Network Engineer - Backbone / Datacentre / TCP/IP / SNMP / Sflow/netflow / CLOS

Network Engineer - Backbone / Datacentre / TCP/IP / SNMP /Sflow/netflow / CLOS
A leading tech company behind a globally known social media platform is currently looking to hire a Network Engineer in London.
As a Network Engineer you will be responsible for designing, building, operating and optimising their global network, including backbone, data center, public cloud and Edge/CDN, and you will work with cross-functional teams including compute, storage, database, and recommendation system (amongst other tasks)
This is a full time, permanent role, working predominantly onsite (with a small amount of flexibility with some home working) in London or Dublin.
International applicants are encouraged and visas and relocation can be arranged.
Responsibilities

• Design, build, operate and optimize the company's global network, including backbone, data center, public cloud and Edge/CDN.
• Work with cross-functional teams including but not limited to compute, storage, database, recommendation system, drive the innovation and evolution of the compay's network.
• Work with external vendors and ISPs for device and carrier selection, perform testing and verification.
• Travel may be required up to 15% - 30% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field,
• 3+ years of work experience
• Good understanding of network protocols including TCP/IP, DHCP, BGP, OSPF/IS-IS and MPLS related technologies.
• Good understanding of network monitoring protocols and tools, such as SNMP, Sflow/netflow, Telemetry.
• Familiar with data center network architecture, such as CLOS.
• Hands-on experience of major network devices, such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, H3C, Huawei and other mainstream vendors.
• Self-motivated, good communication and written skills.
• Team player and participate company's network global oncall rotation.

Any of the following would be considered a plus:

• In-depth knowledge of network protocols and implementation in hyper-scale data center networks.
• In-depth knowledge of MPLS related Traffic Engineering technologies, such as Segment Routing, RSVP, and LDP etc.
• In-depth knowledge of public cloud architecture, such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Ali Cloud, OCI, etc.
• Familiar with mainstream commercial switch/router chipsets, such as Broadcom, Barefoot etc.
• Good understanding of IPv6 and IPv4-IPv6 coexistence technologies
• Programming/scripting in Python or other languages.

What's in it for you?
Excellent base salary, plus bonus and RSU's. Relocation and visa support (if required) and you'll work with a fully international, diverse team, joining one of the world's most recognised tech organizations.
Interested? Apply directly through LinkedIn, or send your CV to george@eu-recruit.com
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