Consultant - Network Engineer

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. seeks a Consultant Network Engineer to provide enterprise data networking engineering, services, consulting, and support in a Fortune 100 environment with national reach.

The role collaborates across Network Services, business partners, vendors, IT&S/ITG, customer-support functions, and end users. Responsibilities include advanced break/fix support, critical escalations, MIRT engagement, and broader network design, troubleshooting, integration, and project delivery.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field preferred, depending on team assignment.
• 6 years of relevant enterprise networking, network support, administration, engineering, or related experience.
• This is an individual-contributor role; direct people-management responsibility is not expected.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain complex nationwide enterprise WAN/LAN solutions using best practice switching/routing technologies and topologies.
• Troubleshoot and analyze network traffic across switches, routers, firewalls, wireless, and related network technologies.
• Configure and troubleshoot routing technologies and protocols, including OSPF/BGP, IP advertising/filtering/redistribution, QoS, and IP multicast.
• Support Layer 1 and Layer 2 technologies, IP addressing and VLANs, MPLS, VPLS, and other WAN circuits/services.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and support network security, remote-access/VPN, and load-balancing technologies; include Cisco ASA, CheckPoint, Juniper SSL, Citrix NetScaler, Meraki, AnyConnect, Zscaler, F5, and A10.
• Troubleshoot/configure data center and SDN technologies (Nexus, ACI, VXLAN) as applicable to team scope.
• Perform software/hardware upgrades, LAN equipment provisioning, and network adds/moves/changes.
• Provide engineering consultation for Level III network troubleshooting, protocol analysis, and traffic/capture analysis.

Skills

Cisco data networking

OSI seven-layer model

Layer 1 tech

Layer 2 tech

Layer 3 routing (OSPF/BGP)

IP addressing

Network monitoring

Network security

Remote-access/VPN

Change-management & delivery

Education

IT-related degree (Associate or Bachelor's)

Tools

NetFlow

SNMP

Wireshark

Packet analysis tools

Job description

PositionSummary:

Matrix reports to(Title):

Director / as applicable based onteam alignment

Direct Reports:

Department:

Network Services

TheConsultant Network Engineerprovides enterprise data networking engineering, services, consulting, andsupport in a Fortune 100 environment with national reach. The role developsand supports solutions that meet HCA network requirements, businessobjectives, service-level expectations, and operational standards.

The position works across NetworkServices, business partners, vendors, IT&S/ITG personnel, customer-supportfunctions, and end users. Depending on team assignment, responsibilities mayinclude advanced break/fix support, critical escalations and Major IncidentResponse Team

(MIRT)engagement, as well as broader network engineering, design, troubleshooting,integration, and project delivery.

Successfulcandidates are collaborative, customer-focused, technically strong,responsive, and able to work independently when needed.

Responsibilities:

EnterpriseNetwork Engineering & Advanced Troubleshooting

• Deploy and maintaincomplex nationwide enterprise WAN/LAN solutions using bestpracticeswitching/routing technologies and topologies.


• Troubleshoot andanalyze network traffic across switches, routers, firewalls, wireless, andrelated network technologies.


• Configure andtroubleshoot routing technologies and protocols, including OSPF/BGP, IPadvertising/filtering/redistribution, Quality of Service, and IP multicast.


• Support Layer 1 andLayer 2 technologies, IP addressing and variable-length subnet masking, andenterprise WAN technologies such as MPLS, VPLS, Metro-E, and other supportedcircuits/services.


• Configure,troubleshoot, and support network security, remote-access/VPN, andloadbalancing technologies; product examples may include Cisco ASA, CheckPoint, Juniper SSL, Citrix NetScaler, Meraki, AnyConnect, Zscaler, F5, andA10.


• Troubleshoot/configuredata center and software-defined networking technologies, includingtechnologies such as Nexus, ACI, and VXLAN, as applicable to team scope.


• Performsoftware/hardware device upgrades, LAN equipment configuration/provisioning,and network adds/moves/changes.


• Provide engineeringconsultation for Level III network troubleshooting/problem resolution,protocol analysis, and network trace/capture/analysis.


• Analyze end-to-enddata flows and traffic patterns and perform network impact analysis,modeling, and capacity planning.

ServiceDelivery & Incident Response

• Provide enterprisenetwork support and respond promptly to operational issues, customerescalations, and service-impacting events.


• For teams withincident responsibilities, provide top-tier break/fix support, engage incritical escalations and MIRT events, and maintain timely, accurate ticketstatus.


• Use networkmonitoring, logging, event-management, and terminal tools to supporttroubleshooting and operational visibility.


• Create, maintain,and follow network standards, best practices, policies/procedures,documentation, and enterprise-level network diagrams.


• Supportcertification, Proof of Concept, and/or integration testing for networkproducts and technologies.


• Work with vendorsand internal technical teams on product implementations, design enhancements,troubleshooting, and integration of new technologies.


• Meet applicablechange-management, project-management, and problem-management requirementsand apply ITIL practices where required.


• Act as a technicalresource for projects and efforts, ensuring assigned work is completedaccurately and on time.

Education & Experience:

• Associate's orBachelor's degree in an IT-related field preferred, depending on teamassignment.


• 6 years of relevantenterprise networking, network support, administration, engineering, orrelated experience.


• This is anindividual-contributor role; direct people-management responsibility is notexpected.

MustHave Skills

• Cisco datanetworking technologies and enterprise LAN/WAN support.


• In-depthunderstanding of the 7-layer OSI model.


• Layer 1 technologies, including fiber/copper cabling, patch panels, and connector types.


• Layer 2 technologies, including trunking, VLANs, spanning tree, and related switching concepts.


• Layer 3 routing technologies, including OSPF, BGP, route filtering/redistribution, VRFs, QoS, ACLs, and related enterprise routing concepts.


• IP addressing, variable-length subnet masking, and IP management standards.


• Network monitoring, logging, event, and packet-analysis tools, including experience with tools such as NetFlow, SNMP, logging, Wireshark, or similar platforms.


• Network security technologies and troubleshooting, including ACLs, route maps, firewalls, and routing-protocol authentication.


• Remote-access/VPN technologies and enterprise network services such as AAA, DHCP, DNS, ICMP, SNMP, and NTP.


• Understanding of end-to-end data flows and traffic patterns and strong network troubleshooting/problem-determination skills.


• Ability to work within change-management and project-delivery processes in a large enterprise environment.

Nice toHave Skills

• Experience withSoftware Defined Networking and data center technologies such as Cisco ACI,Nexus, or VXLAN.


• Knowledge of theServiceNow ticketing system.


• Administration,deployment, and troubleshooting experience with complex nationwide enterpriseWAN/LAN environments.


• CCNA Wireless orCCNA Security, or comparable specialty experience.

Licenses,Certifications & Training:

• CiscoCCNA or equivalent experience required

Knowledge,Skills, Abilities, Behaviors:

• Excellent writtenand oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate technicalissues and recommendations clearly.


• Collaborative,customer-focused approach and ability to work effectively in a close teamenvironment.


• Ability to functionautonomously when needed and manage multiple priorities with accuracy andownership.


• High degree ofinitiative, self-motivation, responsiveness, responsibility, and reliability.


• Strongproblem-management and project-support skills with attention to servicelevels, standards, and documentation.

WorkingConditions & Possible Physical Demands:

After-hoursand/or weekend work may be required occasionally.

On-callparticipation may be required based on team assignment.

Possibleprolonged sitting at a workstation.

Professionalconduct is required at work locations and customer sites.