IT Infrastructure Engineer-Networks

About us:

With more than 100 years of alumina expertise, Almatis is the worlds leader in the development, manufacture and supply of premium alumina and alumina-based products.

Almatis is both a global and fully integrated producer, serving our customers from fourteen strategically located sales, research and manufacturing sites.

Our employees strive to exceed customers expectations through industry leading customer service, technical support and manufacturing excellence. We implement leading technologies and continuous improvement programs, which have established Almatis products as the benchmark for quality and consistency.

For our Operations team in Kolkata, we are looking for an enthusiastic and driven IT Infrastructure Engineer-Networks

About job:

• Developing roadmaps for network technologies (switches, firewalls, access points, VPNs) through research, testing, and collaboration with IT management and business partners
• Maintaining, administering, and monitoring the global network environment and providing deep technical support for daily operations, incidents, and problem resolution
• Documenting global network architecture, hardware, software, and missing knowledge in asset inventory and knowledge base systems
• Supporting additional infrastructure areas, including onpremises and cloud server environments
• Designing and implementing functional LAN, WAN, and WLAN infrastructure
• Configuring and installing network devices, software, routers, switches, and performing regular patching
• Monitoring network performance and integrity while resolving escalated issues from IT support tiers
• Mentoring Infrastructure Services colleagues and sharing knowledge to address recurring network issues
• Automating operational tasks and evaluating their effectiveness
• Creating, testing, and overseeing security measures, including access authentication and disaster recovery improvements
• Updating asset inventory and documenting technical changes in knowledge systems
• Evaluating emerging threats and implementing security controls to reduce risks and support continuous improvement
• Leading and executing global network refresh and modernization projects
• Managing incidents, problems, and changes related to network infrastructure and providing rootcause analysis for major issues

About you:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent experience
• CCNP Enterprise certification required; experience with ENCOR, ENARSI, and SDWAN
• CCIE Enterprise preferred
• 5+ years of experience managing global network environments
• Strong handson experience with tools such as SolarWinds, Wireshark, NMAP, TCPDump, Syslog
• Experience with Cisco, Meraki, Barracuda, and Riverbed technologies
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, and OSPF
• Scripting knowledge in Perl and Python for automation
• Strong organizational, problemsolving and customerfocused mindset