Senior Data Center & Cloud Network Engineer NSX-T/Cisco ACI

Decskill; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill is seeking a Senior Data Center & Cloud Network Engineer in Lisbon to design, implement, and optimize secure data center and cloud networks. You will lead architecture efforts, standardization, and large-scale modernization projects across international teams.

The role requires hands-on NSX-T and Cisco ACI expertise, plus strong automation skills in Terraform, Ansible, and Python. Fluency in English (B2+) is mandatory, with opportunities to work on global initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Network Engineering, especially in large-scale Data Center environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with VMware NSX-T, including virtualization, architecture and implementation.
• Proven experience in Data Center networking, infrastructure transformation and migration projects.
• Knowledge of Cisco ACI, Load Balancers, Switch Fabrics and Cloud Networking (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud).
• Experience with Network Automation using Terraform, Ansible and Python.
• Strong knowledge of Network Security technologies, including Firewalls, VPN, SASE, and Network Segmentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain secure, scalable and resilient Data Center and Cloud Network infrastructure.
• Lead and contribute to network architecture, standardization, modernization and large-scale infrastructure transformation.
• Configure and support VMware NSX-T and Cisco ACI environments, contributing to migrations and virtualization projects.
• Develop and implement Network Automation solutions using Terraform, Ansible and Python.
• Design and optimize network components, including Load Balancers, Fabric, Firewalls, VPN and segmentation.
• Provide Level 3 technical support, advanced troubleshooting and incident resolution across complex networks.
• Collaborate with international teams and providers to ensure security compliance and alignment with strategy.

Skills

VMware NSX-T

Cisco ACI

Data Center Networking

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Load Balancers

Network Security

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Job description

Decskill is seeking a Senior Data Center & Cloud Network Engineer in Lisbon to design, implement, and optimize secure data center and cloud networks. You will lead architecture efforts, standardization, and large-scale modernization projects across international teams.

The role requires hands-on NSX-T and Cisco ACI expertise, plus strong automation skills in Terraform, Ansible, and Python. Fluency in English (B2+) is mandatory, with opportunities to work on global initiatives.