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.

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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