Network Engineer
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
9 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position: Network Engineer
Location: New York City NY***ONSITE***
Duration: 6 month contract
JD:
Network Engineer-strong Arista exp.
We are seeking a Network Engineer (3 5 years of experience) to be assigned to specific project work with primary responsibility for the migration of server farms to new network infrastructure. This role will focus on planning and executing migration activities ensuring minimal disruption to services while moving workloads onto modern resilient and secure platform
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute server farm migrations to new network infrastructure in coordination with server application and security teams.
- Design and implement server access configurations (VLANs port-channels ToR/access switches IP addressing VXLAN segments) according to reference architectures and standards.
- Support and implement VXLAN-based overlays and related multicast requirements where applicable.
- Perform BAU-related network tasks that support migration activities (VLAN changes routing updates interface configuration).
- Troubleshoot network issues using CLI tools and packet captures including reading and interpreting pcap files (Wireshark tcpdump).
- Work with Palo Alto firewalls and as part of server farm connectivity and security.
- Support and troubleshoot multicast traffic flows in data center and server farm environments.
- Document migration plans changes rollback procedures and post-migration validation results.
- Monitor network performance and health during and after migrations; respond to issues and tickets within defined SLAs.
Technical Skills:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Expertise in Arista Networks technologies including spine-leaf architectures VXLAN and EVPN.
- Superior Wireshark skills ability to dissect streams and quickly identify issues
- Strong knowledge of network protocols (e.g. BGP MPLS VXLAN).
- Strong knowledge of Linux
- Experience with automation tools such as Ansible Python Terraform and Git
Soft Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration skills with a proven ability to work effectively in diverse teams.
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to think critically and make sound decisions under pressure.
