Cisco Data Center Network Engineer

IntePros; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Data Center Network Engineer to support and maintain connectivity between on-premise data centers and cloud environments, with a focus on reliable, secure, and scalable networking across a hybrid infrastructure model involving Microsoft Azure.

The role emphasizes routing, switching, and data center networking expertise to ensure high availability, performance, and seamless collaboration with cloud engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with data center networking in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, and data center technologies.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud connectivity across on-premise and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage connectivity between on-premise data centers and cloud environments.
• Support routing, switching, and BGP connectivity to Microsoft Azure.
• Monitor and troubleshoot network connectivity for high availability and performance.
• Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to maintain seamless hybrid infrastructure connectivity.
• Contribute to ongoing improvements in network design, reliability, and performance.

Skills

BGP routing

Cisco Nexus

Layer 2/3 networking

Advanced routing

Job description

Cisco / Data Center Network Engineer

We are seeking a skilled Cisco / Data Center Network Engineer to support and maintain network connectivity across on-premise data centers and cloud environments. This role will focus on ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable network connectivity between internal infrastructure and Microsoft Azure while working closely with cloud engineering teams to support a hybrid infrastructure model.The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in routing, switching, and data center networking technologies, along with experience supporting enterprise network environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain connectivity between on-premise data centers and cloud environments.
• Support routing, switching, and BGP connectivity between data centers and Microsoft Azure.
• Monitor and troubleshoot network connectivity to ensure high availability and performance.
• Collaborate closely with cloud engineering teams to maintain seamless hybrid infrastructure connectivity.
• Support ongoing improvements to network design, reliability, and performance across the environment.

Core Technical Skills

• BGP routing
• Cisco ACICisco Nexus
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking
• Advanced routing and switching expertise

Preferred Skills

• Experience with cloud connectivity and hybrid network environments
• Prior experience integrating on-premise infrastructure with public cloud platforms

Additional InformationThis role does not require physical work inside a data center.“On-premise” refers to managing network routing and connectivity between cloud infrastructure and internal data center environments.