Data Center Switch – Senior System Engineer / Architect

Irvine, California

6 days ago

Job Description

We are a leading company in the wireless broadband communications industry looking for talented professionals with a winning attitude.

Job Description

Role Overview & Core Responsibilities

Fabric & Topology Design: Architect and validate spine-leaf, Clos, and VXLAN/EVPN overlay fabrics to handle massive east-west traffic.
Switch & Hardware Evaluation: Lead build-vs-buy assessments, merchant silicon vs. custom ASIC analysis, and vendor selection for core and top-of-rack (ToR) switches.
Network Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Drive zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), telemetry, and configuration management using Python, Ansible, or NDFC.
High Availability & Reliability: Design redundant routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, EVPN) to meet strict service-level agreements (SLAs) and Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) goals.
Security & Zero Trust Integration: Implement micro-segmentation, ACLs, and enterprise firewall architectures aligned with zero-trust models.
Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting: Conduct deep-packet analysis, buffer tuning, congestion control, and root-cause analysis for complex network incidents.

Key Qualifications & Requirements

Technical Skills:
- Deep expertise in L2/L3 networking protocols (BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, OSPF, IPv6).
- Proficiency in network operating systems (SONiC, Cisco NX-OS, Arista EOS, or Cumulus).
- Scripting and automation skills in Python, Go, or shell scripting, plus container/Linux environments.
Experience: 5+ to 10+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise or hyperscale data center networking, switch architecture, or platform engineering.
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Education

Bachelor - Computer Science

Work Experience

Language

Skills

[Job Competency] Planning and Organizing, [Job Competency] Process Improvement, ANSYS IcePak (Simulation Software), Autodesk AutoCAD, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Failure Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis FMEA, FloTHERM (Thermal Analysis Software), Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfers, Injection Moldings, Machining, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Material Selection, Mechanical Design, Prototyping, Reliability Engineering, Reliability Prediction For Electronic Components, SolidWorks, Tolerance Analysis, Virtual Prototyping

Numbers & Facts

Location

Irvine, California

Skills

ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)unmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Analysis Softwareunmatched
Ansibleunmatched
Architectural Designunmatched
AutoCADunmatched
Automationunmatched
BGPunmatched
Broadbandunmatched
Cisco Network Systemsunmatched
Computer Engineeringunmatched
Computer Networksunmatched
Computer Scienceunmatched
Configuration Managementunmatched
Electrical Componentsunmatched
Electrical Engineeringunmatched
Enterprise Architectureunmatched
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)unmatched
Firewallsunmatched
Fluid Mechanics and Dynamicsunmatched
Go Programming Language (Golang)unmatched
Hardware Evaluationunmatched
High Availabilityunmatched
High Reliabilityunmatched
IPv6unmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Injection Moldingunmatched
Layer 3 Protocolsunmatched
Linux Operating Systemunmatched
Machiningunmatched
Make-Versus-Buy Analysisunmatched
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)unmatched
Mechanical Designunmatched
Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
Network Operating Systemsunmatched
Network Operations Centerunmatched
Network Performance/Analysisunmatched
Network Protocolsunmatched
Network Routingunmatched
Network Switchingunmatched
Open Shortest Path First Protocol (OSPF)unmatched
Operating Systemsunmatched
Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Prototypingunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Reliability Engineeringunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Routing Protocolsunmatched
Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
Service Level Agreement (SLA)unmatched
Software Simulationunmatched
SolidWorksunmatched
Switching Architectureunmatched
System Architectureunmatched
Systems Engineeringunmatched
Telemetryunmatched
Thermal Analysisunmatched
Tolerance Analysisunmatched
Topologyunmatched
Unix Shell Programmingunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched
Wireless Communicationsunmatched

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