Automation-Driven Senior Data Center Network Engineer

GTN Technical Staffing; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

GTN Technical Staffing is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join a Network and Security Platform Management team supporting a global footprint across office, data center, and co-location environments.

The role emphasizes performance, scalability, and resilience for large-scale data center networks, with hands-on Cisco and Arista experience and a focus on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced, mission-critical setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale enterprise or data center networks.
• Hands-on expertise with Cisco and Arista platforms (IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS, EOS).
• Deep understanding of routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN, MPLS).
• Experience with WAN technologies including SD-WAN, segment routing, and multitenant environments.
• Strong troubleshooting skills: packet analysis, performance optimization, and root cause analysis.
• Experience in Agile/DevOps or infra automation environments.
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, resilient data center network infrastructure
• Support enterprise, data center, and co-location environments across routing, switching, firewall, and WAN domains
• Lead troubleshooting and break/fix efforts for complex network issues across global infrastructure
• Support highly available network environments where uptime, performance, and operational discipline are critical
• Implement and manage data center network architectures leveraging EVPN, VXLAN, MPLS, and modern routing protocols
• Support WAN environments including SD-WAN, segment routing, and multitenant network designs
• Work hands-on with Cisco and Arista platforms across IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS, and EOS
• Contribute to network design reviews, standards, documentation, and architecture improvements

Skills

Cisco networking

Arista networking

EVPN

VXLAN

MPLS

BGP

OSPF

Networking troubleshooting

Python

Ansible

Git

Jinja2

Education

CCNP certification

CCIE certification

Tools

Python

Ansible

Git

Jinja2

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

GTN Technical Staffing is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join a Network and Security Platform Management team supporting a global footprint across office, data center, and co-location environments.

The role emphasizes performance, scalability, and resilience for large-scale data center networks, with hands-on Cisco and Arista experience and a focus on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced, mission-critical setting.