Network Engineer - Cisco, Arista, VxLAN
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£450 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
England
Summary: Experienced Network Engineer needed for a 6-month contract focused on migrating legacy Cisco networks to Arista technology for a global bank. The role requires in-depth knowledge of Arista and strong VxLAN EVPN skills within a data center network environment. Occasional weekend work is expected, and the position is hybrid, requiring 1-3 days on-site in London, Surrey, or Cheshire. The contractor will be compensated on a daily rate basis, with the role classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Experience as a Network Engineer in datacentre environments.
- Design and implement robust and scalable datacentre 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 Cisco and Arista technologies.
- Experience in data center network environments.
- Knowledge of Layer 2/3 networking protocols.
Salary (Rate): £450 daily
City: undetermined
Country: England
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Contract: Data Center Network Engineer (Cisco & Arista, VxLAN, Multicast)
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £420 - 450 a day (inside IR35 determination via an Umbrella payroll solution)
Location: Hybrid with 1-3 days on site a week in London, Surrey or Cheshire (whichever is nearer)
Reference: 20505
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.
Occasional weekend work will be required during migrations. Must be able to work on site as required for migrations.
Description:
- Experience as a Network Engineer in datacentre environments.
- Design and implement robust and scalable datacentre 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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