Data Center Engineer

✔️NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY – Data Center Network Engineer | Lisbon, Portugal

Contract duration: 1 year, renewable

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Work model: Hybrid (60% remote; 40% in person)

Languages: Portuguese + English B1/B2 (Intermediate)

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support large-scale Data Center networking environments.
• Operate and optimize Spine-Leaf architectures and EVPN/VXLAN fabrics.
• Support Data Center transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Implement segmentation and micro-segmentation strategies.
• Manage Next-Generation Firewall environments and security architectures.
• Develop and maintain network automation solutions using Python and Ansible.
• Implement CI/CD practices for network infrastructure changes.
• Support network observability, monitoring, and telemetry platforms.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, virtualization, and cloud teams.
• Participate in architecture reviews, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.

✅ Must-have Requirements

• Proven experience in Network Engineering for Data Center Environments
• Strong experience with:
• Data Center Networking: VXLAN / EVPN, Spine-Leaf Architectures ,BGP, OSPF, vPC / MLAG, STP, Multicast, QoS.
• Data Center Platforms: Cisco Nexus (NX-OS / ACI), Arista EOS, Juniper QFX, Nokia
• Security: Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco Security, Check Point, NAT, SSL VPN, IPSec, Zero Trust, Micro-segmentation, DMZ.
• Automation: Python, Ansible, Git, CI/CD
• Virtualization & Platforms: VMware, Kubernetes

⭐ Certifications (Nice to have)

• CCNP Data Center
• CCIE Data Center
• JNCIP-DC
• JNCIE-DC
• Arista ACE
• PCNSE
• Fortinet NSE7 / FCSS
• Cisco DevNet Professional
• Red Hat Ansible Specialist

🛠 Technical Environment

Cisco Nexus • Arista • Juniper • Nokia • VXLAN • EVPN • Spine-Leaf • BGP • OSPF • Palo Alto • Fortinet • Python • Ansible • VMware • Kubernetes

✅ Interested in this opportunity?

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