Take lead position on complex customer accounts, designing and managing build and migration workstreams

Lead and consultant team members migrating workloads from traditional NXOS environments to ACI

Client Details

We're one of the world's leading communications services companies. The solutions we sell are integral to modern life. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. There are no limits to what people can do when they connect. And as technology changes our world, connections are becoming even more important to everyday life.

Description

• Role is either based in Manchester, Newcastle or Birmingham
• Take lead position on complex customer accounts, designing and managing build and migration workstreams
• Lead and consultant team members migrating workloads from traditional NXOS environments to ACI
• Lead and implement the design and development of network solutions for Data Centre Infrastructure areas.
• Assists team members in transformation strategy for a network or technology discipline in own area of expertise
• Participate in work stream planning process, including inception, technical design, development, testing and delivery of network solutions, troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve high severity issues or problems when approached
• Collaborate with internal or external teams during the problem resolution process as needed.
• Create and review network schematics, diagrams, and other program documentation to assist with development and preparation of cost estimates, and review vendor proposals.
• Understand network requirements and provide High Level Design and Low-Level Design.
• Network Upgrades and Network Migration activities (requirement for out of hours implementation activity)
• Work directly in customer teams with customer engineers & partners.
• Should have strong desire to learn the latest technologies & services in the field of data centre networking

Profile

• Advanced level on Cisco's Datacentre SDN product ACI
• Assuming background on Nexus Products (N7K, N5k, N2k and more recent 9xxx series)
• Deep understanding of switching and Routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MP-BGP, STP, Multicast and more
• Ability to plan, prioritize, organize, schedule, and execute assignments
• Deep understanding of switching and associated technologies.
• Good understanding on non-switching DC components like load balancers, security/FW and host/compute behaviour
• Strong knowledge of coding inc Python, ansible and terraform to be used for orchestration and automation of compute and switch platforms.
• Understanding of latest datacentre trends and technologies
• Strong analytical skills, with strong problem-solving capability.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills.
• At least 5 years of direct, hands-on experience in Network design and Implementation on Datacentre product lines

Job Offer

We know that different things matter to different people. That's why we've
created a flexible benefits list that is designed by our colleagues. There's
something here to suite your lifestyle.

• Private Healthcare
• Personal accident insurance
• Travel Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Additional life assurance
• ..and a lot more