Network Engineer

Role: Network Engineer

Location: Hyderabad

about alliantgroup

alliantgroup is a professional services firm that provides tax consulting and compliance services to businesses in the United States. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. alliantgroup services are focused on helping businesses claim tax credits and incentives that they are entitled to under various federal and state programs. These credits and incentives are designed to encourage businesses to invest in certain types of activities, such as research and development, energy efficiency, and hiring employees from certain disadvantaged groups. alliantgroup services include helping businesses identify and claim these credits and incentives, as well as providing guidance on compliance with the relevant regulations.

alliantgroup is headquartered in Houston, Texas with additional offices located in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, New York, Irvine, Sacramento, Washington, D.C.; and Bristol and London in the U.K.

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alliantgroup India Talent Pvt. Ltd:

alliantgroup started its operations in India in the year 2020 with a world-class office in Hyderabad to provide Tax, Advisory, Audit and Accounting services. alliantgroup India Talent comprises a team of skilled professionals who address the most pressing needs of U.S CPA Firms. We work with the best talent and ensure our clients get top quality services they need. We are currently a family of 1000+ employees.

Our people and culture set us apart as a firm, and our team includes professionals from a diverse array of fields, including business, engineering, software development, law, and accounting.

What youll be doing:

Network Engineer is directly responsible for the day-to-day operation of the overall LAN/WAN environment including all Routers, Switches, VPNs, Firewalls, and adjunct network devices. The Network Engineer is responsible for maintaining the maximum level of availability for the network and will drive continuous improvement in operational procedures, standards and network design to achieve this goal. Additionally, s/he will provide guidance and mentoring to other members of the team as well as work directly with the Sr. Network Architect, System Architect, Infrastructure Manager and IT Director to optimize the network design and keep the lights-on support procedures.

What will be your responsibilities:

Core Duties:

• Provides technical leadership in networking technology and administrative support for multifaceted network systems.
• Support all aspects of the voice and data networks globally, including installation, administration, maintenance and support for firewalls, switches, servers and equipment.
• Ensure technical systems and solutions are operating at optimal levels at all times and ensure overall system readiness.
• Troubleshoot and resolve problems with network hardware and, in conjunction with the network provider, support and ensure the quality and reliability of the IP backbone.
• Develops capacity planning models, ensures planned testing activities are performed and technical criteria are met, and may monitor capacity and adjust accordingly.
• Participates in network security guidelines regarding firewall maintenance and rule setting, intrusion detection, filter creation and ensures appropriate encryption requirements are applied.
• Contributes to evaluation of services provided by vendors and recommends changes.
• Evaluates current technologies and makes recommendations for software and hardware upgrades.
• Integrates best practices, standards, procedures and quality objectives across systems infrastructure or platforms.
• Maintains appropriate professional designations and up-to-date knowledge of current information technology techniques and tools.
• Provides technical guidance and leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members.
• Document and complete all changes in accordance with accepted Change Management policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Some lifting up to 28 Kg (60 lbs.) may be required.
• Coordination with ISMS core team to support ISMS activities and implantation strategies at the company.

Important Qualities:

• Analytical skills - Network Engineers have to examine data networks and decide how to best connect the networks based on the needs and resources of the organization.
• Detail oriented Must be able to create comprehensive plans of the networks with precise information describing how the network parts will work together.
• Interpersonal skills - Must be able to work with different types of employees to accomplish goals.
• Leadership skills - Direct teams of Jr. Admins or vendors who are involved in projects.
• Organizational skills - Network Engineers must coordinate many different types of communication networks and make sure they work well together. Must be able to manage projects and coordinate with vendors, internal customers and timelines.

What are we looking for:

Minimum Qualifications / Skills:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or related fields
• At least 6+ years of experience as a Network Engineer.
• Demonstrates expertise in architecture and ability in learning and assessing multiple technologies.
• Good experience in Cisco ISE and Cisco DNA.
• Minimum requirement - Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 years of relevant functional experience in engineer role
• Expert knowledge in multiple domains
• Expert knowledge in network design to include VoIP, routing, switching, datacenter, and security.
• IP addressing includes subnetting, route aggregation, and BGP route maps.
• Networking and associated protocols including TCP/UDP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, DNS, SNMP and other internet associated protocols.
• Expert in route and switching.
• Redundant network systems design experience
• Design, implement and manage Cisco Collaboration solutions, UCM, Webex and CUC.
• Design, implement and manage Cisco SD-WAN and SD-Access solutions.
• Design, implement and manage Cisco Security solutions including ISE, Umbrella, firewalls, VPN, S2S.
• Design, implement and manage Cisco Datacenter networks and NX-OS switches.
• Design, implement and manage Cisco UCS environment.
• Design, implement and manage wireless infrastructure.
• Experience with infrastructure sizing and capacity planning
• Understanding of Satellite networks
• Cisco ACI experience preferred but not required.

What we offer:

With us, there are always opportunities to break new ground. We empower you to take the organization to the next level with the versatile experience that you bring in. We trust you with responsibility early on and support you in all ways to make this organization as trusted partner to the customers and a great place to work for the employees.

Join us and bring your curiosity to life!