Network Engineer

About Position:

The Senior Network engineer ensures proper management of the Network services (including LAN, SDWAN, MAN, Voice, Video, Wireless, ISP, Zero Trust, EDMZ, and Contact Center Technologies) for in conjunction with the vendor(s). In addition, this role supports Network availability and the introduction of new technology into the Network environment.

• Role: Network Engineer
• Location: Pune,Bangalore
• Experience: 8 to 14 Yrs
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Manage day to day operational activities of network support, including vendor management.
• Respond to all incidents, network or other to be quickly available for remediation testing and troubleshooting.
• Champion user experience, adoption, and effective communication.
• Ensure compliance with security, risk, and regulatory requirements. Analyze existing operations and make recommendations for the improvement and growth of the operating environment.
• Manage physical Network assets and re-location services.
• Oversee the performance of the Network and assure it is managed and monitored.
• Assist the overall IT organization in performing problem management duties such as identifying recurring application and infrastructure incidents from a network perspective. This includes the communication of identified problems to relevant stakeholders.
• Manage direct staff members to help facilitate the end users ability to perform their work from any location.
• Ensure relevant performance management activities such as measurement of Service Level Agreements are performed.
• Deep familiarity with key technology platforms and how they can impact business scalability. Ensures I&T capabilities are delivered reliably, sustainably, cost effectively and securely. Ensures the end user computing contributions are delivered with agility based on changing business objectives, goals and strategies.
• Stay current on new and emerging technologies and platforms. Provides recommendations on what future technologies should be assimilated, integrated and introduced within to ensure end user computing capabilities respond to the needs of our digital business strategy.
• Where appropriate, participate in negotiate or re-negotiate contracts with vendors and professional services providers.
• Improve communication and collaboration throughout the organization allowing technology and systems to be facilitators of collaboration.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 15+ years related Network Architecture, Engineer and management or lead experience
• 5-7+ years IT leadership experience, ideally at a global manufacturing company leading teams of similar scale
• Expert skill level with industry leading Network hardware and software technologies and architectures including CISCO, F5, Gigamon, Wireless (Aruba, Meraki), Infoblox, Solarwinds, NetScout, ZScaler, Zero Trust, Edge, Cloud Adjacency, Route53, Direct Connect, etc
• Significant experience in large dynamic routing environments.
• Expert knowledge of routing protocols like BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP
• Should have previous experience managing vendors and outsourced offshore resources.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience of contributing to the success of a range of midsize-to-large initiatives with above-average levels of complexity and business criticality, building a team-oriented, collaborative environment, and creating business cases and managing budgets,
• Experience managing public internet routing, transport and access
• Extensive knowledge of network service providers for both Public and private line access
• Experience in facilitating change, including collaboration with management stakeholders.
• Proven internal and external influencing skills at senior and executive management levels.
• Preferably proven experience or demonstrated capability in leading large, complex and or transformational initiatives in dynamic environments and taking advantage of digital opportunities to innovate business models and enable the digitalization of the business.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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