Datacenter Network Operations Specialist

Datacenter Network Operations Specialist with hands-on Cisco ACI experience

Are you passionate about the intricate world of network infrastructure and the transformative power it holds? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! As a Network Specialist with our customer, you´ll be at the forefront of designing, planning, and optimizing network infrastructures, and you´ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of their IT global systems.

What You´ll Do

As a Network Specialist, your day-to-day work will be a dynamic blend of innovation, implementation, and troubleshooting. Here´s a glimpse into what your role entails:

• Cisco ACI Mastery: Keep developing an advanced understanding of Cisco ACI, delving into ACI architectures, components (Tenant, BD, VRF, APIC, L2out, and L3out), and Nexus DC technologies. Your operational and troubleshooting skills will be instrumental in maintaining the optimal performance of their ACI infrastructure.
• Network Architecture: Collaborate with your team to design and enhance network architectures, ensuring they meet the highest standards of performance. Dive into the intricacies of Cisco ACI, LAN/WAN, switches, and routers to create robust and efficient solutions.
• Data Center Expertise: Get hands-on in the data center environment, where you´ll be responsible for installing, configuring, commissioning, and decommissioning network equipment. You´ll be the architect of high-performance data center LAN and WAN services.
• Infrastructure Enhancement: Analyze the existing network operations and provide valuable recommendations for improvement and growth. Your insights will drive the evolution of the infrastructure and global IT systems.
• Routing Mastery: Leverage your advanced understanding of dynamic routing protocols like BGP and OSPF to ensure seamless network connectivity and optimized traffic routing.
• Technical Proficiency: Showcase your expertise in a range of networking protocols and services, including BGP, OSPF, IPsec, GRE, HSRP/VRRP, NAT/PAT, SNMP, MPLS, VoIP, SIP, VPLS, QoS, T1, DS3, Ethernet, and Cisco ACI.
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code: Explore the world of automation tools such as Rest API and Ansible to implement ACI efficiently. Your functional-level knowledge will be crucial in streamlining our network operations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor´s degree network engineering or in a relevant field.
• 7+ years of proven work experience in network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
• 5+ years of proven experience working with Cisco ACI is necessary for the role.
• Proficiency in network protocols and services.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team.

If you´re ready to immerse yourself in the exciting world of network infrastructure and make a significant impact on our customer´s IT landscape, we want to hear from you. Join us as a Network Specialist focusing on Cisco ACI and be part of a team dedicated to excellence in network performance and innovation.

Our customer has many years of experience in the IT industry and a high reputation. Like Akkodis, they value diversity and see the strength in their teams having different backgrounds and experiences. We feel secure in know that placing our valuable consultants with this customer will bring them many opportunities for personal and professional growth, while keeping a healthy work life balance.

The position is onsite in Gotheburg, Sweden.

About Akkodis

Smart Industry is where digital and engineering converge into a connected world - reshaping entire industries and providing solutions for some of the world´s toughest challenges. At Akkodis, we bring digital and engineering solutions together, creating a smarter future for everyone. We are committed to attract, develop, and empower diverse and inclusive technology and engineering teams by offering enhanced career and development opportunities. To inspire our employees, clients, and partners to make a difference, we work with organizations who identify themselves with our people culture and technology mindset.

At Akkodis, we believe that we must go beyond what is possible to make incredible happen. We pride ourselves on a culture of trust where you have the autonomy to own your decisions and the support you need to achieve your ambitions.

When it comes to a career at Akkodis, you are in the driving seat. As a consultant, you are our top priority and when you need us, we will be there for you. You are our most important asset and for us to stay ahead you will take an active part in our business development and our offers to the market. We´re a diverse team of 50,000 engineers and digital experts, operating across 30 locations globally. From training our client´s teams, to delivering projects our Smart Industry experts create new value for our client´s business. United by our passion for talent and technology, our specialists bring their diversity of experience, skills and insights together to deliver our 360° capabilities. This is how we make the incredible happen, every day.

If this sounds like an interesting opportunity to you, apply as soon as possible. Applications are processed as they are sent in, so a position may be filled before the last application day.

If you have any questions, don´t hesitate to contact hiring business manager Klas Ahnberg at klas.ahnberg@akkodisgroup.com