Company Overview
World Wide Technology (WWT), a global technology solutions provider with $20 billion in annual revenue, combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate transformational outcomes for large public and private organizations around the world. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps customers and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its 4 million square feet of global warehousing, distribution and integration space. With over 10,000 employees and more than 55 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 11 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and leadership for diversity and inclusion. With this culture at its foundation, WWT bridges the gap between business and technology to make a new world happen for its customers, partners and communities.
World Wide Technology Holding Co, LLC. (WWT) has an opportunity available for a Data Center Network Engineer to support our client with their network infrastructure support.
Title: Data Center Network Engineer
Contract Designation: Hybrid 3 days a week on site in Plano, TX; Columbus, OH; or Jersey City, NJ
6 Months with high possibility of Extensions
Position Overview:
Design, document, implement, and maintain network infrastructure - Enterprise Data Center Networking
- Design, document, implement, and maintain Cisco Network Data Center infrastructure portfolio
- Design, document, implement, and maintain Arista Network Data Center infrastructure portfolio
- Apply technical expertise in routing and switching (Cisco IOS and Nexus)
- Apply technical expertise in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) software-defined networking (SDN) architecture
- Apply technical expertise in Leaf/Spine Data Center architecture
- Apply technical expertise in Top of Rack, Network Border
- Work with other platform owners to architect and implement changes to meet business needs, resolve issues, modernize the organization and its technologies
- Execute solutions for the design, development, and technical troubleshooting for problems
- Perform assessments, testing and validation of network environments to ensure functionality and performance meet requirements, including troubleshooting complex issues and implementing improvements
- Consider upstream/downstream data, applications, systems or technical implications and advise on actions to minimize impacts
Maintain comprehensive documentation of network designs, configurations, and changes to support operational efficiency and knowledge sharing – HLD (High-Level Design & LLD (Low-Level Design)
Coordinate with vendors and other related organizations for problem resolution
- Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards in designs, configurations, and implementations
Qualifications
- Formal Training, Certifications, or demonstrated work experience (7+ years) with Data Center network infrastructure and technologies
- Experience is Data Center Networking technologies and protocols such as: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, GRE Tunnels, Flow Control, ICMP, IGMP, LLDP, NAT, PIM, QoS, VARP/VRRP, EVPN/VxLAN, SDN
- Proficiency in designing, configuring, and troubleshooting the above network infrastructures, technologies, protocols
- Working Knowledge of network technologies such as firewall, proxy, and load balancer
- Working Knowledge of network services and tools such as Radius, DNS, NTP, SYSLOG, SSH, etc.
- IP Address Subnetting and Management
- Microsoft Visio to update network topology diagram(s)
- Experience coordinating telco/carrier technologies (circuits, carrier POP, building entry, working with carrier vendors)
- Familiarity of cloud and cloud technologies
- Effective communication and collaboration skills
Preferred qualifications
- Certifications such as CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) or CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert)
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience in automation and programming IE Bash/shell scripting and Perl/Python programming
- Experience with Agile methodology and delivery of infrastructure services
- Experience in large enterprise environment(s)
