Network Security Engineer/Network Engineer

Vantage Point Consulting Inc.; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Point Consulting Inc. is seeking a highly accomplished Network and Security professional to design, deploy, migrate, and support enterprise campus, data center, and WAN infrastructures.

Expertise with Arista EOS, CVP, EVPN-VXLAN, and multi-vendor Cisco/Palo Alto/Fortinet technologies is required. You will lead large-scale network transformations, perform migration planning, and guide OEM engineering activities across global environments, including data center modernization and automation

Qualifications

• Extensive network and security design and deployment experience in large enterprise environments.
• Hands-on Arista EOS, CVP, EVPN-VXLAN, and campus/data center switching implementations.
• Experience migrating and upgrading complex data center fabric and WAN architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Arista-based campus and data center architectures.
• Perform network assessments, architecture reviews, and migration planning.
• Execute site refresh, hardware upgrades, and technology transformation initiatives.
• Support data center modernization and EVPN-VXLAN fabric implementations.
• Develop automation workflows for network provisioning and operations.
• Act as technical lead during customer workshops, HLD/LLD reviews, and solution discussions.
• Troubleshoot complex network and security issues across multi-vendor environments.
• Collaborate with Arista TAC, OEM teams, project managers, and customer stakeholders.
• Support pilot deployments, PoCs, and production rollouts.
• Produce engineering documentation, standards, implementation guides, and operational runbooks.

Skills

Arista EOS Configuration

Arista CloudVision Portal

Arista Campus and Data Center Routing

EVPN-VXLAN

BGP/OSPF/ISIS

Data Center Interconnect

Arista Data Center Switching

Network Automation

ZTP

QoS/High Availability

Wireless LAN Architecture

Network Telemetry

Python

Ansible

REST APIs

YAML

Git/GitHub

Network Automation Frameworks

ExpressRoute

Direct Connect

Tools

Python

Ansible

REST APIs

YAML

Git/GitHub

Job description

Duration: Contract (6-12 Months)

Job Summary

Highly accomplished Network and Security professional with extensive experience in designing, deploying, migrating, and supporting enterprise campus, data center, and WAN infrastructures. Strong expertise in Arista EOS, CloudVision, Data Center Switching, Campus Networking, Network Automation, and Security technologies. Proven track record of leading large-scale network transformation, site deployments, hardware refreshes, migrations, and OEM engineering activities across global enterprise environments.

Possesses deep hands-on experience with Arista-based campus and data center solutions, complemented by strong multi-vendor expertise across Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, F5, VMware, and cloud networking platforms. Capable of performing solution design, implementation, troubleshooting, automation, migration planning, and technical leadership for complex customer engagements.

Core Technical Skills

Arista Technologies

• Arista EOS Configuration and Administration
• Arista CloudVision Portal (CVP)
• Arista Campus and Data Center Switching
• EVPN-VXLAN Fabric Deployments
• MLAG, VARP, ECMP
• BGP, OSPF, ISIS
• Data Center Interconnect (DCI)
• Arista Routing and Switching Platforms
• Network Telemetry and Streaming Analytics
• Arista Network Automation and ZTP
• Configuration Compliance and Lifecycle Management
• QoS, High Availability and Resiliency Design
• Wireless LAN Architecture
• Network Performance Optimization

Data Center Technologies

• EVPN VXLAN Overlays
• Data Center Migration
• Application Connectivity Design

Security Technologies

• Zero Trust Network Architecture
• NAC Solutions (ISE, ClearPass)
• Python, Ansible, REST APIs, YAML, Git/GitHub, Network Automation Frameworks
• ExpressRoute, Direct Connect

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement Arista-based campus and data center architectures.
• Perform network assessments, architecture reviews, and migration planning.
• Execute site refresh, hardware upgrades, and technology transformation initiatives.
• Support data center modernization and EVPN-VXLAN fabric implementations.
• Develop automation workflows for network provisioning and operations.
• Act as technical lead during customer workshops, HLD/LLD reviews, and solution discussions.
• Troubleshoot complex network and security issues across multi-vendor environments.
• Collaborate with Arista TAC, OEM teams, project managers, and customer stakeholders.
• Support pilot deployments, PoCs, and production rollouts.
• Produce engineering documentation, standards, implementation guides, and operational runbooks.

Preferred Certifications

• Arista ACE-L3 / ACE Expert
• Arista CloudVision Certifications
• CCNP Enterprise