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Senior Data Center Network Engineer-Montreal, Canada
- Montreal, QC, Canada
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Senior Data Center Network Engineer
Experience: 5–7+ years
Industry: Financial Services / Enterprise / Technology
Location: Montreal Canada
Work Model: [Add Onsite/Hybrid]
Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior Data Center Network Engineer with strong hands-on experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting large-scale enterprise data center networks. The candidate will work closely with Enterprise Computing, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available network solutions.
Must-Have Skills
- 5–7+ years of experience in enterprise/data center network engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus 9000 data center switching
- Strong expertise in Layer 2/Layer 3 networking and routing
- BGP, OSPF, MP-BGP, TCP/IP
- VXLAN and Leaf-Spine architecture
- VPC, STP, 802.1Q, Multilayer Switching
- Multicast: PIM, IGMP, MSDP
- Strong experience with Cisco NX-OS
- Experience with Cisco IOS / IOS-XE / IOS-XR
- Strong understanding of network security concepts and multi-tier security architectures
- Ability to design network topologies, create HLD/LLD, Visio diagrams, BoMs, configuration templates, and migration plans
- Strong troubleshooting and production support experience
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
Preferred / Plus Skills
- Arista switching / EOS
- Network automation using Python / Ansible
- NETCONF
- Cisco DNA Center
- Infoblox, Wireshark, Splunk, SevOne
- SDN / SD-WAN / DMVPN
- Public Cloud networking
- Kubernetes / VMware / Storage over IP
- MPLS / SONET / SDH
- CCIE or equivalent
Key Responsibilities
- Design, engineer, implement, and troubleshoot enterprise-scale data center networks
- Develop network architectures, topologies, BoMs, HLD/LLDs, and implementation/migration plans
- Collaborate with Computing, Security, Application, and Project teams on end-to-end solutions
- Maintain network diagrams, standards, and configuration templates
- Participate in design reviews and provide technical recommendations
- Serve as a senior escalation point for complex network issues and outages
- Mentor team members and provide knowledge transfer
- Support planned weekend/after-hours network changes when required
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Responsibilities
Design, implement, and troubleshoot large-scale enterprise data center networks while collaborating with security and infrastructure teams. Maintain network documentation, provide technical recommendations, and serve as a senior escalation point for complex network issues.
Requirements
Requires 5–7+ years of experience in enterprise data center network engineering with deep expertise in Cisco technologies and routing protocols. Candidates must possess strong skills in network architecture design, troubleshooting, and the ability to create technical documentation like HLD/LLD.
Skills
- Cisco Nexus 9000
- Layer 2/Layer 3 Networking
- BGP
- OSPF
- VXLAN
- Leaf-Spine Architecture
- Cisco NX-OS
- Network Security
- Python
- Ansible
- Network Automation
- Troubleshooting
- Data Center Engineering
- Multicast
- Cisco IOS
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Categories
- Technology
- Engineering
- Finance & Accounting
- Data & Analytics
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Data Center
- Network Engineering
- Cisco Nexus
- BGP
- OSPF
- VXLAN
- Leaf-Spine
- NX-OS
- Network Security
- Python
- Ansible
- Automation
- Troubleshooting
- Financial Services
- Infrastructure
- Multicast
- CCIE
- Arista
- Kubernetes
- VMware
- SD-WAN
- Splunk
- Wireshark
- Infoblox
- Cisco DNA Center
- MP-BGP
- VPC
- STP
- Multilayer Switching
- Network Topology