Senior Data Center Network Architect: Spine Leaf, EVPN, IaC

WNC Corp.

Irvine (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

WNC Corp. is seeking a senior network architect to design and validate spine-leaf, Clos, and VXLAN/EVPN fabrics for massive data-center east-west traffic.

The role involves evaluating switches, leading vendor selections, and driving automation with Python/Ansible, plus implementing zero-trust security and high-availability networking. You will work on routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EVPN), network operating systems (SONiC, NX-OS, EOS, Cumulus), and consolidation of performance and reliability

Qualifications

5+ to 10+ years hands-on enterprise or hyperscale data center networking experience.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
Strong design, validation, and implementation of L2/L3 fabrics and network automation.

Responsibilities

Architect spine-leaf, Clos, VXLAN/EVPN fabrics to handle massive east-west traffic.
Lead build-vs-buy assessments and vendor selection for core and ToR switches.
Drive IaC and automation using Python, Ansible, or similar tools.
Design redundant routing/switching (BGP, OSPF, EVPN) for high SLA and RAS.
Implement zero-trust architectures with micro-segmentation and ACLs.
Perform deep-packet analysis, tuning, and root-cause analysis for complex incidents.

Skills

BGP

EVPN

VXLAN

OSPF

IPv6

Python

Shell scripting

Linux

Containerization

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS / CE / EE / related field

Tools

SONiC

Cisco NX-OS

Arista EOS

Cumulus

Job description

WNC Corp. is seeking a senior network architect to design and validate spine-leaf, Clos, and VXLAN/EVPN fabrics for massive data-center east-west traffic.

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