Data Centre Network Engineer - Consultancy
Summary
A customer-facing data centre network consultant role at a specialist IT solutions provider, planning, designing and implementing multi-site VXLAN-EVPN fabrics, Cisco ACI deployments, NDFC/DCNM provisioning and data centre migrations for financial services clients. Core tech: Cisco Nexus, ACI, BGP EVPN, spine-leaf architectures.
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Join a specialist IT solutions provider delivering networking, security, and infrastructure services to organisations of all sizes. Working with leading technology partners, the organisation provides end-to-end solutions, from consultancy and design through to implementation and ongoing support.
This opportunity is for a Data Centre Network Consultant to join a growing technical team delivering complex infrastructure projects within financial services environments. The role focuses on the planning, design, and implementation of modern data centre networking solutions, working closely with customers on large-scale transformation programmes involving VXLAN-EVPN, Cisco ACI, and multi-site data centre migrations.
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Responsibilities
- Planning, designing and implementing multi-site VXLAN-EVPN fabrics
- Cisco ACI fabric design, deployment and optimisation
- Data centre migration programmes within financial services environments
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) deployment and configuration
- Cisco Data Centre Network Manager (DCNM) proof of concepts and fabric provisioning
- Working across modern spine-leaf architectures and software-defined networking environments
Skills / Must Have
- Strong experience with VXLAN and EVPN technologies
- Cisco Nexus switching expertise
- Hands‑on Cisco ACI experience
- Experience with NDFC and/or DCNM
- Data centre migration and transformation project experience
- Strong understanding of routing, switching and fabric architectures
- Comfortable working directly with customers and stakeholders
Desirable Skills
- Spine-leaf architectures
- BGP EVPN
- Financial services or hedge fund environments
- Network automation exposure (Python, Ansible, Terraform)
- Modern data centre technologies and software-defined networking
Benefits
- Customer-facing consultancy role
- High-impact project work
- Modern data centre technologies
- Strong engineering culture
- Exposure to enterprise and financial services environments
Salary
- Up to £75,000 basic salary