Engineer

Akkodis is seeking an Engineer for a Contract with a client in Secaucus, NJ. Candidate must have strong expertise in enterprise and data‑center networking with the capability to architect, deploy, and optimize high‑performance network infrastructures.

Rate Range: $34/hour to $37/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Engineer job responsibilities include:

• Architecting low‑latency, high‑availability network designs (leaf‑spine, VXLAN/EVPN, BGP) with redundancy and capacity growth in mind.

• Deploying and operating front‑side, backend, and management networks in on‑prem data centers, including new buildouts and upgrades.

• Optimizing network performance by tuning RDMA and minimizing latency, packet loss, and jitter across mission‑critical platforms.

• Troubleshooting complex issues end‑to‑end, coordinating with vendors (e.g., Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, AMD/Pensando) and internal stakeholders for root‑cause resolution.

• Automating network tasks with Python/Ansible and maintaining accurate documentation (diagrams, cabling schedules, DCIM, inventories).

• Enabling L1 on‑site teams through training, while providing L2 on‑call incident response and proactive health monitoring across global sites.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, network engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• 6 years of hands‑on experience supporting enterprise and/or cloud network infrastructure.

• Candidate must have strong capability in data‑center networking, including VXLAN/EVPN, BGP, leaf‑spine architecture, and hands‑on experience with Cisco and Arista technologies.

• Candidate must have proven expertise in network automation using Python/Ansible and the ability to perform advanced troubleshooting while supporting critical, high‑availability environments.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Deep.Kumar@ akkodisgroup.com.

Pay Details: $34.00 to $37.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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