Senior Network Consultant

Sony India Software Centre; Bengaluru; Presencial; INR 420.000 - 750.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sony India Software Centre in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Network Architect to design, implement, and manage enterprise LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, VPN, internet, and cloud networking solutions. You will lead modernization initiatives to improve reliability, performance, scalability, and security.

You will develop network standards and reference architectures, evaluate emerging technologies, and collaborate with cloud and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless connectivity across data centers,

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering.
• Experience supporting global, multi-site network environments.
• Strong experience designing and managing large-scale network infrastructure.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud networking and connectivity architectures.
• Experience with business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational resilience planning.
• Proven experience leading infrastructure projects and complex technical implementations.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, VPN, internet, and cloud networking solutions.
• Lead network modernization initiatives to improve reliability, performance, scalability, and security.
• Develop and maintain network standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to support business objectives.
• Partner with cloud and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless connectivity between data centers, offices, cloud platforms, and third-party services.
• Provide Tier 3 support for complex network incidents and escalations.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for network performance, availability, and security events.
• Monitor network capacity, utilization, and performance trends to proactively address service risks.
• Participate in a scheduled 24x7 on-call rotation and major incident response activities.
• Ensure network services meet established availability and performance objectives.
• Implement and support network security technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, NAC, IDS/IPS, and secure remote access solutions.
• Partner with cybersecurity teams on vulnerability remediation and security improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with corporate security standards, audit requirements, and regulatory controls.
• Support security assessments, audits, and remediation activities.
• Design and maintain resilient network architectures that support business continuity and disaster recovery objectives.
• Participate in Business Impact Analysis (BIA), disaster recovery planning, and recovery testing activities.
• Maintain network recovery procedures, diagrams, and failover documentation.
• Support annual disaster recovery exercises and remediation efforts.
• Develop automation solutions for network provisioning, configuration management, monitoring, and reporting.
• Utilize Infrastructure-as-Code and scripting tools to improve operational efficiency and consistency.
• Drive continual service improvement initiatives focused on reliability, automation, and service quality.
• Lead network-related projects including office expansions, relocations, M&A integration activities, cloud migrations, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, service desk, monitoring, cloud, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior engineers and support staff.
• Contribute to strategic technology planning and roadmap development.

Conocimientos

Troubleshooting

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Global environment experience

Automation mindset

Educación

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering or equivalent

Herramientas

TCP/IP & DNS/DHCP

BGP/OSPF

SD-WAN & Cloud networking

Firewalls & VPNs

Azure & AWS networking

Network monitoring tools

Descripción del empleo

· Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

· 7+ years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering.

· Experience supporting global, multi-site network environments.

· Strong experience designing and managing large-scale network infrastructure.

· Experience supporting hybrid cloud networking and connectivity architectures.

· Experience with business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational resilience planning.

· Proven experience leading infrastructure projects and complex technical implementations.

Technical Expertise

Strong knowledge of:

• TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, and routing technologies
• Enterprise switching and wireless networking
• SD-WAN and cloud networking architectures
• Network segmentation and Zero Trust networking principles
• Firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, and network security solutions
• Azure and AWS networking services
• Network monitoring and observability platforms
• High-availability and disaster recovery network design.

Skills

· Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills

· Excellent verbal and written communication

· Ability to translate technical concepts into business-focused recommendations

· Strong stakeholder management and vendor management capabilities

· Experience operating in a fast-paced global environment

· Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence outcomes across teams

· Continuous improvement and automation mindset

Role

What You’ll Do

Network Architecture & Engineering

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, VPN, internet, and cloud networking solutions.
• Lead network modernization initiatives that improve reliability, performance, scalability, and security.
• Develop and maintain network standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to support business objectives.
• Partner with cloud and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless connectivity between data centers, offices, cloud platforms, and third-party services.

Operations & Reliability

• Provide Tier 3 support for complex network incidents and escalations.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for network performance, availability, and security events.
• Monitor network capacity, utilization, and performance trends to proactively address service risks.
• Participate in a scheduled 24x7 on-call rotation and major incident response activities.
• Ensure network services meet established availability and performance objectives.

Network Security & Compliance

• Implement and support network security technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, NAC, IDS/IPS, and secure remote access solutions.
• Partner with cybersecurity teams on vulnerability remediation and security improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with corporate security standards, audit requirements, and regulatory controls.
• Support security assessments, audits, and remediation activities.

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

• Design and maintain resilient network architectures that support business continuity and disaster recovery objectives.
• Participate in Business Impact Analysis (BIA), disaster recovery planning, and recovery testing activities.
• Maintain network recovery procedures, diagrams, and failover documentation.
• Support annual disaster recovery exercises and remediation efforts.
• Ensure critical network services meet Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs).

Automation & Process Improvement

• Develop automation solutions for network provisioning, configuration management, monitoring, and reporting.
• Utilize Infrastructure-as-Code and scripting tools to improve operational efficiency and consistency.
• Drive continual service improvement initiatives focused on reliability, automation, and service quality.
• Lead network-related projects including office expansions, relocations, M&A integration activities, cloud migrations, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, service desk, monitoring, cloud, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior engineers and support staff.
• Contribute to strategic technology planning and roadmap development.