Network Technical Specialist

Dyson Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson Institute in Bengaluru seeks a seasoned Network Engineer to lead Cisco and Meraki deployments, validate third-party test results, and ensure compliance with Dyson's standards across APAC spaces.

You will design high-level and low-level Cisco/Meraki networks, support go-live activities, and collaborate with the Network Architect to shape future roadmaps while managing risks and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Cisco and Meraki deployments, support, and validation.
• Ownership of operational decisions and technology guidelines globally, and align them with global technical SMEs.
• Extensive technical knowledge in LAN, WAN (MPLS), Cisco Wi-Fi, Cisco datacentre LAN, telephony, ISE, DNAC, network monitoring tools, firewalls, and cloud connectivity methods; cloud platform a plus.
• Create and review high-level, low-level designs for Cisco and Meraki networks.
• Familiarity with network analysis tools such as SolarWinds, 1000Eyes.

Responsibilities

• Perform Cisco and Meraki deployments and operational support.
• Validate third party delivery partner test plans and results.
• Perform network test validation of functional and non-functional requirements.
• Validate/create network implementation and regression plans as applicable.
• Support post go-live testing to ensure conformance to Dyson's network standards.
• Support service introduction, release and change management processes into network operations.
• Identify improvement opportunities for future network deliveries.
• Provide input to Network Architect for future roadmaps.
• Identify, own, and manage risks and issues relating to network project delivery, ensuring mitigations are executed.
• Stay abreast of trends and changes affecting network delivery at Dyson.
• Build knowledge and capability within teams and promote continuous improvement.
• Proactively drive innovation with new ideas and options from new technology.

Skills

Cisco & Meraki deployments

WAN/LAN networking

Cisco SD-WAN & SDA

Network monitoring tools

Third-party integration

Certifications (CCNA/CCNP, Meraki)

Cloud connectivity

Tools

SolarWinds

1000Eyes

Job description

About the role

• Performing Dyson’s Cisco and Meraki network deployments and operational support
• Validating third party delivery partner test plan and results to ensure compliance
• Performing network technical test validation of functional and non-functional requirements
• Validating and/or creating network implementation and regression plans where applicable
• Supporting and/or performing post go live testing to ensure that the technical solution is conformant to Dyson's network standards and designs.
• Supporting the service introduction, release and change management processes to ensure that technical deliveries are well planned and executed into DWS network operations.
• Identify improvement opportunities for future network deliveries
• Provide input and support to your Network Architect for future roadmaps
• Identify, own, and manage risks and issues relating to the network related project delivery, ensuring that mitigating actions are agreed and executed.
• Stay abreast of trends in your domain of expertise including management, technologies, sourcing, policies, procedures, and other external changes that could have an impact on your domains technical delivery at Dyson
• Build knowledge, capacity, and capability within teams, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Proactively drive innovation, with new ideas and options made available by new technology and process.
• Ensure that you and third-party delivery teams are working within the bounds of Dyson's policies and any global legislative compliance e.g. GDPR, PCI, Cyber Security standards etc
• Ensure technical compliance to technical design authorities and architectural principles and roadmaps.
• Providing network specialist expertise for all Digital Workplace deliveries and IT services with regards to new APAC Dyson spaces e.g. offices, research labs, education spaces etc.

Qualification

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Cisco and Meraki deployments, support, and validation
• Ownership of operational decisions and technology guidelines globally, and align them with global technical SMEs
• Highly experienced and hands-on for all Meraki products, Cisco SDWAN and SDA deployments
• Extensive technical knowledge in LAN, WAN (MPLS), Cisco Wi-Fi, Cisco datacentre LAN, telephony, ISE, DNAC, network monitoring tools, firewalls, and cloud connectivity methods, one of cloud platform will be a plus
• Create and review high-level, low-level designs for Cisco and Meraki networks
• Supporting the service introduction, release and change management processes to ensure that technical deliveries are well planned and executed into network operations
• Integration between 3rd party infrastructure and Cisco as well as Meraki networks
• Any cisco certification (like CCNA, CCNP) and Meraki certifications will be advantage
• Familiarity with network analysis tools such as SolarWinds, 1000Eyes

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity. At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.