Senior Data Center Network engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to analyze, design, and implement complex network architectures for large-scale data centers and service provider environments.

The role requires extensive experience in data center networking, BGP/IS-IS, MPLS and SDN, with strong diagrammatic communication and a track record of delivering resilient, scalable networks. A Cisco certification path and cloud networking knowledge are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in electrical/computer engineering
• 5+ years of professional experience in large enterprise or carrier space
• 3+ years of data center networking experience
• Networking certifications (CCNA/CCNP/CCIE) or equivalent are a plus
• Public cloud certifications (advanced networking or cloud network engineer) are a plus

Responsibilities

• Review architectural requirements and provide analysis for network specs, design, partitioning and architecture definition
• Engineer and implement complex network configurations for regional and national data centers
• Communicate engineering solutions through detailed diagrams and design packages
• Develop network test, validation, and integration plans and ensure network integrity
• Collaborate with vendors to test and drive new features independently

Skills

Data center networking

BGP

IS-IS

VRFs

QoS

MPLS

SR-MPLS

SRv6

SDN

Automation

Scripting (Perl/Python/Bash)

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

CCNA/CCNP/CCIE or equivalent

Public cloud certifications

Job description

Job Description

• Review architectural requirements and provide analysis for network and services specifications, network design, network partitioning, and network architecture definition
• Engineer, plan, and implement complex network configurations for regional and national data centers supporting a service provider network
• Effectively communicate engineering solutions through detailed high- and low-level diagrams and Engineering Design Packages
• Provide advanced expertise in the development of network test, validation, and integration plans on projects and assurance of network integrity
• Work independently with vendors to understand, test, and drive new innovative features

Skills, Experience And Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer Engineering preferred
• Must have picture in resume.
• 5 or more years of professional experience in large enterprise or carrier space
• 3 or more years of experience with data center networking
• Professional networking certifications a plus – CCNA/CCNP/CCIE or equivalent
• Public cloud certifications a plus – advanced networking, cloud network engineer, or equivalent

Successful Senior Network Engineer Candidates Have Extensive Knowledge In

• Data center networking
• BGP, IS-IS, VRFs and QoS
• MPLS and/or segment routing (SR-MPLS, SRv6)
• Connectivity to high-speed public Internet facilities
• Highly available network architectures, failover, and redundant configurations
• Software-defined networking (design and traffic engineering)
• Network configuration automation (scripting with Perl, Python, Bash)