L2 Network engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide L2 support via phone, email, and ticketing system, ensuring timely resolution within defined SLAs and proper escalation of critical issues. Maintaining a high level of availability and professionalism.

• Provide support for firewall devices, including setup, upgrades, policy configuration, and troubleshooting.

• Assist with configuration of NAT, VPNs (IPSec/SSL), firewall rules, routing, including connectivity failures, DNS/DHCP misconfigurations, IP conflicts, VPN disruptions and proxy policies.

• Analyse traffic logs, system health alerts, and security events using diagnostic tools.

• Assist with hardware diagnostics and configuration across all network security product lines such as secure Wi-Fi, endpoint protection, and multi-factor authentication.

• Guide users on best practices for perimeter defence, intrusion prevention, and remote access.

• Work with customers to resolve device performance, failover, and HA setup issues.

• Collaborate with L3 engineering, QA, and product teams for unresolved issues and product-level bugs.

• Participate in on-call rotations and support coverage for high-priority or after-hours incidents as needed.

• Receive and manage escalated cases from Level 1 support, ensuring thorough investigation and timely resolution.

• Escalate unresolved or complex issues to Support Engineering with detailed analysis and supporting data.

• Mentor Level 1 support staff by providing technical guidance, sharing best practices, and supporting their ongoing development.

• Lead and contribute to technical collaboration discussions to improve support processes and share product insights.

• Follow standard operating procedures and actively contribute to internal knowledge base articles and documentation.

• Maintain a high level of customer satisfaction through effective communication, technical expertise, and timely issue resolution.

Technical Skills Required:

• Strong understanding of network protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs etc
• Strong understanding of routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP etc
• Hands-on experience with WatchGuard Firebox, or comparable UTM/NGFWs (Fortinet, SonicWall, Palo Alto, Checkpoint etc).
• IPSuite (TCP/IP), VPN, Routing & Switching (OSPF, BGP, VLAN, VTP, STP, EtherChannel, High Availability, IPSLA), ACL, NAT, DNS, DHCP, Packet Analysis (Wireshark & tcpdump), MFA, IPSec, SSL, Log analysis.
• Exposure to Syslog, SNMP, and basic scripting for automation/log parsing.
• Proficiency with CRM tools like Salesforce or Zendesk.
• Experienced in real-time troubleshooting and issue resolution during live customer interactions.
• Fluent in English.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in analyzing and diagnosing complex technical scenarios and implementing effective solutions.
• Proficient in following internal operating processes and clearly documenting technical issues.
• Eagerness to proactively learn and grow technically in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Certifications:

• WatchGuard Certified System Professional (WCSP - Firebox) or any firewall certifications.

• CompTIA Network+ / Security+

• CCNA Security certifications.

• 4 to 8 years of relevant work experience in Network Security product.

• B. Tech., M. Tech. degree in Computer Science, Electronics & Communication or relevant IT streams from a reputed university

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