Overview
On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
Network Engineer
Cisco ACI
BGP/MPLS/EVPN
Job Details
Position: Principal Network Engineer
Location: Plano, TX (Onsite)
Duration | 12+ Month Contract
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead technical strategy and architecture: Drive the definition and execution of complex, high-impact engineering projects and influence company-wide technology decisions.
- Mentor and develop engineers, fostering growth and technical excellence.
- Monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement necessary adjustments to optimize performance and reliability.
- Act as the primary owner and person responsible for managing the Texas data center.
- Manage space and power capacity effectively.
- Oversee server and storage installations.
- Ensure compliance with industry best practices and security standards in network configuration and operations.
Must-Have Skills
Education: BS in Engineering, Material Science, Physics, or a related field (MS preferred).
Experience: 15+ years in network engineering, data center management, or relevant experience.
Technical Expertise:
- Expert-level knowledge with Cisco ACI.
- Service provider networking technologies and protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, Segment Routing, RSVP, QoS, EVPN, VXLAN, traffic engineering (backbone & edge).
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure automation through software.
- Familiarity with modern observability platforms (Elastic, Grafana, gNMI, etc.).
- Experience with network flow export (Netflow, IPFIX, sFlow) and analysis.
Leadership: Proven abilities in mentoring, team building, project management, and presenting to senior leadership.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- CCIE Data Center.
- Some experience as a team lead.
- Data center management experience, especially with power and space capacity management.
- Solid security-minded foundation and thought process.
- Understanding of ITIL terminology for incident and change management.
- Experience with data center power and cooling concepts.
- Experience with Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM).
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