Cisco Network Engineer

Our client, a leader in banking & financial services, is looking to hire a Cisco Network Engineer. This role is hybrid onsite 3x per week in Charlotte, NC. *This job is an 18-month W2 contract role with benefits!* As a Cisco Network Engineer, you will be responsible for the network design, architecture, and configuration of a new data center's network supporting hundreds of company applications. The team is looking for candidates with strong hands-on experience designing and building large-scale data centers from scratch! What You'll Be Doing: • Install, migrate, configure, decommission, and build Cisco Nexus switches, building data center networks from the ground up • Migrate legacy OSPF routing protocols to BGP, supporting the build of a new data center • Enable Layer 2 network extension across multiple global sites using VXLAN • Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Network Engineering challenges, supporting initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning Required Skills & Experience • 5+ years of Network Engineering experience, primarily working across large enterprise environments • 5+ years of experience with Cisco Nexus configuration, with recent experience in routing and switching, including VXLAN overlay networking • 5+ years of experience with BGP, OSPF, and RIP IP routing protocols • 5+ years of experience designing LAN/WAN/Datacenter solutions Desired Skills & Experience • Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in related field • Understanding of Layer 2 switching protocols: Spanning Tree, Trunking, EtherChannel • Experience configuring Arista Routers/Switches as well as Python/Ansible/GitHub a plus • Strong understanding of QoS configurations, MLAG, EVPN, CVP, Multicast, HSRP, CBWFQ, DSCP, NAT/SNAT, TCP/IP, Ethernet, and DNS/domain services • CCNA, CCNP/DP or CCIE Certifications highly valued! Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.