 daily
City: Cheshire or SE London or Surrey
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Contract: Data Centre Network Engineer
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £420 - 445 a day (inside IR35 determination via umbrella)
Location: Hybrid with 2 days onsite in Cheshire or SE London or Surrey
Reference: 20331
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/deployments. Must be able to work on site 2 days a week.
Some on call work required (Paid)
Description:
- Experience as a Network Engineer in datacentre environments having delivered migrations.
- Advanced network configuration,
- 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 datacentre environments.
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