Data Centre Network Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by NP Group
£445 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Data Centre Network Engineer role involves working on a large 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 advanced network configuration and administration, requiring both on-site and on-call work. The role is hybrid, necessitating two days of on-site presence each week in specified locations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver migration projects from Legacy Cisco to Arista network technology.
- 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 datacentre environments.
- Work on-site 2 days a week and participate in on-call work as required.
- Engage in weekend work during migrations/deployments.
Key Skills:
- In-depth experience with Arista network technology.
- Strong VXLAN EVPN skills.
- Expertise in Cisco and Arista networking.
- Experience in datacentre environments and delivering migrations.
- Advanced knowledge of network configuration and administration.
- Ability to work in multi-vendor environments.
Salary (Rate): £445.00/daily
City: Cheshire or SE London or Surrey
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Contract: Data Centre Network Engineer
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £420 - 445 a day (inside IR35 determination)
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. Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.