Data Center Networking Lead — Hybrid, High Impact

Redcloud Consulting, Inc.; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

RedCloud Consulting, Inc. is seeking a senior network engineer leader to guide a data center networking team in Seattle/Bellevue. You will oversee technical delivery, drive standardization, and mentor engineers while maintaining hands-on participation in complex network projects.

The role emphasizes ownership of migration planning, field-ready documentation, and hands-on routing and switching across major vendors. Travel 25–40% is required with a focus on high-stakes client engagements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in network engineering, with 5+ in data center or large campus environments.
• 3+ years leading engineers with active performance management.
• Hands-on routing and switching across Cisco, Arista, or Juniper (L2/L3, VLANs, VRFs, OSPF/BGP).
• Ownership of migration planning: MOPs, cutover sequencing, rollback criteria.
• Strong physical layer knowledge—structured cabling, fiber and copper, patch panels, rack elevations.
• Experience building network inventories from incomplete or conflicting sources.
• Consulting or systems integration background with billable delivery accountability.
• Strong technical writing—documents that drive action.
• Able to travel 25–40% and pass background screening.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical quality of team deliverables such as network surveys, inventory documentation, cable/infrastructure schedules, and migration or refresh plans
• Serve as final technical reviewer before work goes to the client; drive first-pass acceptance
• Set the standards, templates, and processes the team works from across engagements
• Resolve gaps between existing documentation and field reality
• Serve as day-to-day technical point of contact for client stakeholders
• Build and lead a team of engineers; forecast staffing against project demand
• Set expectations and coach engineers to own outcomes and quality
• Develop engineers' technical and client-facing skills over time
• Support recruiting, proposals, and practice growth with non-billable time

Skills

Routing & Switching

Team Leadership

Performance Management

Technical Documentation

Stakeholder Management

Migration Planning

Field Networking

Troubleshooting

Cisco/Arista/Juniper

Collaboration

Education

CCNP/CCIE or equivalent

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Cisco IOS/NX-OS

Arista EOS

Juniper Junos

NetBox/Nautobot

Python

Ansible

Job description

RedCloud Consulting, Inc. is seeking a senior network engineer leader to guide a data center networking team in Seattle/Bellevue. You will oversee technical delivery, drive standardization, and mentor engineers while maintaining hands-on participation in complex network projects.

The role emphasizes ownership of migration planning, field-ready documentation, and hands-on routing and switching across major vendors. Travel 25–40% is required with a focus on high-stakes client engagements.