Network Deployment Engineer EVPN

CACI Ltd; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join their Deployment Team in Jacksonville, Florida. The successful candidate will manage and deploy technology changes, document network systems, and enhance client infrastructure. An ideal candidate should have strong skills in Cisco technologies, network design, and customer relations. This role requires managing multiple projects under tight deadlines and offers a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient with multiple routing methods and route summarization.
• Experience in designing medium to large enterprise switching networks.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and deploy technology changes to support DC services.
• Document network estate to support change planning.
• Deploy LAN infrastructure to support end-user services.

Skills

Cisco Routing & Switching

Implementation and deployment of EVPN

Automation/Scripting experience in Python

Configuring VLAN trunking

BGP policies implementation

Network topology analysis and design

Good customer facing skills

Ability to handle multiple projects

Tools

Cisco ACI

F5 Load Balancer

Job description

From our headquarters in London, we’re busy empowering organisations to make bold, strategic moves with the power of data and technology. Founded in 1975, our operations take place from multiple offices across the UK, Europe and India with over 1600 Full time employees and an annual turnover of £179m.

Our expertise spans industries, from retail and education to public sector and transport - delivering intelligent solutions that drive progress and create measurable impact. Whether it’s business intelligence, customer marketing, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, critical national infrastructure or data management, our approach is never one-size-fits-all.

We don’t just deliver solutions; we build for the tomorrow’s world, all while fostering a culture that allows employees to be their authentic selves and succeed in their careers.

About Network Services

CACI Network Services is a rapidly expanding specialist IT and Networks consultancy offering a wide variety of opportunities to work within challenging and exciting environments with our major clients in Global Media, Banking, Government, Telecoms & Utilities.

The role

A Senior Network Engineer is required to join the Deployment Team, responsible for the deployment and planning of our customers network infrastructure.

The team is responsible for the delivery and deployment of network/security projects and requests to enhance the client’s infrastructure to meet current and future business demands.

Key responsibilities

Plan, manage and deploy technology changes to support DC services

• Deploy LAN infrastructure to support end user services requirements
• Includes patching schedules for facilities to cable network equipment
• Diagrams for Network Operations
• Inventory management
• Create implementation plans for RFC’s to a high level of detail.
• Correctly document pre and post checks for change verification purposes
• Understand and document back out plans, clearly identifying back out points.
• Identify where changes can be complete with zero downtime to hosted services.
• Plan and implement changes with a cost effective resource strategy.
• Identify, understand and document change risks and mitigation tactics.
• Identify, understand and document impact of planned technology changes, including documentation expected output from verification.
• Document network estate for Operation Support and to support change planning
• Complete network diagrams to a high standard.
• Peer review and validation of technical deployment plans

Core skills, knowledge and experience required

• Good level of Cisco Routing & Switching
• Proficient with multiple routing methods, route summarization.
• Designs medium enterprise routing domains.
• Experience in implemintation and deployement of EVPN.
• Automatio n/Scripting experience in python
• Exper ience in c onfigur ing VLAN trunking, EtherChannel, Layer 2 redundancy.
• Designs Layer 2 topology to avoid loops, tuning STP for large networks.
• Designs medium to large enterprise switching networks.
• Ability to handle numerous separate projects concurrently
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst maintaining attention to detail.
• Able to implement BGP policies, communities, route maps.
• Analyse, review and understand network topologies.
• Experience in design ing rack layouts, structured cabling for medium DCs.
• Able to implement BGP/OSPF within data centres.
• Designs hybrid DC connectivity (MPLS, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute).
• Coordinate multiple projects, change management and governance efficiently working both in dependently and as a member of a team.
• Good understanding of networking principles.
• Good customer facing skills with the ability to keep the customer informed at all times and understand their requirements.

Desirable skills (not essential)

• Experience with Cisco ACI
• Experience with EVPN deployment
• Load Balancing Experience (F5)

Expected behaviours

We have a structured performance management framework which measures continual attainment against key personal behaviours. We believe this is an important part of our success and culture. Joining as a team member we expect you to act as a role model and exemplar against these behaviours which are to be:

• Proactive
• Adaptable
• Flexible
• A team player
• Reliable

Flexibility

The key to our success is our teamwork and collaboration. We take a hybrid approach - working remotely and coming into the office depending on the business demand and collaboration required as part of the delivery process.

Equal opportunities

CACI is proud to be an equal employer. Embracing the diversity of our people, we are on a journey to build a truly inclusive work environment where no one is treated less favorably due to ethnic origin, age, gender, veteran status, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, and disability or health condition, actively working to prevent discrimination.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will:

• Provide reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process where requested (contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss individual requirements further).
• Offer people with health conditions and disabilities, meeting the minimum criteria for a role, an interview.

Our people are unique, and we encourage, and support them, to be confident in contributing to our inclusion journey.