Hybrid Cloud Network Engineer | Data Center & VMware Expert

Cisco Systems, Inc; Galway; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Galway seeks a senior Cloud and Data Center Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise cloud and data center networks.

You will work across virtualization, storage, and automation to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure aligned with Cisco's standards. Join a cross-functional team collaborating with product managers, security, and IT operations to drive migration projects, network optimization, and automated provisioning using Terraform, Ansible, and GitOps.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or Engineering; 5+ years in network or data center ops.
• Experience deploying, operating virtualization platforms (VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V).
• Linux/Windows Server admin for high availability and performance.
• Enterprise storage systems (NAS/SAN) with data replication and multipathing.
• IaC (Terraform, Ansible, GitOps).
• IPv4/IPv6 networking and cloud network architectures.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, PowerShell for automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement cloud-based and data center network solutions.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and security teams on specs for cloud products and apps; focus on security, scalability, and performance.
• Plan and execute compute and storage migrations for data center relocation or consolidation.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain virtualization platforms; perform migrations with minimal disruption.
• Build and maintain enterprise storage systems (NAS/SAN); manage LUNs, host mapping, multipathing, and replication.

Skills

Network engineering

Data center operations

Linux administration

Windows Server administration

Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Infrastructure as Code

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

VMware

OpenStack

Hyper-V

Terraform

Ansible

GitOps

Docker

Kubernetes

NAS/SAN (NetApp, Dell EMC)

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Galway seeks a senior Cloud and Data Center Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise cloud and data center networks.

You will work across virtualization, storage, and automation to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure aligned with Cisco's standards. Join a cross-functional team collaborating with product managers, security, and IT operations to drive migration projects, network optimization, and automated provisioning using Terraform, Ansible, and GitOps.