Data Centre Network Engineer - Consultancy

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Customer-facing consultancy role

High-impact project work

Modern data centre technologies

Strong engineering culture

Exposure to enterprise and financial服务

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a Data Centre Network Consultant to deliver complex infrastructure projects in financial services. You will plan, design and implement modern data centre networking, including VXLAN-EVPN fabrics and Cisco ACI across multi-site environments.

You will work directly with customers, translating requirements into scalable fabric architectures, while leveraging NDFC/DCNM for provisioning and validation in high-impact initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with VXLAN and EVPN technologies.
• Cisco Nexus switching expertise.
• Hands-on Cisco ACI experience.
• Experience with NDFC and/or DCNM.
• Data centre migration and transformation project experience.
• Strong understanding of routing, switching and fabric architectures.
• Comfortable working directly with customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Planning, designing and implementing multi-site VXLAN-EVPN fabrics.
• Cisco ACI fabric design, deployment and optimisation.
• Data centre migration programmes within financial services environments.
• Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) deployment and configuration.
• Cisco Data Centre Network Manager (DCNM) proof of concepts and fabric provisioning.
• Working across modern spine-leaf architectures and software-defined networking environments.

Skills

VXLAN/EVPN

Cisco Nexus

Cisco ACI

NDFC/DCNM

Data centre migrations

Routing/Switching/Fabric

Customer/stakeholder engagement

Job description

Ready to take the next step in your career?

Join a specialist IT solutions provider delivering networking, security, and infrastructure services to organisations of all sizes. Working with leading technology partners, the organisation provides end-to-end solutions, from consultancy and design through to implementation and ongoing support.

This opportunity is for a Data Centre Network Consultant to join a growing technical team delivering complex infrastructure projects within financial services environments. The role focuses on the planning, design, and implementation of modern data centre networking solutions, working closely with customers on large-scale transformation programmes involving VXLAN-EVPN, Cisco ACI, and multi-site data centre migrations.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity and apply today!

Responsibilities

• Planning, designing and implementing multi-site VXLAN-EVPN fabrics
• Cisco ACI fabric design, deployment and optimisation
• Data centre migration programmes within financial services environments
• Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) deployment and configuration
• Cisco Data Centre Network Manager (DCNM) proof of concepts and fabric provisioning
• Working across modern spine-leaf architectures and software-defined networking environments

Skills / Must Have

• Strong experience with VXLAN and EVPN technologies
• Cisco Nexus switching expertise
• Hands‑on Cisco ACI experience
• Experience with NDFC and/or DCNM
• Data centre migration and transformation project experience
• Strong understanding of routing, switching and fabric architectures
• Comfortable working directly with customers and stakeholders

Desirable Skills

• Spine-leaf architectures
• BGP EVPN
• Financial services or hedge fund environments
• Network automation exposure (Python, Ansible, Terraform)
• Modern data centre technologies and software-defined networking

Benefits

• Customer-facing consultancy role
• High-impact project work
• Modern data centre technologies
• Strong engineering culture
• Exposure to enterprise and financial services environments

Salary

• Up to £75,000 basic salary