Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Data Centre Networking

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer within the Global Data Centre Network Team you will be responsible for designing implementing and managing enterprise-level data centre networks. This includes planning configuring maintaining and optimizing network hardware and inter-DC data circuits. You will also co-manage incident and change queues troubleshoot performance issues and provide capacity planning and traffic analysis.

As an Infrastructure Engineer you will have the following key accountabilities:

Design & Planning:

• Research data centre network products services protocols and standards to support the procurement and management of data centre networks.
• Perform network design and capacity planning.
• Develop and maintain network standards aligned with NIQ network security policies.
• Implement policies for network asset management including documentation hardware inventories and network maps.
• Plan and execute improvements modifications and/or replacement of network infrastructure.
• Provide expertise in DDI (DHCP DNS IPAM).
• Manage tools for validating network performance SLAs and reporting.

Operational Management:

• Monitor and analyse performance across DC LANs/fabrics DC interconnects and WLAN deployments; identify and resolve bottlenecks.
• Configure manage and upgrade network hardware (routers switches load balancers) following industry best practices.
• Maintain network toolsets inventories and documentation.
• Manage day-to-day DC network operations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Nautobot.
• Recommend and perform network upgrades improvements and repairs.
• Collaborate with the network support team on escalations.
• Participate in the on-call rota (approximately one week in ten).
• Mentor and guide junior team members.

Qualifications :

Now that you know what an Infrastructure Engineer does what skills qualifications and experience do you need

Skills and competencies:

• Deep technical expertise in Cisco network hardware protocols and standards.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco data centre technologies (VXLAN ACI).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex network issues.
• Proficiency in automation tools: Ansible Python Nautobot JSON Cisco DNA Center.
• Experience with monitoring and analysis tools: SolarWinds NetFlow Telemetry Wireshark ThousandEyes.
• Effective stakeholder management and conflict resolution.
• Strong documentation skills for project handovers and updates.
• Ability to prioritize and perform under pressure.
• Capable of presenting technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years as a Network Engineer.
• Minimum 3 years in a senior or SME role in networking.
• Experience working in global distributed teams.
• Familiarity with ITIL practices (Incident Change Problem CSI).
• Exposure to SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) is desirable.
• Proven ability to build relationships with internal teams and external partners.
• Experience with DDOS prevention services (e.g. Radware) is a plus.
• Mentoring and leadership experience is desirable.
• Familiarity with Equinix Service Provider and ECX (Cloud Exchange Services) is a plus

Qualifications

Required:

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing and Switching

Desirable:

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Routing and Switching
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Centre

Additional Information :

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

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