AI-Driven Data Center Network Engineer

Amethyst Partners; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amethyst Partners seeks an experienced AI Data Center Network Engineer to support deployment, operation, and maintenance of AI infrastructure and data center networks in Irvine, CA. This role focuses on reliability, performance, and security of production networks while coordinating with colocation facilities and global teams.

The ideal candidate has hands-on data center networking, InfiniBand/RoCE, and vendor experience, with strong collaboration and problem-solving skills necessary for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in network engineering or operations, preferably in data center/AI infra.
• Strong knowledge of data center networking technologies and Spine-Leaf topologies.
• Experience with Cisco/Arista/Juniper and NVIDIA/Mellanox gear.
• InfiniBand/RoCE/RDMA experience preferred.
• Familiarity with IAM, MFA, SIEM and EDR concepts.
• Linux administration and automation via Shell, Python or Ansible.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate on-site network implementation at U.S. data centers.
• Deploy, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot production networks.
• Configure switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs, and BGP/VLANs.
• Implement and maintain network security controls (MFA, access, logs).
• Maintain network topology docs, backups, and SOPs.
• Monitor SLAs, lead incident response, perform RCA and action plans.
• Participate in on-call rotation and on-site troubleshooting.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

VLANs

ACLs

VPNs

Firewalls

Spine-Leaf architectures

InfiniBand

RoCE

RDMA

MFA

IAM

SIEM

EDR

Python

Shell scripting

Ansible

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or related field

Tools

Cisco

Arista

Juniper

NVIDIA/Mellanox

Job description

Amethyst Partners seeks an experienced AI Data Center Network Engineer to support deployment, operation, and maintenance of AI infrastructure and data center networks in Irvine, CA. This role focuses on reliability, performance, and security of production networks while coordinating with colocation facilities and global teams.

The ideal candidate has hands-on data center networking, InfiniBand/RoCE, and vendor experience, with strong collaboration and problem-solving skills necessary for