Remote Senior Data Center Networking Engineer (VXLAN EVPN)

Scalepex; United States; Remote; USD 35,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Remote (Mexico)

Contractor role

Job summary

Scalepex is seeking a hands-on Implementation Engineer to deploy and implement modern data center networking within enterprise environments. You will work on VXLAN EVPN fabrics, BGP underlay/overlay, and Arista-based solutions in production settings.

The role requires 3+ years of data center networking experience, with Cisco Nexus and Arista production deployments, and Python scripting for automation. This is a remote contractor role servicing global clients from a Scalepex nearshore team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience in data center networking.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus (9K preferred).
• Hands-on experience with Arista switches in production environments.
• Proven experience implementing VXLAN EVPN.
• Strong working knowledge of BGP, including underlay and overlay concepts.
• Experience with spine–leaf architectures.
• Ability to run and troubleshoot Ansible playbooks in network environments.
• Experience participating in network migrations / change windows.
• Experience with Arista CloudVision Portal (CVP).
• Python scripting for network automation.
• Unix/Linux exposure.
• CCNP or CCIE certification.
• Financial services environment experience.
• Availability to work weekends for migrations when required.

Responsibilities

• Execute hands-on implementation of finalized Arista and Cisco Nexus network designs.
• Deploy and validate VXLAN EVPN fabrics in spine–leaf architectures.
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP underlay and overlay.
• Perform network migrations and cutovers, including weekend activities when required.
• Run and troubleshoot Ansible playbooks for network automation and configuration tasks.
• Validate configurations through testing to ensure stability, security, and performance.
• Document implementations, SOPs, and configuration standards.
• Collaborate with architects, project managers, and client engineering teams.
• Support post-implementation optimization and tuning.

Skills

Data center networking

Cisco Nexus 9K

Arista switches

VXLAN EVPN

BGP underlay/overlay

Ansible playbooks

Python scripting

Unix/Linux

CCNP or CCIE

Financial services experience

Weekend migrations

Education

CCNP or CCIE certification

Tools

Arista CloudVision Portal (CVP)

Cisco Nexus 9K

Ansible

Job description

Scalepex is seeking a hands-on Implementation Engineer to deploy and implement modern data center networking within enterprise environments. You will work on VXLAN EVPN fabrics, BGP underlay/overlay, and Arista-based solutions in production settings.

The role requires 3+ years of data center networking experience, with Cisco Nexus and Arista production deployments, and Python scripting for automation. This is a remote contractor role servicing global clients from a Scalepex nearshore team.