Senior Network Engineer – Cisco ACI Data Center (Hybrid)

Gravity IT Resources; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravity IT Resources seeks a Senior Network Engineer to own Cisco ACI data center fabric design, implementation and support across a large enterprise network. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable network solutions in a hybrid schedule, with travel approx.

5% and quarterly in-person planning sessions. The role requires 5+ years of network design and 4+ years with Cisco systems; strong routing/switching skills and automation experience in Python/Ansible are highly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/Computer Science or 10+ years IT experience with Cisco focus.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ACI, Nexus platforms, and data center fabric architecture.
• Strong routing and switching knowledge including BGP and Segment Routing.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network solutions across MPLS WAN, SD-WAN, Data Center, Wireless, VPN, Internet Edge, and Cellular networks.
• Design, deploy, and troubleshoot Cisco ACI fabrics, Nexus, and multi-site data center architectures.
• Engineer and support Cisco-based solutions including Catalyst, Nexus, ACI, SD-WAN, ISE, Secure Firewall, and cloud services.
• Lead design and implementation of MPLS, EVPN, VXLAN, QoS in large routing/switching environments.
• Develop and maintain network architectures, standards, reference designs, templates, and docs.
• Collaborate with architects, operations, cybersecurity teams, and vendors; mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Network design

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Cisco ACI

Nexus switching

Python

Ansible

Job description

Gravity IT Resources seeks a Senior Network Engineer to own Cisco ACI data center fabric design, implementation and support across a large enterprise network. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable network solutions in a hybrid schedule, with travel approx.

5% and quarterly in-person planning sessions. The role requires 5+ years of network design and 4+ years with Cisco systems; strong routing/switching skills and automation experience in Python/Ansible are highly