Network Engineer - Cisco, Arista, VxLAN

Network Engineer - Cisco, Arista, VxLAN

Posted Today by NP Group

£450 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
England, UK

Summary: The role of Data Center Network Engineer focuses on migrating legacy Cisco network technology to Arista solutions within a data center environment for a global bank. The position requires in-depth experience with Arista and strong VxLAN EVPN skills. The engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and troubleshooting network architectures while working both on-site and remotely. Occasional weekend work may be necessary during migration phases.

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: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

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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