AI Data Center Network Architect (VXLAN EVPN)

Acuative Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuative Middle East seeks an experienced Network Consulting Engineer to design and optimize next-generation data center networks for AI/ML workloads, GPU clusters, and hyperscale infrastructure.

Role requires hands-on VXLAN EVPN, BGP, RoCEv2, RDMA, Cisco Nexus, Arista EOS expertise and fabric-based architectures to deliver low-latency, scalable networks for AI training and large-scale compute environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing, deploying, and operating VXLAN EVPN-based data center networks.
• Hands-on experience with Arista EOS, spine-leaf architectures, and core routing protocols.
• Deep knowledge of BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, and multicast in fabric networks.
• Experience with AI/HPC networking requirements and GPU-accelerated infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support VXLAN EVPN data center fabrics for AI and cloud-scale environments.
• Architect scalable spine-leaf designs using Cisco Nexus 9000, ACI, and Arista EOS.
• Configure L2/L3 segmentation, workload mobility, and network virtualization.
• Collaborate with compute, storage, cloud, and DevOps teams for end-to-end performance.
• Support network automation using Python, Ansible, Terraform (IaC).
• Conduct network performance testing and capacity planning for AI workloads.

Skills

VXLAN EVPN

BGP

RoCEv2

RDMA

Cisco Nexus

Arista EOS

Spine-leaf

Python

Ansible

Terraform

AI HPC networking

Education

CCIE Data Center

CCNP Data Center

Cisco Specialist – Enterprise Core

CCIE Data Center or equivalent

Tools

VMware NSX

KVM

Hyper-V

NVIDIA Spectrum

Arista ACE

Job description

Acuative Middle East seeks an experienced Network Consulting Engineer to design and optimize next-generation data center networks for AI/ML workloads, GPU clusters, and hyperscale infrastructure.

Role requires hands-on VXLAN EVPN, BGP, RoCEv2, RDMA, Cisco Nexus, Arista EOS expertise and fabric-based architectures to deliver low-latency, scalable networks for AI training and large-scale compute environments.