Data Center Network Engineer

Matrix Global

7d

About The Position

As a key member of the team, you will lead the planning, design, and implementation of advanced data center network solutions for customers. You will architect high‑performance infrastructures that support AI Factories, large‑scale accelerated computing, and enterprise data center environments.
In this role, you will also identify opportunities to improve technology adoption and provide feedback to both engineering and product marketing to help shape technical strategy.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands‑on networking experience, including Layer 2/Layer 3 fundamentals, Ethernet switch configuration, TCP/IP concepts, and data center architectures.
• Proven ability to engage directly with customers to gather requirements, design next‑generation fabric architectures, and validate solutions via lab simulations or PoCs.
• Strong experience configuring and troubleshooting VXLAN‑EVPN–based data center fabrics.
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Ansible, Salt, or Puppet.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks effectively, and optimize customer adoption and operational excellence.
• Experience delivering knowledge transfer sessions, creating documentation, and supporting deployment handovers for customer engagements.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience; CCNP or equivalent certification is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Strong combination of customer‑facing communication skills and deep technical expertise.
• Linux administration or engineering certifications.
• Advanced networking certifications such as CCIE, JNCIE, ACE‑E (Data Center focus preferred).
• Hands‑on experience with Cumulus Linux / Cumulus OS.
• Knowledge or certification in InfiniBand networking.

Responsibilities

• Delivering expert Ethernet guidance throughout the customer engagement lifecycle—designing, architecting, and validating modern data center networks.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams to support server infrastructure, GPU‑accelerated workloads, and AI/ML deployments.
• Creating and evaluating DevOps automation to streamline network operations, including configuration templates, deployment pipelines, and switch provisioning.
• Implementing and validating network architectures across customer data centers, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Supporting customer design workshops, testing cycles, and Proofs of Concept (PoCs).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level