Staff Data Center Network Engineer

Designworks Talent LLC

. Architect, build, automate, and operate data center networking for large-scale GPU clusters, AI workloads, and multi-tenant cloud services .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeBellevue • Washington • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and automating large-scale data center networking solutions, with a focus on AI workloads and multi-tenant cloud services. Proficient in implementing Infrastructure as Code and network automation to enhance operational excellence and scalability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Large-Scale Data Center NetworkingNetwork AutomationMulti-Tenant NetworkingInfrastructure as CodeNetwork Security Architecture

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Hard Skills

Data Center NetworkingNetwork DesignNetwork SegmentationTenant IsolationHigh Availability NetworkingScalable Networking SolutionsProgrammable NetworkingNetwork ObservabilityTelemetryAutomation Frameworks

Soft Skills

Independent OperationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AristaJuniperHPECiscoInfiniBandRoCERDMAEVPN/VXLANBGPClos Networking

Industry Keywords

AI InfrastructureHPCHyperscale CloudCloud-Native PlatformsDistributed Compute Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, build, automate, and operate data center networking for large-scale GPU clusters, AI workloads, and multi-tenant cloud services
Develop secure tenant isolation architectures for performance, scalability, and security
Design resilient, highly available network architectures across compute, storage, and infrastructure services
Work across networking platforms and vendors including Arista, Juniper, HPE, and other enterprise providers
Partner with hardware, infrastructure, virtualization, and platform engineering teams to optimize networking for AI training and inference workloads
Build infrastructure automation for deployment, configuration management, monitoring, and operational excellence
Define networking standards, architecture documentation, and engineering best practices
Evaluate emerging networking technologies and shape the long-term AI networking platform
Own the design, automation, and evolution of the data center network
Establish networking architecture and strategy as an early networking engineer

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience designing, deploying, and operating large-scale data center networks within hyperscale cloud, AI infrastructure, HPC, or enterprise environments
Deep expertise across multiple enterprise networking platforms
Demonstrated experience supporting at least two major vendors such as Arista, Juniper, HPE, Cisco, or equivalent technologies
Strong understanding of multi-tenant networking, segmentation, tenant isolation, and network security architecture
Experience designing highly available, scalable, and automated networking solutions for mission-critical production environments
Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code, network automation, or programmable networking
Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, early-stage environment
Preferred: experience supporting GPU clusters, AI infrastructure, HPC, or large-scale distributed compute environments
Preferred: experience with InfiniBand, RoCE, RDMA, or equivalent high-bandwidth, low-latency fabrics
Preferred: experience building networking platforms for hyperscale cloud providers, AI infrastructure companies, or cloud-native platforms
Preferred: familiarity with EVPN/VXLAN, Spine-Leaf architectures, BGP, Clos networking, and modern software-defined networking principles
Preferred: experience with network observability, telemetry, and automation frameworks
U.S. work authorization required
Visa sponsorship is not currently available

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base pay for Bellevue market
Merit increases for eligible roles
Annual bonus for eligible roles
Long-term incentives for eligible roles
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) plan and company match
Paid holidays per calendar year
Hybrid work arrangement