Network Consultant Engineer 4

Network Consultant Engineer 4

Hyderabad, India

Schedule: 40 hours/week. Standard IST working hours will be around 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM IST. Must be flexible to support implementation activities that may occasionally occur outside standard hours, including mornings/afternoons and weekends, with advance notice provided.

Must-Haves:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Leadership experience
• 5-8 years of relevant networking, consulting, or professional services experience
• Cisco Catalyst Center experience
• Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN experience
• Software Defined Access (SDA) deployment experience
• Fabric Enabled Wireless experience
• Fabric-in-a-Box (FIAB) deployment experience
• Advanced experience designing, implementing, and optimizing Cisco networking solutions
• Experience creating, reviewing, and approving HLDs, LLDs, and implementation/change management plans
• Strong troubleshooting skills supporting complex enterprise networking environments
• Experience working directly with customers, partners, and onsite technicians
• Jira experience and ability to provide project status reporting
• Strong customer-facing communication
• Ability to support implementation activities during nights and weekends when required

Plusses:

• Cisco Professional Services background
• Enterprise wireless transformation experience
• Experience supporting large-scale banking or financial services environments
• Scripting and network automation experience
• Experience building test lab environments and customer simulations
• Pre-sales experience supporting solution design and technical presentations
• Experience creating reusable deployment methodologies, technical collateral, and knowledge-sharing assets
• Advanced certifications (CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent)

Day-to-Day:

• Lead delivery and execution of enterprise networking projects supporting a large-scale wireless transformation initiative
• Work extensively with customers, Cisco account teams, and partners on deployment strategy and optimization efforts
• Create, review, and approve technical deliverables including HLDs, LLDs, design recommendations, and implementation plans
• Configure, deploy, optimize, and troubleshoot Catalyst Center, SD-WAN, SDA, and wireless solutions
• Serve as a technical leader and escalation point for complex customer issues
• Build and leverage test environments to validate solutions and resolve highly complex networking challenges
• Direct and coordinate onsite technicians during installation and deployment activities
• Contribute to the development of deployment methodologies, scripts, and reusable technical assets
• Provide input to sales teams on customer technology solutions and support pre-sales activities
• Deliver customer documentation, knowledge transfers, and technical training
• Track project activities and provide daily updates through Jira
• Ensure all technical deliverables align with customer business objectives and project goals