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Catering to the needs of enterprise and cloud data centers as well as hyperscalers, the company’s full portfolio of open networking products including whitebox - bare metal switches, supports various operating systems, including SONiC. Micas also offers comprehensive data center networking switch development services and custom options, leveraging R&D, engineering, and supply chain management expertise along with high-quality and capacity manufacturing capabilities. Micas is set to transform the next-generation AI networking. Our mission is to accelerate our customers' adoption of disaggregated, AI-enabling networks. We are committed to innovation, putting our customers first, and operational excellence. We leverage world class partnerships and open-source software to deliver solutions that are both leading-edge and cost-effective.\nJob Description\nMicas is seeking a top-tier Sr. NMS (Network Management System) Engineer to design, develop and deliver the management, monitoring and telemetry layer for Micas white-box switches. You will own how customers deploy, configure, monitor and operate large-scale data center and AI networks, from Day-0 provisioning through Day-2 operations, and you will play a pivotal role in bridging customer operational requirements and our R&D execution. 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