Network Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; Chennai District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Privilege Leave

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Career Progression

Job summary

Linxon is seeking a Network Engineer in Chennai with 3–5 years of enterprise networking experience. You will implement, monitor, troubleshoot, and support the company’s network across branch offices, data centers, and cloud environments.

The role requires strong hands-on skills with Cisco technologies and Cisco Meraki solutions, along with familiarity with TCP/IP, routing, switching, and ITSM processes. Join a growing team delivering secure connectivity across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Must have 3–5 years of enterprise networking experience.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco switches, routers, and firewalls.
• Mandatory hands-on experience with Cisco Meraki MX/MS/MR platforms.
• Good understanding of TCP/IP, routing, and switching.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and troubleshoot Cisco switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless infra.
• Manage Cisco Meraki MX, MS, MR devices and Meraki Dashboard.
• Configure VLANs, STP, EtherChannel, OSPF, BGP (basic), ACLs, NAT, DHCP, and DNS.
• Support LAN, WAN, Internet, VPN, and SD-WAN connectivity.
• Configure Site-to-Site VPN and Remote Access VPN.

Skills

Cisco networking

Cisco Meraki

TCP/IP Routing

Azure networking

ITSM tools

SD-WAN

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Cisco Meraki Dashboard

Job description

Join Us!

We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon!

What will you do?

We are looking for a skilled Network Engineer with around 3 to 5 years of experience in enterprise networking. The ideal candidate should have strong hands‑on experience with Cisco networking technologies and Cisco Meraki solutions. The engineer will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure across branch offices, data centers, and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and troubleshoot Cisco switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless infrastructure.
• Manage and support Cisco Meraki MX Security Appliances, MS Switches, MR Access Points, and the Meraki Dashboard.
• Configure VLANs, STP, EtherChannel, OSPF, BGP (basic), ACLs, NAT, DHCP, and DNS.
• Support LAN, WAN, Internet, VPN, and SD-WAN connectivity.
• Configure and troubleshoot Site-to-Site VPN and Remote Access VPN.
• Configure and maintain web proxy & DLP
• Implement and maintain firewall policies, network segmentation, and DMZ environments.
• Monitor network performance and proactively resolve incidents.
• Support Azure networking components, including Virtual Networks, VPN connectivity, and routing.
• Perform firmware upgrades, patch management, and network maintenance activities.
• Maintain network documentation, topology diagrams, and standard operating procedures periodically.
• Handle incidents, problems, and change management activities using ITSM tools such as ServiceNow.
• Participate in root cause analysis and implement preventive actions.
• Support network monitoring tools and assist in capacity planning.
• Provide technical support during project implementations and migrations.
  

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in enterprise networking.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Cisco Switches, Routers, and Firewalls.
• Mandatory hands‑on experience with Cisco Meraki Dashboard, MX, MS, and MR platforms.
• Good understanding of TCP/IP, Routing, Switching.
• Experience with wireless networking and troubleshooting.
• Basic knowledge of Azure networking concepts.
• Familiarity with network security is best practice and firewall policy management.
• Experience working with ITIL processes and ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Remedy, or Jira Service Management).
• Exposure to SD-WAN technologies is an advantage.
• Good communication and troubleshooting skills.Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  

What we offer

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits,

• 20 days Privilege Leave, 13 days Emergency leave and 14 Public holidays per year.

• Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and Career Progression

• When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Linxon - we encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you'll see things our way, too.

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world‑class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy, and transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

GETS Chennai, India