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Data Center Operations engineer

Jobs via Dice
Santa Clara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/12/2026
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Position: Sr. Data Center Operations (DCOPS) Engineer

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and evolve Data centre network architecture (L2/L3, segmentation, redundancy models)
  • Define standards for VLANs, IP addressing, routing, and firewall policies
  • Research and evaluate emerging technologies in switching, firewalling, and Data Center
  • Interconnect (DCI) to maintain a competitive edge.
  • Own configuration and lifecycle of switches and firewalls
  • Lead complex network changes and migrations with minimal downtime
  • Troubleshoot and resolve advanced L1–L3 issues (latency, packet loss, asymmetric routing)
  • Optimize network performance and resiliency
  • Drive network and infrastructure automation (Ansible, Python, APIs)
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code for network configurations
  • Build self-service capabilities for VLANs, IPs, and firewall rules
  • Design and enforce network security architecture
  • Own firewall strategy and segmentation models

Required / Preferred Qualifications

  • 7 years of experience in data center operations, network engineering, or infrastructure engineering.
  • Deep expertise in networking (TCP/IP, BGP/OSPF, VLANs, routing, switching)
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise-grade switches and firewalls
  • Strong experience troubleshooting complex network and hardware issues
  • Experience designing highly available and scalable network architectures
  • Experience with NetDevOps / network automation (Python, Ansible, APIs)
  • Understanding of Kubernetes networking and overlay/underlay models
  • Experience with observability and telemetry systems

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