Network Development Specialist

Location
- Jacksonville, FL ( 3 days onsite a week) Role Summary

We are seeking a hands‑on Senior Network Engineer with deep expertise in Routing & Switching
, ACI and VxLAN/EVPN (must‑have). The ideal candidate will lead design, deployment, and operations of modern data center and campus networks, and bring strong capability in either Net Dev Ops /Automation (Python, Ansible, CI/CD)
or VMware NSX for overlay/SDN.

• Design and implement L2/L3 networks across DC and campus environments.
• Lead ACI
  /
  VxLAN/EVPN fabric designs (Multi-pod/Multisite, route types, control-plane considerations).
• Create high‑availability designs (ECMP, MLAG/vPC, BGP/OSPF/IS-IS).
• Deployment & Operations:
• Configure and maintain leaf-spine architectures, border gateways, and interconnects.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across underlay/overlay, control plane, and data plane.
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and proactive monitoring.
• Security & Segmentation:
• Implement micro/macro segmentation (
  EVPN
  , NSX policies), firewall integration, and route filtering.
• Ensure compliance with internal and industry standards.
• Automation / NSX (one or both):
• Net Dev Ops /Automation: Build network automation for config/validation (Python, Ansible, Nornir, Git).
• VMware NSX: Design and manage NSX-T overlays, T0/T1 gateways, segments, distributed firewall, and integrations.
• Documentation & Governance:
• Produce HLD/LLD, SOPs, runbooks, and maintain accurate network diagrams and CMDB entries.
• Own change requests, risk assessments, and rollback plans.
• Partner with cloud, security, and platform teams on hybrid networking (AWS/Azure/GCP, SD-WAN).
• Mentor junior engineers; contribute to standards and best practices.

• Routing & Switching: BGP, OSPF/IS-IS, eBGP/iBGP, route redistribution, policy-based routing, QoS.
• Data Center Fabrics:
  VxLAN/EVPN (mandatory) with practical experience in DC leaf-spine design.
• Troubleshooting: Packet analysis, control‑plane convergence, FIB/ARP/ND, MTU/MSS, ECMP.

• Version control (
  Git
  ), CI/CD (Git Hub Actions/Git Lab CI),
• Network source of truth (Nautilus/Net Box),
• Telemetry/observability (SNMP, gNMI, streaming telemetry, Prometheus, Grafana).

• NSX-T design and operations: T0/T1 gateways, segments, overlay transport zones,
• Distributed firewall, security groups, micro-segmentation,
• Integration with physical gateways, north‑south routing,
• Edge clusters, load balancer, policy automation.

• EVPN route types (RT-2/RT-5), IRB, symmetric/asymmetric routing,
• SD-WAN (Viptela, Prisma, Fortinet),

• Bachelor’s in CS/EE/IT or equivalent experience.
• Certifications (preferred): CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, Arista ACE, VMware VCP-NV.
• Experience: 8+ years in network engineering; 4+ years hands‑on VxLAN/EVPN
  .

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program;

401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.

HCL is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to  for investigation.