Data Center Network Engineer

Trident Consulting is an award-winning staffing and consulting firm headquartered in San Ramon, CA, seeking a Data Center Network Engineer for a client in the global Cybersecurity industry. The role involves analyzing and delivering data center infrastructure, deploying network components, and ensuring compliance through physical audits.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the design, build & delivery of data center critical infrastructure & network capacity
• Evaluate, plan, and review the deployment of servers and switches within a Data Center environment
• Validate and document hostname, IP address, and subnet details to feed into network configurations and DNS records
• Document hardware deployment details in various automation, inventory, and project management systems
• Work effectively and professionally with various engineering teams across internal organizations and worldwide
• Prepare, perform, coordinate, and remediate physical audits of assets within inventory systems to ensure compliance and accuracy
• Prepare documents and reconcile findings of physical inventory audits

Requirements:

• 2+ years of systems engineering or network engineering experience working in a professional data center-focused technical environment
• Understanding of network concepts including subnetting, IP Address fundamentals, DNS Records, and leaf-spine topology
• Fluency in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must exhibit meticulous attention to detail
• Manage completion of assigned tasks with high accuracy and within schedule guidelines
• Capable of working on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritizing appropriately
• Familiarity with Data Center construction, operations and general functionality
• Experience with technical products as they relate to commercial networks
• Experience with PowerDNS, Jira, Nlyte, and Google Suite tools