Senior Network Engineer

Quess; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Quess in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Network Architect to design, implement, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, VPN, internet, and cloud networking for multi-site environments.

You will lead modernization initiatives, establish standards and reference architectures, and collaborate with cloud/infrastructure teams to ensure reliable connectivity and security across offices and data centers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
• Experience with global, multi-site networks and hybrid cloud connectivity.
• Ability to lead infrastructure projects and complex implementations.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, VPN, internet, and cloud networking.
• Lead network modernization initiatives for reliability, performance, and security.
• Develop and maintain network standards, reference architectures, and best practices.
• Collaborate with cloud/infrastructure teams for seamless connectivity across sites.
• Provide Tier 3 support and participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

TCP/IP

BGP/OSPF

SD-WAN

Azure/AWS networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Computer Science/Engineering

CCNP Enterprise

CCIE (preferred)

Tools

Network monitoring platforms

Job description

Role & responsibilities:

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.

Project Leadership & Collaboration

• 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.

Preferred candidate profile :

Who You Are:

Experience

• 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

• 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

Preferred Certifications

• CCNP Enterprise
• CCIE (preferred)
• Fortinet NSE
• Palo Alto PCNSE
• AWS Advanced Networking
• Azure Network Engineer Associate
• ITIL Foundation

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