Network Engineer - Data Center

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Job Summary

The Network Engineer – Data Center plays a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization’s mission-critical network infrastructure that supports enterprise and application services. This role focuses on scalable data center networking, automation, and resiliency to ensure high performance, availability, and security across the environment.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Architecture:
  Develop and maintain high-availability data center network architectures, including core, aggregation, and access layers, using modern design principles (leaf-spine, EVPN/VXLAN, etc.).
• Implementation & Operations:
  Deploy, configure, and support switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers across multiple data centers.
• Automation & Optimization:
  Leverage network automation and scripting tools (e.g., Python, Ansible, Git) to streamline configuration management, change validation, and deployment processes.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting:
  Utilize observability tools to monitor performance, analyze trends, and proactively resolve complex network issues.
• Collaboration:
  Partner with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to design network solutions that meet business requirements.
• Documentation & Standards:
  Create and maintain technical documentation, configuration standards, and runbooks.
• Lifecycle Management:
  Manage hardware/software lifecycle and coordinate upgrades or replacements for end-of-life devices.
• Security & Compliance:
  Ensure compliance with organizational security standards and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Education:
  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience in enterprise or data center network engineering.
  • Proven expertise in Cisco Nexus platforms, ACI, Arista, or Juniper technologies.
  • Strong understanding of Layer 2/3 technologies, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS), and multicast.
  • Experience with load balancing (F5 Load Balancer) and firewalls (F5, Fortinet).
  • Familiarity with network automation frameworks and CI/CD workflows.
• Certifications (Preferred):
  CCNP/CCIE (Data Center or Enterprise) or equivalent.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead projects independently and mentor junior engineers.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Commitment to operational excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Skills:

Cisco Nexus Switches; Arista Switches; Network Engineering; Juniper Switches

Salary:

Primary Location Pay Range: $88,262.96 - $132,394.44

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

5-7 Years