Senior Network Engineer

Vailexa • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Network Engineer will design, build, and support large-scale data center networks for a customer, including networks operating at 200G or higher. The role focuses on high-performance computing and cluster environments, with responsibilities spanning network architecture, implementation, and acceptance testing. The engineer will work with data center fabrics, virtual networking, structured cabling, Linux and UNIX systems, storage services, and configuration management tools.

Requirements

• Technical knowledge of Arista.
• Experience designing and architecting data center networking plans, including high-level and low-level design, implementation, and acceptance testing.
• Extensive virtual networking experience with VXLAN and EVPN.
• Experience with structured cabling for network connectivity.
• Expertise in network design, implementation, and best practices for high-performance computing environments.
• Expert knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS), advanced UNIX services, and shell scripting.
• Deep understanding of HPC and cluster technologies using InfiniBand and RoCE.
• Understanding of rack elevation, data center, and pod design using spine-leaf fabrics.
• Strong background in physical cabling types, specifically InfiniBand HDR and EDR.
• Strong track record implementing network services in distributed computing environments.
• Expert knowledge of SAN and NAS services, including iSCSI, NFS, and CIFS.
• Understanding of workload schedulers such as Slurm.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as SaltStack, Chef, or Puppet.

Nice To Haves

• Technical knowledge of Mellanox.
• Technical knowledge of Cumulus Networks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support large-scale data center networks for a customer (200G+).
• Design and architect data center networking plans, including high-level and low-level designs.
• Implement network designs and conduct acceptance testing.
• Implement network services in distributed computing environments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed