Datacenter Network Engineer (Remote opportunity)

The Role
As a Datacenter Network Fabric Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, operation, and continuous improvement of our Arista-based leaf‑spine network fabric, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across our data center environments.

Data Center Fabric Engineering & Operations

Design, implement, and operate Arista leaf‑spine architectures supporting large‑scale, high‑availability environments

Manage day‑to‑day operations of the data center network, ensuring optimal performance, resiliency, and uptime

Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Arista switches using EOS and CloudVision (CVP)

Support and optimize EVPN/VXLAN‑based overlay networks and BGP underlay routing

Continuously improve network performance, latency, and traffic flow across the fabric

Change Management & Lifecycle Planning

Develop and execute hardware and software upgrade strategies across Arista, Cisco, and Palo Alto platforms

Perform impact analysis, risk assessments, and validation testing for network changes

Create detailed implementation and rollback plans to ensure safe execution

Minimize service disruption during maintenance and upgrade activities

Data Center Security Engineering

Implement and manage data center security controls using:

Cisco Firepower (FTD/FMC)

Palo Alto Networks firewalls

Design and enforce segmentation, access control, and threat prevention policies

Partner with security teams to align with enterprise security architecture and compliance requirements

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Database, Platform Engineering, and Security teams to support application and infrastructure needs

Contribute to architecture discussions and design reviews for new initiatives

Assist in troubleshooting across infrastructure layers (network, compute, storage, and applications)

Automation, Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

Enhance network monitoring, alerting, and observability capabilities

Identify and implement automation opportunities using tools such as Python, Ansible, or Terraform

Maintain accurate documentation of network architecture, standards, and operational procedures

Who You Are
As our ideal candidate, you understand the power and purpose of our culture of care, and embody our core values of Empathy, Inclusion, Integrity, Experimentation, Respect and Wellbeing. You enjoy working with others, are results driven and are looking for a variety of opportunities to develop personally and professionally.

Benefits

Annual allotment of free hotel stays at Hyatt hotels globally

Flexible work schedule

Work‑life benefits including wellbeing initiatives such as a complimentary Headspace subscription, and a discount at the on‑site fitness center

A global family assistance policy with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child as well as financial assistance for adoption

Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match

Qualifications
Experience Required

5-7+ years of experience in data center network engineering

3+ years of hands‑on experience managing Arista‑based network fabrics

Experience designing and operating leaf‑spine architectures in production environments

Hands‑on experience with Cisco Firepower (FTD/FMC) and/or Palo Alto firewalls

Experience supporting mission‑critical applications in enterprise environments

Demonstrated ability to perform impact analysis and execute network changes safely

Experience Preferred

Experience deploying and operating EVPN/VXLAN at scale

Familiarity with CloudVision (CVP) for automation and network management

Experience with network automation and infrastructure as code (Python, Ansible, Terraform)

Exposure to cloud‑integrated networking (AWS, Azure, or GCP connectivity)

Knowledge of zero trust or micro‑segmentation architectures

Industry certifications such as:

Arista ACE (Arista Certified Engineer)

CCNP or CCIE (Cisco)

Palo Alto PCNSE

Experience in large‑scale, global data center environments

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and\/or assigned as necessary.

Compensation
The salary range for this position is $90,900 - $118,000.

The final pay rate/salary offered to the successful candidate will depend on experience, skill level and other qualifications for the role, as well as the location of the performance of work. Pay for the successful candidate will meet local requirements, including the local minimum wage rate.

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