Network Engineer - Lead

Network Engineer - Lead

Leapswitch Networks is seeking a skilled and proactive Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage a highly available, secure network infrastructure spanning multiple technologies and vendors - across colocated datacenter environments.

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage a highly available and secure network infrastructure spanning multiple technologies and vendors. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and advanced redundancy protocols.

Team Leadership Ownership

1 Lead mentor the network team

Manage day-to-day work of the network support team - task allocation, shift / on-call planning, and performance reviews.

2 Primary escalation point

Act as the go-to escalation point for critical incidents, major outages, and complex troubleshooting scenarios.

3 Define enforce standards

Establish SOPs, change-management processes, and network standards across the team for consistent operations.

4 Upskill the team

Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and technical upskilling for junior and mid-level engineers.

5 Report to senior management

Liaise with senior management to report on network health, ongoing risks, and capacity / upgrade planning.

Technical Ownership

1 Configure maintain Cisco FortiGate networks

Configure and maintain enterprise networks using Cisco and FortiGate equipment.

2. Layer 2 / Layer 3 design troubleshooting

Own design and troubleshooting of STP, RSTP, VTP, VLANs, HSRP, and VRRP.

3. BGP, OSPF routing governance

Manage BGP sessions on ASR, route-maps, route-policies, AS-path policies, OSPF, and failover routing strategies.

4. VPN solutions remote access

Implement and oversee VPN solutions (Site-to-Site, SSL, IPSec) and remote access policies.

5. High availability - MLAG, VPC, Port-Channel

Maintain high availability using MLAG, VPC, and Port-Channel technologies.

7. Firewalls, ACLs FortiGate UTM

Secure and segment networks using firewalls, ACLs, and advanced FortiGate UTM features.

8. Vendor cross-team collaboration

Lead vendor and cross-team collaboration for upgrades, migrations, and major incident response.

9. Root cause analysis optimization

Drive RCA for recurring / critical issues and lead infrastructure optimization initiatives.

10. Documentation topology upkeep

Ensure comprehensive documentation of topologies, configurations, and SOPs is maintained and current.

Required Skills Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on enterprise networking experience, with at least 3 years in a team lead / senior engineer capacity.
• Strong command of L2/L3 protocols and enterprise networking standards.
• Proven expertise with Cisco IOS / NX-OS and FortiOS.
• Deep hands-on experience with BGP, OSPF, VPN, STP, VTP, and VLAN planning.
• Solid grounding in MLAG, VPC, and high-availability network designs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex routing / firewall troubleshooting and major incident resolution.
• Proficiency with network monitoring tools (Observium, NetFlow, SNMP).
• CCNP / CCIE and/or NSE certification preferred (CCIE or NSE4+ strongly preferred for this level).
• Prior experience leading or mentoring a technical team, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Must Have

• Exposure to datacenter interconnect, VXLAN, EVPN, or SD-WAN.
• Experience with automation using Python or Ansible for network tasks.
• Experience managing vendor SLAs and contract-based network support.

Experience:

8+ years

Shifts- Rotational

Reports to- Director

Department:

Network Infrastructure

Location- Pune

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Full time

Mid-Senior Level

Pune

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