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 robust 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
Robust 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
Solid 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

📌 Senior Data Center Network Engineer Montreal, Canada
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