Description

What You'll Do:

• Lead and support RFPs, solution defense, and large-scale transition and transformation projects
• Design and deliver enterprise network architectures across LAN, WAN, Data Center, and Cloud environments
• Collaborate with presales, sales, and delivery teams to align solutions with business and customer requirements
• Lead, mentor, and guide network specialists and SMEs across projects
• Define and implement best practices for network service delivery, standardization, and optimization
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, including CIOs, IT leaders, and partners
• Drive service improvement, innovation, and customer satisfaction across accounts
• Develop High-Level Designs (HLD) and guide Low-Level Designs (LLD)
• Analyze existing network architectures and recommend enhancements and modernization strategies
• Establish governance, reporting, escalation frameworks, and service roadmaps
• Support M&A due diligence, transition planning, and integration execution
• Handle L3 escalations, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures
• Ensure compliance with security standards, audits, and real-time threat mitigation
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate advanced technical escalations
• Maintain network documentation, configuration backups, and IP inventory
• Evaluate new technologies for performance, scalability, and security improvements

Expertise You'll Bring:

• Design, deploy, and troubleshoot enterprise-level routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, MPLS).
• Architect and govern high-availability solutions (redundant links, load-balancing, failover).
• Manage WAN technologies (MPLS, SD-WAN, VPN, QoS, VoIP) and Layer 2/3 networks.
• Configure and maintain Catalyst and Nexus switches for data center and enterprise environments including software upgrades (IOS/AOS-CX/NX-OS)
• Perform network audits and assessments ensuring compliance with architectural standards.
• Manage Data Center network technologies like Cisco Nexus, ACI, NSX-T, Load Balancer, Global/Private DNS, Infoblox etc.
• Manage & understanding of Network Monitoring & Observability tools like SolarWinds, Logic Monitor, Splunk or Grafana etc.
• Configure and manage Palo Alto, FortiGate, and Cisco ASA/FTD firewalls.
• Implement advanced firewall rules, IPS/IDS, and VPN configurations and manage security logs using management software packages such as Palo Alto Panaroma, FortiManager and/or Forti Analyzer.
• Implement & troubleshoot the issues on Palo Alto, Panaroma or Strata cloud, Prisma Access etc.
• Optimize firewall performance and perform policy audits.
• Network security modernization initiatives which include understanding the SASE, ZIA, ZPA & ZDX, Palo Alto Prisma Access etc.
• Deploy and maintain Wireless networks using Cisco WLCs, Meraki Dashboard, Aruba Central and access-points (Must have).
• Implement, configure and operate Cisco ISE/Aruba CPPM for secure network access control (NAC).
• Design wireless architectures ensuring scalability, coverage, and security posture.
• Expertise in hybrid cloud setups, cloud connectivity (e.g., AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute), and cloud-native networking services across AWS/Azure/GCP, deal with On Prem to cloud migration activities.
• Knowledge of network automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Python scripting, and related frameworks.
• Understanding of virtualization (VMware), Citrix, M365, compute/storage, backups, datacenter technologies.
• Experience with F5 load balancers.
• Experience with business continuity, disaster recovery, and HA architectures.
• More than 15 years of experience in Network technology
• Certifications: CCNP, Fortinet NSE 4/5/6/7 (preferred), Aruba ACMP (preferred).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Ability to work independently or collaboratively under pressure.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with shifting priorities

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate