Network Engineering Lead

IDFC FIRST Bank; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Hyderabad is seeking a Network Engineering Lead to manage the 24x7 network operations across India. This role involves maintaining the F5 and Citrix NetScaler Load Balancers, ensuring system efficiency, and supporting cross-functional teams. Candidates should have 10-18 years of experience and a strong understanding of TCP/IP, load balancing technologies, and network management. A Bachelor's degree in relevant fields is required, with advanced degrees preferred.

Qualifications

• 10-18 years of experience in network engineering.
• Expert understanding of load balancing technologies and protocols.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP and firewall concepts.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain F5 and Citrix NetScaler Load Balancer infrastructure.
• Inspect and analyze TCP and IP data flows.
• Configure and manage network hardware in high-availability setups.

Skills

F5 Load Balancer

Citrix NetScaler

TCP/IP

Networking Hardware

DNS Functionality

Troubleshooting Skills

Change Management

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc)

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

Master of Science (M.Sc)

Master of Technology (M.Tech)

Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Job description

Network Engineering Lead - Load Balancer

Job Purpose

The primary responsibility will be managing the 24x7 DC/DR/NDR network, Pan India, Network Support & Operations. You will work closely with the teams from Network Projects, EUS leads, NOC and other cross‑functional teams who are managing systems and applications, to drive efficiency and improvements in supporting/managing the business.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Analyse, design, implement and maintain the networks F5 and Citrix NetScaler Load Balancer infrastructure.
• Inspect data packets and TCP, IP flow in network and application flow.
• Possess a working knowledge of switches, routers, and firewall concepts.
• Configure and maintain F5 and Citrix Load Balancers, load balancing best practices.
• Take responsibility to upgrade network operating systems software and hardware as per management requirements.
• Ensure plans are integrated effectively with other aspects of the technical infrastructure.
• Extensive knowledge of Load balancing technology including algorithms and health check options.
• Experience with F5 BIG‑IP LTM VIP configuration with health check, F5 BIG‑IP GTM Wide IP configuration, F5 BIG‑IP iRule programming and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Citrix NetScaler VIP configuration with health check, Citrix NetScaler Global Load Balancing (GSLB) configuration.
• Extensive experience working in structured change management, Problem and Incident processes.
• Production environment experience consisting of Global load balancing, Local load balancing, SSL acceleration, HTTP compression/caching, and DNS.
• Strong networking experience – TCP/IP, Administration of networking hardware.
• Design and maintenance experience with complex web hosting network architectures.
• Directly managing routers, switches, load balancers and SSL accelerators in a high‑availability infrastructure.
• Expert understanding of TCP as it pertains to packet inspection and network/application flows.
• Expert ability to troubleshoot issues and make recommendations for system changes.
• Integration, configuration, and administration experience and a solid network background including understanding of switch, network routing, and firewall concepts.
• Very strong troubleshooting skills and a strong TCP understanding for packet inspection and TCP flow in network and application flows.
• Very good understanding of DNS functionality and concepts as it relates to IPv4 and IPv6.
• Deep understanding of network protocols (routing/switching).
• Design and implement load balancing rules using industry best practices.
• Communicate network architecture designs clearly and effectively to technical and non‑technical decision makers.
• Perform security hardening of network systems.
• Develop or contribute to technical documentation including low level design documentation, technical implementation documents, deployment/build plans, and test plans.
• Deploy designed solution within a testing environment to verify compliance with security and functional requirements.

Education Qualification

Graduation: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) / Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) / Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
Post‑Graduation: Master of Science (M.Sc) / Master of Technology (M.Tech) / Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Experience

10‑18 years.