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Acts as a senior technical resource for troubleshooting and architecting complex network solutions and may serve as a project lead or mentor for other engineers on the team.\nLocation: Remote - Work from Home. Pacific Northwest-based preferred but not required. Periodic travel to the Seattle, WA metropolitan area required, up to 10%.\nSponsorship\n- This role is not sponsorship eligible.\n- Candidates need to be legally allowed to work in the US for any employer.\n- This role is not open to holders of an F-1 OPT visa.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesigns and architects scalable, resilient network solutions across routing, switching, fabric, and security domains\nLeads complex troubleshooting efforts, including routing protocol issues, fabric/switching connectivity, and firewall policy conflicts\nArchitects and maintains Cisco ACI fabric environments, including tenant design, endpoint groups, contracts, and fabric integration\nArchitects and maintains Cisco SD-Access (SDA) fabric environments, including underlay/overlay design, fabric edge/border/control-plane nodes, and DNA Center-based policy and segmentation\nDesigns, configures, and troubleshoots BGP and OSPF routing environments, including route redistribution, policy control, and multi-site architectures\nArchitects highly available switching infrastructure across Nexus, ACI, and SD-Access fabric environments, including VXLAN/EVPN-based segmentation and fabric-based redundancy to eliminate single points of failure\nConfigures, maintains, and troubleshoots Palo Alto Networks firewalls, including security policy design, NAT, VPN, and threat prevention\nDesigns and manages network access control (NAC) policies and device compliance using Forescout or Aruba Clearpass.\nServes as an escalation point for high-level, service-impacting network issues\nIdentifies, reviews, and recommends security postures to peers and appropriate security teams\nResearches, evaluates, and recommends hardware, software, and vendor solutions based on cost, performance, and business need\nLeads implementation planning prior to installation of network hardware such as routers, firewalls, wireless controllers, and switches\nDevelops project plans and task lists for network initiatives, and participates in peer design reviews\nPartners with vendors and third-party providers to evaluate and integrate new equipment and services\nCreates and maintains technical documentation, network diagrams, and standard operating procedures\nMentors and provides technical guidance to less experienced engineers\nParticipates in on-call support rotation per team design\nArchitects and implements automation and infrastructure-as-code pipelines (Python, Ansible) to drive configuration consistency, enforce compliance, and accelerate policy deployment across the enterprise network and security fabric\nKnowledge\nAdvanced knowledge of the design, configuration, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of enterprise network environments\nAdvanced knowledge of TCP/IP, OSI model, and switching technologies\nAdvanced knowledge of BGP and OSPF design, troubleshooting, and optimization\nAdvanced knowledge of Cisco ACI architecture and data center fabric design\nAdvanced knowledge of Cisco SD-Access architecture and campus fabric design\nStrong knowledge of network security architecture, including Palo Alto Networks firewall policy design and segmentation strategies\nStrong knowledge of network access control (NAC) concepts and enforcement using Forescout\nWorking knowledge of equipment from multiple vendors, such as Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks, and Brocade\nSkills\nNetwork Architecture & Design\nNetwork Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code (Python, Ansible)\nComplex Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis\nNetwork Rack & Patch-Panel Design\nNetwork Service Monitoring Systems\nTechnical Documentation & Network Diagramming\nProcess Improvement\nClient/Customer Service\nCoaching & Mentoring\nEducation\nHigh School Diploma or regional equivalent required\nBachelor's Degree required, preferably in a field related to the role. At the manager’s discretion, additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement\nCertifications\nCCNA or higher required (Routing and Switching, Enterprise, or Data Center track); CCNP or CCIE preferred\nWireless certifications a plus\nExperience\n8 - 11 years of experience in the field of the role required\n\nOur compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets. The compensation range for this position ranges from $108,253.00/year in our lowest geographic market up to 158,733.30 USD/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Learn more about benefits at Rackspace.\n\nAbout Rackspace Technology\nRackspace Technology is the trusted operator of the full enterprise AI stack, from governed private cloud to AI inference and agents in production. From edge to core to cloud, we operate the infrastructure, data layer, and software integration to deliver business outcomes with the predictable cost, reliability, security, and compliance that regulated and mission-critical environments demand. We support customers in more than 120 countries with AI capabilities spanning private cloud, public cloud, applications, data and cyber resilience.\nMore on Rackspace Technology\nThough we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. 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