Data Center Network Engineer

Matrix is a global technology services and consulting company specializing in advanced technologies, software solutions, and digital products. The Data Center Network Engineer will lead the planning, design, implementation, and validation of advanced data center network solutions supporting AI Factories, accelerated computing, and enterprise environments. The role also involves customer engagement, network automation, technical workshops, and collaboration with engineering and product marketing teams.

Responsibilities:

• Delivering expert Ethernet guidance throughout the customer engagement lifecycle—designing, architecting, and validating modern data center networks
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams to support server infrastructure, GPU‑accelerated workloads, and AI/ML deployments
• Creating and evaluating DevOps automation to streamline network operations, including configuration templates, deployment pipelines, and switch provisioning
• Implementing and validating network architectures across customer data centers, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
• Supporting customer design workshops, testing cycles, and Proofs of Concept (PoCs)

Requirements:

• 7+ years of hands‑on networking experience, including Layer 2/Layer 3 fundamentals, Ethernet switch configuration, TCP/IP concepts, and data center architectures
• Proven ability to engage directly with customers to gather requirements, design next‑generation fabric architectures, and validate solutions via lab simulations or PoCs
• Strong experience configuring and troubleshooting VXLAN‑EVPN–based data center fabrics
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Ansible, Salt, or Puppet
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks effectively, and optimize customer adoption and operational excellence
• Experience delivering knowledge transfer sessions, creating documentation, and supporting deployment handovers for customer engagements
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Strong combination of customer‑facing communication skills and deep technical expertise
• Linux administration or engineering certifications
• Hands‑on experience with Cumulus Linux / Cumulus OS
• Knowledge or certification in InfiniBand networking
• CCNP or equivalent certification is a plus
• Advanced networking certifications such as CCIE, JNCIE, ACE‑E
• Data Center focus preferred