Remote Senior Network Architect - Data Center & SDN Lead

Ampcus Inc; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Architect to lead enterprise and data center networking initiatives in Chicago, IL (Remote). The role requires expert-level Cisco ACI, Nexus, SD-WAN, and security skills, with a focus on automation and modernization to support mission-critical infrastructure.

The candidate will architect Spine-Leaf, VXLAN/EVPN, VRF, VLANs, and DC interconnects, provide L3/SME support, and drive capacity planning and documentation for large-scale environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise and data center network engineering experience.
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Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support large-scale enterprise and data center networks.
• Architect and manage Cisco Nexus, Cisco Catalyst, Arista, and Cisco ACI environments.
• Design and implement Spine-Leaf architectures, VXLAN/EVPN, VRFs, VLANs, VPCs, and DC Interconnects.
• Lead network transformation and migration from legacy environments to SDN-based architectures.
• Develop HLDs/LLDs, implementation plans, and migration strategies.
• Perform capacity planning, lifecycle management, and optimization.
• Routing & Switching: design, configure, and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Static Routing, ACLs.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture design

Project management

L3/SME troubleshooting

Vendor coordination

Automation mindset

Education

CCNP Enterprise

CCNP Data Center

Cisco Certified Specialist - ACI Implementation

Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Core

Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core

Cisco SD-WAN Certification

Tools

Infoblox DDI

Cisco DNA Center

Nexus Dashboard

NDO

NDFC

NDI

SolarWinds

ThousandEyes

Grafana

ServiceNow

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Postman

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Architect to lead enterprise and data center networking initiatives in Chicago, IL (Remote). The role requires expert-level Cisco ACI, Nexus, SD-WAN, and security skills, with a focus on automation and modernization to support mission-critical infrastructure.

The candidate will architect Spine-Leaf, VXLAN/EVPN, VRF, VLANs, and DC interconnects, provide L3/SME support, and drive capacity planning and documentation for large-scale environments.