Network Engineer

HealthEdge - Pune, IN

Pune, IN

Publishing Industries

About the position

The position involves managing and optimizing various network components, ensuring network reliability and security, and providing technical guidance in network design and troubleshooting. The role requires driving automation initiatives to streamline operations and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align network infrastructure with business objectives. Additionally, the position includes responsibilities for network monitoring, capacity planning, implementing security policies, performing upgrades and migrations, and evaluating new technologies. The candidate will also handle cloud networking tasks and collaborate with service providers to ensure service uptime.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize network components: Handle routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, wireless networks, Citrix Netscalers, Cisco ISE, and NSX for VMware.
• Ensure network reliability and security: Maintain the reliability, performance, stability, and security of both physical and virtual network infrastructure.
• Provide technical guidance: Offer expertise in network design, implementation, and troubleshooting for traditional and SDN environments, particularly NSX for VMware.
• Drive automation initiatives: Utilize scripting languages (e.g., Python) and automation tools (e.g., Ansible) to streamline network operations and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate across teams: Work with system administrators, security specialists, and application developers to align network infrastructure with business objectives, including NSX integration.
• Network monitoring and troubleshooting: Use tools such as SolarWinds, Wireshark, and PagerDuty for proactive network monitoring and issue resolution.
• Capacity planning and optimization: Conduct capacity planning to ensure network resources, including NSX, meet current and future demands.
• Implement network security policies: Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and controls to protect against threats and vulnerabilities across all network devices, including NSX environments.
• Perform network upgrades and migrations: Execute network upgrades, migrations, and deployments with minimal disruption, focusing on seamless NSX deployment and integration.
• Primary contact for network inquiries: Serve as the main point of contact for network-related inquiries and issues, providing timely resolution and communication to stakeholders regarding NSX and other network components.
• Evaluate new technologies: Assess new technologies, products, and services, making recommendations for network improvements, particularly with NSX for VMware and other network devices.
• Cloud networking tasks: Handle implementation and operational tasks for Microsoft Azure and AWS Cloud networking setups.
• Provider collaboration: Work with service providers to resolve circuit issues and ensure service uptime.

Requirements

• Proficiency in managing routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, wireless networks, Citrix Netscalers, Cisco ISE, and NSX for VMware.
• Strong understanding of network design, implementation, and troubleshooting in both traditional and SDN environments.
• Experience with automation tools (Ansible) and scripting languages (Python).
• Familiarity with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools (SolarWinds, Wireshark, PagerDuty).
• Knowledge of network security policies and procedures.
• Experience with cloud networking in Microsoft Azure and AWS.

Nice-to-haves

• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Capacity to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.