Network Engineer - Routing & Switching

Role - Network Engineer Level - Senior & Lead Experience - 10 to 14 years Work Location - Bangalore Notice Period - Immediate to 30 days Mandatory Skills - Load Balancer, SD-WAN, Wireless, Routing, Switching, Firewalls The resource should be a Subject Matter expert (SME) on Load balancing Technology, Routing and Switching, and Network Packet Brokers operation. The primary responsibility will be managing the 24x7 Network Support & Operation for Load-Balancing You will work closely with the teams from Network Projects, EUS leads, NOC, and other cross-functional teams who are managing systems and applications to drive efficiency and improvements in supporting/managing the business. Essential Responsibilities : Roles & Responsibilities : - The primary responsibility would be overseeing complete Load balancing and network Packet Broker operation. - Load Balancing Engineer with hands-on experience on F5 BIG-IP GTM and LTM devices as well as Citrix NetScaler. - Hands-on experience in migrating other load balancer vendors to F5 Load Balancer - Must be an expert in F5 and Citrix load-balancing platforms. Roles and Responsibilities : - Should analyse, design, implement, and maintain the networks F5 and Citrix NetScaler Load Balancer infrastructure. - Should inspect data packets and TCP, IP flow in network and application flow. - Should possess a working knowledge of switches, routers, and firewall concepts. - Should be able to configure and maintain F5 and Citrix Load Balancers, load balancing best practices. - Should also take the responsibility to upgrade network operating systems software and hardware as per the management requirements. - Must ensure that the plans are integrated effectively with the other aspects of the technical infrastructure. - Extensive knowledge of load-balancing technology, including algorithms and health-check options. - Knowledge and experience regarding F5 BIG-IP LTM VIP configuration with health check. - Knowledge and experience with F5 BIG-IP GTM Wide IP configuration. - F5 BIG-IP iRule programming and troubleshooting experience. - Extensive knowledge of Citrix NetScaler VIP configuration with health check. - Knowledge and experience with Citrix NetScaler Global Load Balancing (Gslb) configuration. - Candidate must have extensive experience working in structured change management, Problem and Incident processes. - Candidate must have production environment experience consisting of Global load balancing, Local load balancing, SSL acceleration, HTTP compression/caching, and DNS. - Candidate must have strong Networking Experience - TCP / IP, Administration of networking hardware. - The candidate must have design and maintenance experience with complex Web hosting network architectures. - Experience directly managing routers, switches, load balancers, and SSL accelerators in a high-availability infrastructure is required. - Expert understanding of TCP as it pertains to packet inspection and network/application flows. - Expert ability to troubleshoot issues and make recommendations for system changes, as needed, to resolve issues. - Must have integration/configuration/administration experience and possess a solid Network background, including an understanding of switch, network routing, and firewall concepts. - The Load Balancing Engineer must possess very strong troubleshooting skills as well as a strong TCP understanding as it pertains to packet inspection and TCP flow in the Network and Application flows. - The Load Balancing Engineer must have a very good understanding of DNS functionality and concepts as it relates to IPv4 and IPv6. - Deep understanding of network protocols (Routing / Switching) - Design and implement Load balancing rules using industry best practices. - Communicate network architecture designs clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical decision makers - Perform security hardening of network systems. - Develop or contribute to technical documentation including Low-Level design documentation, Technical Implementation documents, deployment/build plans, and test plans. - Deploy a designed solution within a testing environment to verify compliance with security and functional requirements. - Implementing F5 Traffic path switching (TPS) in addition to application-based load balancing - Provide cutover support when solution is deployed in the production environment (Go Live). - Data collection, analysis and change recommendations of configuration - Collection and analysis of customer network information as well as packet capture. - Recommending corrective actions based on gathered data and its analysis - Ability to learn and apply new technologies, architectural design patterns, and the latest solutions. - Troubleshooting and resolving implementation issues. - Update skills regularly on the new technologies and attend workshops - Project documentation, including solution document, plan of action, and implementation document. - Hands-on and in-depth troubleshooting skills on Routers, SDWAN, LAN, Campus, All routing technologies, Ipv6, and WIFI technologies. - Lead crisis/incident event management incidents as needed - Support adoption of new technologies and tools, recommend capability improvements to network engineering, and assist in lab/ QA deployments for technology trials. - Direct the continuous and secure maintenance of the corporate, data centre, and cloud networking infrastructure, including network security and Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Plans. - Responsible for accurate assessment management of all network devices in CMDB - Responsible for upgrades and patches as required, and meeting all security & compliance requirements. - Ensure service-level targets are met and address all service-level complaints. - Participate in disaster recovery/business continuity activities, as needed. - Establish standards and governance in future acquisitions to mitigate risk and maximize network stability. - Responsible for participating in Audits and providing information related to network-specific diagrams, configurations, processes, and procedures. - Responsible for remediation for any vulnerabilities related to audits. - Could you provide subject matter expertise in interactions with partners and customers and program manage collaboration projects internally? - Manage the software lifecycle. - Troubleshoot, design, and deploy iXia - Utilize APIs and automation for iXia and Arista systems - Administer and manage iXia the Switches - Work with network switch, routing, tap, and span - Collaborate with the team on troubleshooting and deployment tasks Qualification : - Bachelor's Degree in IT/Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; or equivalent work experience - Minimum of 8-12 years of Network work experience in network Operations - Hands-on and in-depth skill experience in recommending, implementing, maintaining state-of-the-art network hardware and software systems. - Network & Infrastructure experience specific to medium to large size organizations - Ability to be flexible, decision-oriented, and motivated to support management initiatives. - Handle incidents on a case-by-case basis. - Could you coordinate with OEM and vendor for any issues? - Find out the RCA of major issues. Preferred Qualifications : - Current or held advanced network technical certification (e.g., CCNA/CCIE/CCNP, JNCIE/JNCIS, or relevant industry certification etc. - Experience or background with automation using Terraform, Ansible and/or Python will be an added advantage. - Prior experience in multi-vendor networking technologies. - Demonstrated experience of metrics-driven management with accountability. - This position requires the incumbent to travel up to 15% of the time. - Incumbents must make themselves available during core business hours and any on-call escalation after business hours. (ref:hirist.tech)

Location: in, IN

Posted Date: 5/1/2025