Network Consulting Engineer Level 3 - Datacenter

Company Description

GlobalNow IT Inc. is a trusted provider of skilled global professionals and resource teams to address critical business needs. With Nearshore subsidiaries and a vast global network, the company ensures quick access to high-quality talent for both short-term and long-term engagements. GlobalNow IT Inc. specializes in software development, functional software testing, QA automation, and software penetration testing. The organization is known for successfully managing resources and efficiently navigating cultural and geographic challenges to deliver exceptional project outcomes.

Focus: Data Center

Roles & responsibilities:

• In this highly visible customer facing role as Solution Validation Services Consulting Engineer, you will
• Engage with customers and other stakeholders on successful planning and execution of validation engagements.
• Support next generation R&S, Data Center, and Service Provider customers to accelerate implementation of new platforms/solutions.
• Validate new design solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Drive requirements discussions, analyze test requirements, build test lab configurations, author and execute test plans, and document results.
• Identify key issues and gaps and work with engineering and delivery teams to resolve them.
• Develop/integrate new technologies into lab environments.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects from Delivery and Sales teams regarding future initiatives and securing customer business.
• Innovate to gain efficiency and accelerate validation efforts.
• Collaborate with other engineers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Identify and facilitate new business growth opportunities.

Minimum Requirements and Desired Skills:

Candidates must have deep technical expertise with Core routing and switching, Data Center technologies, and preferably automation technologies. Candidates must also have strong customer interaction, troubleshooting, and consulting skills. They must be able to articulate complex concepts in easy-to-understand language. Candidates must be proficient in customer facing discussions as well as the technologies listed above. Typically requires bachelors or masters along with 3-5 years of related experience for Grade 8 and 8-10 years of related experience for Grade 10.

Additional Details:

Minimum Qualifications

• Customer Facing experience (ability to interface and interact with customers successfully).
• Previous experience in complex network troubleshooting or TAC-style experience.
• 3 - 8 years of experience with Nexus platforms (focus on n9k)
• Very good understanding and experience on L2 switching, L3 routing and routing protocols (specifically OSPF, ISIS and BGP).
• Understanding and experience with network and server virtualization. Experience with docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
• Basic Programming/Scripting Skill (preferably Python)
• Basic working knowledge in yang models, configuration management, APIs and operational models.
• Strong Written and Verbal skills.

Preferred skills:

• Some degree of programming/Scripting, orchestration and automation skills (preferably Python, Ansible, Terraform).
• Good understanding of data models, various data formats such as YAML, JSON and XML and of APIs.
• Knowledge of designing DC solutions such as ACI, EVPN VXLAN, traditional tiered data center networks.
• Preferred exposure to Cisco Nexus products such as n2k/n3k/n5k/n6k/n7k/n9k with more emphasis on n9k in NXOS and/or ACI mode.
• Understanding of Data Center Architectures, Software Defined Networking (SDN) & appliance/service integrations.
• Knowledge and experience with F5 load balancing, VMware, Redhat OCP, other virtualization hypervisors, UCS and general compute is a plus.
• Preferably a CCNA or CCNP level certification.
• Proficient with Industry Test Tools; Spirent or Ixia preferred
• Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and formal presentation)
• Ability and experience debugging and troubleshooting complex network problems.