Network and security Engineer

TekWissen; Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen LLC invites applications for a Network and Security Engineer in a hybrid role spanning Bangalore/Chennai/Hyderabad. The candidate will design, deploy, and maintain enterprise networks and security infrastructure, including routing, switching, wireless, and SD-WAN.

You will interact with clients, manage incidents, and contribute to architecture planning. Required are 4+ years in network/security environments, Cisco and Palo Alto expertise, and ITIL familiarity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or CS is required.
• 4+ years hands-on experience in network and security environments.
• Experience with large-scale network management and incident response.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and change management.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and troubleshoot enterprise network infrastructure.
• Maintain reliable technical infrastructure for customers.
• Respond to network incidents and provide remediation plans.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to keep networks operational.
• Support queue management and network analysis reporting.
• Participate in architecture planning and technology roadmap discussions.
• Work in a 24x7 hybrid environment and on rotating shifts if needed.

Skills

Networking

Security

Routing

Switching

Wireless

LAN/WAN

ITIL

Communication

Teamwork

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or CS

CCNP or equivalent

Azure/AWS Networking cert

Meraki/Palo Alto certs

ITIL v4 Foundation

Tools

Cisco ASR/ Catalyst/Nexus

Cisco Firepower

Palo Alto Firewalls

Meraki

SD-WAN

Azure

AWS

Job description

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider throughout India and many other countries in the world.The below job opportunity is to one of our clients who is a part of a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo. We help clients transform through consulting, industry solutions, business process services, IT modernization and managed services. This client enables us to move confidently into the digital future. This client committed to Long Term success and combine global reach with local client attention to serve them in over 50 Countries.

Position:Network and security Engineer

Location: Bangalore/Chennai/Hyderabad

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, maintain, troubleshoot and documentation of enterprise-level, mission-critical, network infrastructure components.
• Provides and maintains a reliable technical infrastructure to effectively serve the customer community.
• Work on multiple projects and work streams concurrently to deliver projects on time .
• Respond to network incidents, troubleshoot to assess and provide remediation plans.
• Collaborate with third party service vendors to ensure Network stays operational.
• Participates in client/ external interactions on technical matters.
• Support queue management, preforming network system analysis and reporting.
• Secure network system by established organizational standard and enforcing policies.
• Evaluate new network technologies and participate in roadmap / architecture planning activities
• Should have good logical skills with experience in maintaining and troubleshooting large scale networks
• Being a team player and adhering to project schedule.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• 4+ Years of hands‑on experience experience in an Network & Security environment supporting services (Networking, Firewall , Cloud -Azure/AWS and wireless )
• Must have managed large scale network and able to support and maintain networks with - Cisco routers ( ASR) and Catalyst ,Nexus switches , Cisco Firepower , Palo Alto firewall, Meraki wireless and switching
• Must be expert of routing, switching, wireless, LAN and WAN, i.e. L2 (Wireless IEEE 802.11 a, Ethernet, IEEE 802.1x std. STP, MSTP, RSTP, Dynamic VLAN, HSRP/VRRP.) / L3 (Routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, BGP.), NEXUS, SD-WAN
• Participate in the setup, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting and documentation of enterprise-level, mission-critical, network infrastructure components.
• Skills and knowledge and adherence to ITIL & Change Management processes
• Engage with internal business owners to relay information about the project and troubleshooting all issues & commits to deliverables with Business unit and / or management by meeting project deadlines.
• Engage with internal teams to relay information about the project and troubleshooting all issues & commits to deliverables with customers and / or management by meeting project deadlines.
• Rotating on‑call, support queue management, preforming network system analysis and reporting
• Willing to work in 24X7 environment. - The candidate will also be required to work independently and remotely during a 9-hour shift, should be willing to work in rotating shifts if needed - that may include nights and on call support.
• Additionally, the candidate must work well within a team, adapt easily to change, and possess the flexibility to travel. Candidate should have a history of working unsupervised while achieving required goals.
• Good Communication skills with strong customer service skills; interfaces with internal business units , end users, partners and associates

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• A bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent is required.
• Network and Security Certification – CCNP , Azure /AWS network certification , Meraki , Palo Alto
• ITIL v4 Foundation - certification in additional ITIL modules would be advantageous

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity