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Dell Technologies is a US-based technology company that designs and sells PCs, servers, storage and networking hardware, along with related software and IT services. Its product lines include the XPS, Latitude and Alienware PCs and the PowerEdge server and PowerStore storage families.
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Unified Comms Engineer - Federal Customer joins a diverse team of software and platform engineers to design, deploy, and maintain network infrastructure while ensuring performance, stability, and scalability for enterprise IT workloads. The role involves automating the deployment of critical infrastructure, interacting with networking hardware like switches and firewalls, and managing software-defined control planes. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting routing, interconnectivity, and configuration issues across Linux systems and next-generation tools. Candidates must be proficient in Python or Go, and possess experience with Ansible, RESTful APIs, Open vSwitch, SONiC, and Cumulus Network Operating System. The work involves managing large-scale enterprise WAN architectures using BGP, OSPF, and MPLS, alongside Kubernetes networking concepts like CNI and MetalLB. Technical tasks include implementing secure transport connectivity, IPsec tunnels, and integrating SD-WAN topologies with public cloud environments to solve complex network infrastructure challenges.
Automate network configuration changes and deployment processes using Python or Go programming languages.
Develop and maintain production automation scripts and frameworks utilizing Ansible and RESTful APIs.
Troubleshoot complex issues involving network routing, interconnectivity, Linux systems, and next-generation networking software.
Manage and configure enterprise-grade SD-WAN platforms including policy enforcement and zero-touch provisioning.
Implement secure transport connectivity using IPsec tunnels, MACsec, and Next-Gen Firewall policies.
Manage Kubernetes networking components, including CNI plugins and MetalLB for load balancing on bare metal clusters.
Deploy and maintain network infrastructure across large-scale enterprise WAN architectures using BGP, OSPF, and MPLS.
Create technical documentation and ensure all network tools comply with established standards and policies.
What we're looking for
Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
Extensive experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting large-scale enterprise WAN architectures using BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, and overlay networks.
Proven track record configuring and managing enterprise-grade SD-WAN platforms including Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet, VMware Velocloud, or Silver Peak.
Proficiency in developing production automation scripts and configuration frameworks using Python and Ansible with REST APIs, NETCONF/RESTCONF, and JSON/YAML/XML.
Strong background implementing secure transport connectivity including IPsec site-to-site tunnels, MACsec, Next-Gen Firewall policies, and QoS traffic shaping.
Experience with SONiC, Cumulus Network Operating System, rail-optimized technology, and Kubernetes networking concepts (preferred).
Experience using Terraform for GitOps workflows or experience with model-driven telemetry and streaming observability pipelines (preferred).
Advanced networking and automation credentials such as Cisco DevNet Professional, CCNP Enterprise, CCIE, or equivalent certifications (preferred).