Vivid is looking for a data center engineer for a client of ours in the heart of northern Virginia's datacenter hub!
Key Responsibilities:
- Network Design and Implementation: Plan, design, and implement data center networks, including switches, routers, and firewalls.
- Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitor network performance and reliability, performing regular maintenance and updates to ensure optimal operation.
- Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve network issues, minimizing downtime and improving performance.
- Documentation: Maintain accurate documentation of network configurations, changes, and procedures.
- Collaboration: Work with other IT teams to ensure seamless integration of services and systems.
- Security: Implement and enforce security protocols to protect data center resources.
- Capacity Planning: Analyze current network usage and forecast future needs to ensure scalability.
- Upgrading Infrastructure: Plan and execute upgrades to network hardware and software as necessary.
Key Skills:
- Networking Protocols: Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, and VPNs.
- Hardware Proficiency: Experience with network hardware from vendors like Cisco, Juniper, or Arista.
- Scripting and Automation: Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash) for automating tasks.
- Monitoring Tools: Experience with network monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, SolarWinds).
- Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Certifications: Relevant certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or equivalent are often preferred.
- Experience: Previous experience in data center networking or similar roles is typically required (3-5 years is common).
Work Environment:
- Primarily office-based, with time spent in data center facilities, 1-2 days per week.
- May require on-call support and flexibility for after-hours work during upgrades or incidents.
This role is critical for ensuring the reliability and efficiency of data center operations, supporting the backbone of many IT services and applications.
We are NOT looking for C2C partnerships at this time.
