Senior Network Engineer

Vailexa • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

Vailexa is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, build, and support large-scale data center networks for a customer, with 200G+ capability. The role focuses on high-performance computing (HPC) environments, data center networking architecture, and distributed computing infrastructure.

The position requires extensive experience with network design and implementation, virtual networking, Linux and UNIX systems, HPC and cluster technologies, storage services, and network fabrics. The successful candidate will contribute to high-level and low-level designs, implementation, and acceptance testing.

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 HPC 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.

Nice To Haves

• Technical knowledge of Mellanox.
• Technical knowledge of Cumulus Networks.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as SaltStack, Chef, or Puppet.

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 design, implementation, and 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