Assistant Manager - Global IP and Ethernet Engineering

Tata Communications; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Communications is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to drive engineering activities for differentiated services across network, SD-WAN, cloud security, and mobility IoT. You will design, test, and rollout new solutions, including automation and tooling for operations.

The role involves planning, architecture, and integration work across network layers, with emphasis on optimizing performance and reducing fault rates. Strong scripting and virtualization skills are required.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in the Network domain.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching and Layer 3 VPN, MPLS, Multicast, QoS and encryption.
• Experience with IT systems and fault-performance management tools in network domains.
• Exposure to cloud service provider architectures (Azure/AWS/GCP) and related routing design.
• Familiarity with network automation using Ansible and virtualization platforms (ESXi, KVM).
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, XML, YAML.

Responsibilities

• Engineer front-end processors, cloud infra, LAN/WAN nodes, and switches.
• Plan, design, develop, test and rollout network service solutions.
• Develop systems including storage, load balancers, servers, routers/switches.
• Coordinate with operations for deployment, optimization and fault resolution.
• Automate applications and perform performance tuning.
• Collaborate with service operations teams for handover and validation.

Skills

Routing & switching

VPN & MPLS

Network security (QOS, encryption)

Cloud architectures (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Automation (Ansible)

Virtualization (ESXi, KVM)

OpenStack & orchestration

Scripting (Python, XML, YAML)

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Electronics/Communication/CS

Tools

Ansible

OpenStack

ESXi

KVM

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for different aspects of engineering activities to provide differentiated services and solutions. These may also include product evaluation, solution designing and testing and roll out plan for existing and new services, including design of tools needed for operation of these new services and systems. This is an operational role, responsible for delivering results that have direct impact on day-to-day engineering operations in the respective areas of Network/SDWAN/Cloud security/Unified Collaboration/Mobility IoT.

• Systems engineering for front-end processors, cloud infrastructure, multiplexes, LAN/WAN communications, network nodes, and switches.


• Ensure timely rollout of system enhancements, migration, deployment, and optimization projects.


• Involved in planning, architecture designing, developing, and testing solutions and service products riding on network or across multiple network layers.


• Involved in the development of systems including storage, load balancers, servers, and routers/switches.


• Manage physical connectivity, hardware automation tools.


• Resolve issues based on escalations from the end user.


• Perform integration with existing systems and conduct service validation prior to hand over to Service Operations team.


• Direct the assurance team in adopting measures for fault rate ticket rate reduction.


• Ensure engineering Projects completed within target dates within budget and agreed scope.


• Performance tuning and automation of application.

Requirements

• Candidate should have 4 to 6 years of working experience in Network domain


• Should have good knowledge in routing, switching, Layer 3 2 VPN, MPLS, Multicast, QOS and encryption technologies.


• Should have good knowledge in IT systems, fault performance management tools used in Network Domain


• Should have knowledge in Cloud service provider domain, like Azure, AWS, GCP etc. their architecture, routing design and so on.


• Good to have knowledge in network automation using Ansible and other platforms.


• Good to have knowledge in Virtualization platforms like EXSI, KVM etc, also virtualization platform orchestrators like Open stack and others.


• Good to have knowledge in scripting languages like Python, XML, YAML etc.


• Candidate should be open minded, willing to learn any new technology and take up projects in those new technologies.