Network Engineer – Data Center Networking

Job summary

Design, implement, and support enterprise data center network solutions, including troubleshooting complex issues and supporting migrations, upgrades, and technology refreshes. Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams, maintain network documentation, guide team members, and serve as an escalation point for critical incidents.

Job details

Role: Network Engineer – Data Center Networking Location: Montreal, QC – Hybrid Role Fulltime Role Job Description "Looking for a Senior Network Engineer with strong experience in designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise-scale Data Center and Network Infrastructure environments. The candidate will work closely with infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable network solutions. Key Responsibilities Design and implement enterprise Data Center network solutions. Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues. Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams on network projects. Develop network designs, architecture documents, and implementation plans. Create and maintain network diagrams, IP addressing plans, and configuration templates. Support network migrations, upgrades, and technology refresh projects. Participate in network design reviews and change planning activities. Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members. Act as an escalation point for critical network incidents and outages. Ensure network solutions align with security and compliance standards. Mandatory Skills Strong experience in Data Center Networking. Hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus, ASR Routers, and Arista Switches. Strong knowledge of Routing & Switching technologies: OSPF BGP TCP/IP VLANs Multilayer Switching VXLAN Leaf-Spine Architecture Experience with Network Security concepts and multi-tier security architectures. Working knowledge of Linux/Unix environments. Preferred Skills SD-WAN, DMVPN, MPLS, WAN technologies. Network automation using Python and/or Ansible. Public Cloud networking experience (AWS/Azure/GCP). Knowledge of Kubernetes, VMware, and Storage Networking. Exposure to tools such as DNA Center, Wireshark, Infoblox, Splunk, SevOne, and Ansible. CCIE or equivalent certification preferred. Soft Skills Strong communication and presentation skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Strong ownership and accountability. Flexible, adaptable, and customer-focused. Honest, reliable, and proactive problem solver. Recruiter Screening Keywords Data Center Network | Cisco Nexus | Arista | BGP | OSPF | VXLAN | Leaf-Spine | Network Security | Cisco ASR | MPLS | SD-WAN | Python | Ansible | CCIE"

What you’ll do

Design, implement, and support enterprise data center network solutions, including troubleshooting complex issues and supporting migrations, upgrades, and technology refreshes. Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams, maintain network documentation, guide team members, and serve as an escalation point for critical incidents.

Requirements

Requires strong data center networking experience and hands-on expertise with Cisco Nexus, Cisco ASR routers, and Arista switches, along with routing and switching technologies such as OSPF, BGP, TCP/IP, VLANs, and VXLAN. Also requires knowledge of network security and Linux/Unix; CCIE or equivalent certification is preferred, while automation, cloud networking, and WAN technologies are additional advantages.

Listed skills

• VLANs · Preferred
• TCP/IP · Preferred
• Python · Preferred
• OSPF · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Data Center Networking
• Cisco Nexus
• Cisco ASR Routers
• Arista Switches
• Routing and Switching
• OSPF
• BGP
• TCP/IP
• VLANs
• VXLAN
• Leaf-Spine Architecture
• Network Security
• Linux/Unix
• Python
• Ansible
• CCIE

Job areas

• Technology
• Engineering
• Security & Safety

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