Associate Lead, Network Engineer

KLA; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,600,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA is seeking a senior Network Operations lead in Chennai to manage daily network operations across LAN/WAN/SD-WAN and cloud connectivity, ensuring high uptime at global sites. The role requires 8+ years in network engineering, 3+ years of leadership, and strong expertise in routing, switching, F5 BIG-IP, SD-WAN, and network monitoring.

You will mentor engineers, define procedures, and collaborate with security, cloud, and business teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of network engineering/operations experience.
• 3+ years of leadership or team lead experience.
• Experience supporting large enterprise or global network environments.
• Strong knowledge of routing & switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP), F5 BIG-IP platform (WAF, LTM, AFM), SD-WAN and wireless networking, network monitoring tools, incident and change management processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily network operations for LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, internet, and cloud connectivity.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity using enterprise monitoring tools.
• Ensure high uptime and operational stability across data centers, campuses, manufacturing sites, and remote offices.
• Manage incident response, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem management.
• Lead and mentor network engineers and operations staff.
• Assign operational tasks and manage escalation processes.
• Develop operational procedures, standards, and documentation.
• Coordinate with vendors, service providers, and managed service partners.
• Partner closely with Security, Cloud, Infrastructure, Application, DevOps, Manufacturing, and Business teams to support enterprise initiatives.
• Participate in enterprise transformation, digital modernization, Zero Trust, and cloud migration programs.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to align network services with operational and strategic business objectives.
• Work with vendors, managed service providers, and third-party partners to deliver operational excellence.
• Support enterprise routing, switching, wireless, and cloud networking environments.
• Maintain Cisco, Arista, Aruba, or equivalent technologies.
• Support hybrid cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Assist in network modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Own day-to-day network operations, including incident and outage response, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Define and track KPIs, SLAs, and operational metrics.
• Drive network automation initiatives using scripting, deployment automation and infrastructure-as-code methodologies
• Improve operational efficiency through automated alerting, remediation workflows, and self-healing network capabilities.
• Create executive operational reports and status dashboards.

Job description

Company Overview

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division

The Information Technology (IT) group at KLA is involved in every aspect of the global business. IT’s mission is to enable business growth and productivity by connecting people, process, and technology. It focuses not only on enhancing the technology that enables our business to thrive but also on how employees use and are empowered by technology. This integrated approach to customer service, creativity and technological excellence enables employee productivity, business analytics, and process excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Network Operations & Support

• Lead daily network operations for LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, internet, and cloud connectivity.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity using enterprise monitoring tools.
• Ensure high uptime and operational stability across data centers, campuses, manufacturing sites, and remote offices.
• Manage incident response, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem management.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor network engineers and operations staff.
• Assign operational tasks and manage escalation processes.
• Develop operational procedures, standards, and documentation.
• Coordinate with vendors, service providers, and managed service partners.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Security, Cloud, Infrastructure, Application, DevOps, Manufacturing, and Business teams to support enterprise initiatives.
• Participate in enterprise transformation, digital modernization, Zero Trust, and cloud migration programs.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to align network services with operational and strategic business objectives.
• Work with vendors, managed service providers, and third-party partners to deliver operational excellence.

Infrastructure Support

• Support enterprise routing, switching, wireless, and cloud networking environments.
• Maintain Cisco, Arista, Aruba, or equivalent technologies.
• Support hybrid cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Assist in network modernization and transformation initiatives.

Operational Excellence

• Own day-to-day network operations, including incident and outage response, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Define and track KPIs, SLAs, and operational metrics.
• Drive network automation initiatives using scripting, deployment automation and infrastructure-as-code methodologies
• Improve operational efficiency through automated alerting, remediation workflows, and self-healing network capabilities.
• Create executive operational reports and status dashboards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of network engineering/operations experience.
• 3+ years of leadership or team lead experience.
• Experience supporting large enterprise or global network environments
• Strong knowledge of:
• Routing & Switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP)
• F5 BIG-IP platform (WAF, LTM, AFM)
• SD-WAN and wireless networking
• Network monitoring tools
• Incident and change management processes
• Experience with enterprise environments and 24x7 operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to executive leadership, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to lead meetings, drive collaboration, manage escalations, and present operational updates to technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• CCNP, CCIE, F5, AWS/Azure networking certifications.
• Work with multi-national
• Work experience with in an environment of 10000+ users
• Experience with:
• Cisco ACI
• ClearPass NAC
• Network automation (Python, Ansible)
• ITIL processes
• Manufacturing or healthcare industry experience preferred.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer