Lead Networks & Telecommunications Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Networks & Telecommunications Engineer to own the architecture, security, and automation of global Cisco ACI data center fabrics while driving the design and delivery of advanced load balancing and ADC solutions across production environments.
Please note that travel to the Netherlands is required.
Responsibilities
Lead the architecture, security, product and service design, automation, and innovation efforts for a global Cisco ACI fabric across production data center environments
Define product descriptions and tiered service offerings for ADC and DCLAN services, including explicit SLOs for availability, failover time, and change-request lead time
Maintain service catalog alignment to business consumption models
Design and implement secure incident recovery environments using ACI VRF remap as the containment primitive to enable isolated failover testing across Firepower, FortiGate, and F5 without production impact
Identify and document platform constraints impacting VRF remap behavior
Architect and deliver F5 BIG-IP Dual-PBR No-SNAT migrations on ACI 6.0, producing validated configuration bundles, automated deployment scripts, and validation documentation
Drive ACI ESG micro-segmentation strategy and migration execution, including phased contract design
Build Python tooling for tenant migration validation and configuration generation
Design Cilium BGP L3Out integration for Kubernetes workloads on ACI, including BFD tuning for VMware compatibility and route-map controls to prevent pod CIDR leakage into the fabric VRF
Build hybrid IaC pipelines for F5 BIG-IP LTM/SSL services with tiered service models and ServiceNow-triggered provisioning
Ensure operational excellence by sustaining high fabric availability, reducing unscheduled outages, meeting aggressive CVE patch timelines, and maintaining strong zero-trust segmentation audit scores
Requirements
5+ years of experience with Cisco ACI (Multi-Pod, Multi-Site, ESG, PBR Service Graphs, APIC REST API) and Nexus 9K/7K/5K platforms
5+ years of experience with VXLAN and vPC technologies in data center fabric environments
3+ years of experience with F5 BIG-IP (LTM, GTM/DNS, iRules, PBR, DSR, SNAT/No-SNAT) and Citrix NetScaler
English proficiency at B2 level or higher
Nice to have
Skills in Terraform and Ansible/AWX for infrastructure automation
Proficiency in Python for scripting and tooling development
Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps Pipelines
We offer
We gather like-minded people:
Top tech minds driving innovation in AI, cloud and digital platform modernization
Supportive team and agile, startup-like culture
Hybrid by design mode and opportunity to work remotely within Poland
Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually
Business-driven relocation opportunities
We provide growth opportunities:
Career development programs
Thought leadership, mentoring, soft skills and well-being programs
Certification (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS)
English classes
We cover it all:
Stable pay
Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount
Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)
Referral bonuses up to $2,000
Offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, coffee and more
Corporate, social and well-being events
Please, note:
Benefits listed above are available to employees only
We are open for working with Contractors. Terms of B2B cooperation agreements are agreed individually
We will reach out to selected candidates exclusively
EPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.

Work arrangement
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