Network Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN).
• Configure and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers .
• Implement and support network security policies, ACLs, IDS/IPS, and VPNs .
• Manage WAN optimization, SD-WAN, and cloud networking (AWS/Azure/GCP) .
• Monitor network performance, capacity planning, and proactively resolve bottlenecks.
• Conduct root cause analysis of complex network issues and outages.
• Implement automation for configuration management and network monitoring.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Security, Cloud, Infrastructure, DevOps).
• Ensure compliance with security and industry standards (ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS).
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to design/architecture reviews.

Technical Skills (Must-Have Tough Requirements)

Networking & Protocols

• Deep expertise in Routing (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, IS-IS) .
• Strong knowledge of Switching (VLANs, STP, VTP, EtherChannel, QoS) .
• Experience with Network Load Balancers (F5, Citrix Netscaler, HAProxy) .
• Solid experience in IPv4/IPv6, NAT, DNS, DHCP, ARP, ICMP .

Security & Firewalls

• Hands-on with Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point firewalls .
• Strong knowledge of VPNs (IPSec, SSL), Zero Trust, and NAC (Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass) .
• Experience with IDS/IPS, SIEM (Splunk, QRadar, ELK Stack) .

Wireless & WAN

• Expertise in Enterprise Wi-Fi (Cisco, Aruba, Meraki) .
• Experience with WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN (Viptela, Silver Peak, Versa, Fortinet) .

Automation & Monitoring

• Proficiency in Python, Ansible, or Go for network automation.
• Hands-on with Nagios, SolarWinds, Zabbix, PRTG, NetFlow, SNMP .
• Familiarity with NetDevOps, Git, CI/CD for network deployments .

Cloud & Virtual Networking

• Experience with AWS VPC, Transit Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN, GCP Networking .
• Knowledge of Virtual Switches (VMware NSX, Cisco ACI, Open vSwitch) .

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7–10 years of proven experience as a Network Engineer in enterprise/global environments.
• Preferred Certifications:
  Cisco CCNP or CCIE (Routing & Switching, Security, DC, or Enterprise)
  Juniper JNCIP/JNCIE
  Aruba ACMP/ACMX
  AWS/Azure Networking Specialty