Network Engineer

Kidde Fenwal Inc.; India; Remote; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

KiddeFenwal Inc. is seeking a hands-on Senior Network Engineer to own and evolve our global network infrastructure. You will lead engineering, architecture, and operations across LAN/WAN, VPN, Meraki, and cloud connectivity, ensuring security, performance, and reliability across offices, plants, and remote sites.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, design, and leadership in a lean IT environment, with opportunities to implement automation and modernize our network footprint.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on enterprise networking experience.
• Strong experience with Cisco Meraki, switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, VPN, LAN/WAN.
• Experience designing and supporting multi-site network environments.
• Working knowledge of Azure networking and cloud connectivity.
• Exposure to network automation and scripting is desirable.
• Ability to develop technical designs and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on administration, engineering, and support across LAN/WAN, wireless, VPN, firewalls, and internet connectivity.
• Manage and optimize Cisco Meraki infrastructure and VPN technologies.
• Monitor network availability, performance, security, and resiliency.
• Lead incident response and root-cause analysis for global outages.
• Maintain network diagrams, configurations, and runbooks.
• Drive network architecture standards and design across sites and cloud.
• Develop and implement scalable, secure network solutions for offices and manufacturing.
• Evaluate options to balance reliability, cost, and supportability.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Cisco Meraki

VPN

Firewalls

LAN/WAN

Network security

Azure networking

Tools

Cisco Meraki

Azure networking

VPN technologies

Job description

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Information Technology Full Time Remote-India, Remote, IN

About KiddeFenwal

KiddeFenwal is a global leader in industrial and commercial fire suppression systems and safety controls. Through our trusted brands Kidde Fire Systems and Kidde Fire Protection we deliver certified fire detection, suppression, and control solutions across industrial, commercial, and marine sectors. Our Fenwal Controls business supports OEMs with gas ignition, temperature control, and overheat detection products.

Headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, with operations across the United States, United Kingdom, and India, we are committed to protecting lives, livelihoods, and iconic assets worldwide. Learn more at KiddeFenwal.com

OurPurpose

We protect lives and livelihoods through innovation, trusted partnerships, and a commitment to excellence. Integrity, safety, and teamwork are the foundation of everythingwe do.

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Network Engineer to provide engineering, technical leadership, and ownership across our global network infrastructure.

This role is responsible for the reliability, security, performance, and evolution of our network environment, including Cisco Meraki, Cisco VPN, SDWAN, LAN/WAN, wireless, firewalls, internet connectivity, Azure networking, and related services.

The ideal candidate combines strong hands‑on networking expertise with architecture and design, advanced troubleshooting, project delivery, automation, and a continuous‑improvement mindset.

KeyResponsibilities

Network Engineering & Operations

Provide hands‑on administration, engineering, and technical support across LAN/WAN, wireless, VPN, firewalls, internet connectivity, and cloud networking.

Manage and optimize Cisco Meraki switching, routing, wireless, and security infrastructure, along with Cisco VPN technologies.

Monitor and continuously improve network availability, performance, capacity, security, and resilience.

Lead the technical response and resolution of complex or critical global network outages, coordinating internal teams and technology partners to restore services, determine root cause, and implement corrective actions.

Maintain network configurations, diagrams, documentation, monitoring, and recovery procedures.

Design and implement secure, resilient, scalable, and supportable network solutions across offices, manufacturing facilities, cloud environments, and remote connectivity.

Develop network architecture standards, reference designs, configuration baselines, and engineering best practices.

Lead network design and implementation for new sites, expansions, modernization, cloud connectivity, and infrastructure projects.

Evaluate technology options and recommend solutions based on business requirements, security, reliability, performance, cost, and supportability.

Ensure new solutions incorporate appropriate redundancy, security, monitoring, documentation, and operational readiness.

Technical Leadership & Ownership

Serve as the technical owner and subject matter expert for enterprise networking.

Define and drive network architecture, technical standards, best practices, lifecycle strategy, and technology roadmap.

Proactively identify and lead improvements in security, resilience, performance, automation, visibility, and cost efficiency.

Provide technical direction to internal teams and technology partners and drive complex technical issues through resolution.

Evaluate evolving network and cloud technologies and recommend solutions that deliver meaningful business and operational value.

8+ years of hands‑on enterprise networking experience.

Strong experience with Cisco Meraki, switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, VPN, LAN/WAN, and internet connectivity.

Experience designing and supporting multi‑site network environments, including new office, manufacturing plant, or facility implementations.

Strong knowledge of routing, switching, network segmentation, firewalls, VPN, security, and network resiliency.

Working knowledge of Azure networking and cloud connectivity.

Strong troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, network monitoring, and performance management skills.

Experience designing and implementing network solutions, not only administering existing environments.

Ability to develop technical designs, architecture diagrams, standards, documentation, and operational procedures.

Exposure to network automation and scripting is desirable.

Ability to work independently and provide technical leadership in a lean IT environment. Preferred Certifications

Other relevant Cisco, Meraki, cloud networking, or network security certifications are desirable.

Certifications are preferred; demonstrated hands‑on engineering capability, technical judgment, and ownership are equally important.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who can support today's global network while helping shape tomorrow's. The right candidate will be hands‑on, take ownership during critical situations, establish standards and best practices, proactively identify risks and improvement opportunities, and turn technical recommendations into practical solutions.