Data Center Network Engineer

Job Description:

Expect more. Connect more. Be more at Diebold Nixdorf. Our teams automate, digitize, and transform the way more than 75 million people around the globe bank and shop in this hyper-connected, consumer-centric world. Join us in connecting people to commerce in this vital, rewarding role.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Data Center Network Engineer with mid-level experience to join our growing infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining data center networks, with a strong focus on Cisco technologies. You will play a key role in ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance of our network infrastructure.

Location: Hybrid: Required to be onsite as needed basis, Dallas TX

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and support data center network infrastructure including switches, routers and cloud environment.
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus and Catalyst platforms.
• Participate in the design and migration anjitof on-prem Data centers and Cloud environments(Azure/AWS).
• Ensure scalability, High availability, redundancy and optimal performance across Datacenter environment with robust failover mechanisms & traffic engineering.
• Monitor network performance and proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Troubleshoot complex/chronic network issues and coordinate with internal teams and vendors for resolution.
• Develop and maintain detailed network documentation, including topology diagrams, configurations and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and best practices in Data center and cloud networking.
• Stay updated with the latest networking technologies and industry trends, providing recommendations for continuous improvement.

Required Skills :

• 10–12 years of experience in data center network engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Location: Hybrid: Required to be onsite as needed basis, Dallas TX
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco networking equipment (Cisco Catalyst 8K series, ASR routers, Nexus 9K/7K/5K, Catalyst 9K).
• Deep understanding of Layer 2 technologies: VLANs, Trunking, STP(RSTP/MST), vPC, Etherchannel/LACP.
• Strong expertise in Layer 3 routing protocols(OSPF,EIGRP,BGP,OMP), VRF, ECMP, PBR, route redistribution, FHRP protocols (HSRP/VRRP/GLBP).
• Hands-on experience with VXLAN, EVPN, Spine-Leaf Architecture and Cisco ACI infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience in network capacity planning and Data center Designs.
• Design and implement WAN solutions, including Cisco SD-WAN.
• Experience of virtualization concepts and cloud networking in Microsoft Azure, AWS environments.
• Solid understanding of DDI services (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) to maintain efficient and secure network operations.
• Familiarity with networking tools (e.g., Forward Networks, Check_MK, Netbox, NetFlow)
• Good understanding of Cables such as CAT6 & Fibers(SM/MM), Variants of Optics, Physical datacenter Management skills will be preferred.
• Infrastructure automation and scripting experience using Python, Ansible is a plus.
• Travel: Quarterly travel to Virginia

Preferred Qualifications and Certifications:

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) – Data Center (preferred but not required)
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

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