Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NexQloud is hiring a Senior Data Center Network Architect / Engineer. The role combines data center network architecture, infrastructure as code, and AI infrastructure, with responsibility for designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise data center networks. The position also involves network documentation, change management, deployment activities, and post-implementation validation.
Responsibilities
- Provide Level 3 design, implementation, and support for Data Center Network Engineering
- Participate in after-hours implementation windows
- Design, implement, and troubleshoot CLOS L3 Spine/Leaf, VxLAN BGP EVPN, MEC, MLAG, and vPC
- Advanced Palo Alto, Cisco Nexus, and Arista design, implementation, and troubleshooting
- Review business requirements with Network Architects and Engineering teams
- Create High-Level/Low-Level Designs, network diagrams, traffic flow diagrams, and cabling matrices
- Verify equipment and WAN circuits are available or ordered
- Coordinate additional equipment/WAN circuit requirements
- Create implementation, verification, and backout plans
- Create ServiceNow change tickets and coordinate outage windows
- Execute build/deploy activities and perform post-implementation validation and testing
Skills
- 100% Remote – US Only
- 8–10+ Years Enterprise Data Center Networking
- Hands-on enterprise experience with Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto
- VxLAN BGP EVPN , BGP , and CLOS L3 Spine/Leaf
- Cisco NDFC/Nexus Dashboard, Arista CloudVision Portal, Palo Alto Panorama
- Gigamon, LiveAction, Arista DMF, Viavi
- Equinix Fabric, Bare Metal, Megaport VXCs, MVE, MCR, AT&T TAOS
- Strong IaC experience with Python, Terraform, Ansible, GitOps, CI/CD, and GitHub
- Experience with source control, testing, validation, and continuous delivery
- AI Infrastructure: NVIDIA DGX and Spectrum X
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Team-oriented and self-starter
- Comfortable working with client architects
- Networking depth is the priority, especially recent hands-on Spine/Leaf VxLAN EVPN experience
- Enterprise Network Architects with IaC exposure, or Senior Network Automation Engineers with strong Cisco/Arista/Palo Alto experience, are encouraged to apply
- Claude Code familiarity is a plus
- Cisco CCNP Enterprise
- Arista DC ACE L5 or L7
- Palo Alto Network Security Professional
Benefits
- 100% Remote – US Only
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