Senior Data Centre Network Engineer

Axiom Technologies; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Technologies in Australia is seeking a Senior Data Centre Network Engineer to lead the design, build, migration, and stabilisation of a major data centre network transformation programme.

The role requires hands-on expertise in Cisco Nexus VXLAN EVPN, Cisco ACI, BGP EVPN, and hybrid cloud connectivity, and the ability to manage technical workstreams and migrations.

You will design spine-leaf fabrics, oversee cutovers, and mentor engineers while coordinating with cloud connectivity providers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
• 4+ years in data centre networking.
• Strong experience with Cisco Nexus VXLAN EVPN.
• Hands-on Cisco ACI experience covering EPGs, contracts, BDs, VRFs.
• Advanced knowledge of BGP.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Cisco Nexus Spine-Leaf VXLAN EVPN fabrics, including underlay, overlay, VRFs, VNIs, BUM replication, route leaking, and external connectivity.
• Review architecture, identify technical gaps and risks, and recommend improvements.
• Translate existing network configurations and policies into target-state designs.
• Lead fabric build, provisioning, validation, compliance, and lifecycle activities using Cisco Nexus Dashboard/NDFC.
• Develop migration strategies, dependency maps, migration waves, cutover/rollback plans, and test procedures.
• Lead migration cutovers, troubleshooting, hypercare, and operational handover.
• Support AWS Direct Connect and Azure ExpressRoute, including routing, peering, and redundancy.
• Manage CAB, risk assessments, implementation plans, and post-implementation reviews.
• Maintain technical documentation, including HLD/LLD, IP plans, network diagrams, migration runbooks, and as-built documents.
• Act as a technical escalation point and mentor other engineers.

Skills

Enterprise network engineering

Data centre networking

Cisco Nexus VXLAN EVPN

Cisco ACI

BGP

Cisco Nexus Dashboard/NDFC

Tools

Cisco Nexus Dashboard/NDFC

Job description

Axiom Technologies is an Australia-based entity with a history of providing Managed IT solutions to medium- to large-scale enterprises globally. Please visit our website for more information about what we do at www.axiomtechnologies.com

We are looking for aSenior Data Centre Network Engineerto lead the design, build, migration, and stabilisation of a major data centre network transformation programme.

The role requires strong hands- on expertise inCisco Nexus, VXLAN EVPN, Cisco ACI, BGP EVPN, NDFC, and hybrid cloud connectivity, along with the ability to independently manage technical workstreams and lead complex migrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implementCisco Nexus Spine-Leaf VXLAN EVPNfabrics, including underlay, overlay, VRFs, VNIs, BUM replication, route leaking, and external connectivity.
• Review architecture, identify technical gaps and risks, and recommend improvements.
• Translate existing network configurations and policies into target-state designs.
• Lead fabric build, provisioning, validation, compliance, and lifecycle activities usingCisco Nexus Dashboard/NDFC.
• Develop migration strategies, dependency maps, migration waves, cutover/rollback plans, and test procedures.
• Lead migration cutovers, troubleshooting, hypercare, and operational handover.
• SupportAWS Direct Connect and Azure ExpressRoute, including routing, peering, and redundancy.
• Manage CAB, risk assessments, implementation plans, and post-implementation reviews.
• Maintain technical documentation, including HLD/LLD, IP plans, network diagrams, migration runbooks, and as-built documents.
• Act as a technical escalation point and mentor other engineers.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ yearsof enterprise network engineering experience, with4+ years in data centre networking.
• Strong production experience withCisco Nexus VXLAN EVPN.
• Hands- onCisco ACIexperience covering EPGs, contracts, BDs, VRFs, segmentation, and external connectivity.
• Advanced knowledge of ** BGP **

Job Category

Technical