Senior Network Design Engineer

Pacwest Management Inc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacwest Management Inc in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Design Engineer to lead enterprise, telecom, and data centre network designs across locations, delivering advanced routing, SD-WAN, and Aruba wireless solutions.

You will apply Network as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and security integrations with Palo Alto and Zscaler, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver standardised designs and robust handover to operations.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of VXLAN, BGP, OSPF, SD-WAN, and 802.1x/NAC platforms.
• Strong TCP/IP and OSI layer 2/3 networking fundamentals.
• Experience with Aruba Wireless, Aruba Central, and ClearPass.
• Understanding of Palo Alto Firewalls and Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA).
• Proficiency in Python, Ansible, and Terraform for network automation.
• Familiarity with YAML, Git, GitHub, and VS Code; Network as Code (NaC) & CI/CD awareness.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enterprise, telecom, and data centre network solutions aligned with standards.
• Implement VXLAN, BGP, OSPF, and advanced routing technologies.
• Deploy Cisco SD-WAN solutions.
• Design and support Aruba Wireless (Aruba Central, ClearPass).
• Integrate security platforms including Palo Alto and Zscaler.
• Develop HLD/LLD, implementation plans, and test strategies.

Skills

VXLAN

BGP

OSPF

SD-WAN

802.1x/NAC

TCP/IP

Aruba Wireless

ClearPass

Palo Alto

Zscaler

Python

Ansible

Terraform

YAML

Git/GitHub

VS Code

NaC/CI/CD

Network design/telecom

CCNP/CCDP

CCIE (preferred)

Education

CCNP/CCDP/CCIE certification

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

YAML

Git

GitHub

VS Code

Job description

Job description

This role is part of the Connectivity Portfolio team and specific to the WAN Connectivity portfolio,
where locations need to be connected to provide access to the Internet and Shell internal applications.
The mission is to support projects with design engineering capabilities under the renewed model.
The senior design engineer is expected to be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) covering the application of
telecommunications and network technology deployed across the Group. This covers all
businesses, all location (offices, onshore plants, offshore plants, offices, trading floors, etc) and
various types of projects including capital projects and IT projects.
The purpose of the design engineer role is to participate in projects and deliver the network designs and
implementations required based on defined standards. The design engineer will be the key person in the
project for all telecom and network elements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enterprise, telecom, and data centre network solutions aligned with
  standards
• Implement VXLAN, BGP, OSPF and advanced routing technologies
• Deployment of Cisco SD-WAN solutions
• Design and support Aruba Wireless (Aruba Central, ClearPass)
• Integrate security platforms including Palo Alto and Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA)
• Develop HLD, LLD, implementation plans, and test strategies
• Participate in project delivery and coordination with multiple teams
• Support project handover to operations
• Drive automation using Python, Ansible, Terraform
• Manage configurations using YAML, Git, GitHub, VS Code
• Apply Network as Code (NaC) and CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, and Integration teams
• Conduct design reviews and contribute to standards

Requirements

Required Skills & Qualifications

• expert knowledge of VXLAN, BGP, OSPF, SD-WAN, 802.1x/NAC platforms
• Strong TCP/IP, OSI model, Layer 2/3 networking knowledge
• Experience with Aruba Wireless, Aruba Central, ClearPass
• Understanding of Palo Alto Firewalls and Zscaler
• Experience in Python, Ansible and Terraform
• Proficiency in YAML, Git, GitHub, Visual Studio Code
• Understanding of Network as Code (NaC) and CI/CD
• 10 to 12 years network design / telecom experience
• CCNP/CCDP required, CCIE preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Cisco certifications – preferred CCIE
• Experience in network automation
• Understanding of DevOps practices
• Agile / Scrum awareness
• Experience in multi-vendor enterprise environments
• Service Management processes

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in an international organization, with different cultures, across
  different timezone
• Ability to work independently
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong documentation and stakeholder management skills