Senior Network Engineer

Owens & Minor; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens & Minor (India) is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead design, implementation, and operation of a global network services portfolio. You will work across routing, switching, SDWAN, VPN, and security, ensuring adherence to architecture standards and compliance.

The role requires deep technical expertise and global collaboration. The candidate will mentor teams, handle Tier-2 escalation during outages, and participate in capacity planning and performance analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or MIS or equivalent.
• 10+ years IT experience in network systems.
• 8+ years in a global enterprise environment.
• Hands-on with Juniper MX/EX and SSRs.
• Experience with QoS, MPLS, L2VPN/L3VPN.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally (20%).

Responsibilities

• Manage global network operations design and implementation.
• Provide Tier-2 escalation during outages.
• Ensure compliance with security policies.
• Mentor technical teams on complex solutions.
• Collaborate with Server and Infra teams.
• Document support procedures.

Skills

SDWAN

BGP

OSPF

Juniper MX

Juniper Mist

Apstra

Networking

Automation scripting

JNCIS Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/MIS or equivalent

Tools

Junos

Cisco IOS

F5

Job description

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems and research centers around the world. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere, Life Takes Care™.

Global Reach with a Local Touch

• 140+ years serving healthcare
• Over 14,000 teammates worldwide
• Serving healthcare partners in 80 countries
• Manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand and Ireland
• Portfolio of 300 propriety and branded product offerings
• 1,000 branded medical product suppliers

Job Description

The Sr Network Engineer will work within a global Network Services team in a Fortune 500 company. This is a global Sr Network Engineer role, responsible but not limited to operation, design, implementation, analytics, performance control and technical guidance in all network systems supporting efficient network communication operation. The Sr Network Engineer will ensure compliance to established system architecture, regulations and security policies, follow standards and best practices, and author and maintain support documentation. The Sr Network Engineer will work in all areas of networking ranging from routing, switching, load balancing, wireless network, SDWAN, VPN, MPLS, IP management and addressing (i.e. DHCP, DNS, IPAM, etc.), and network security. This job requires extensive knowledge and experience dealing with implementation and issue resolution of Juniper SDWAN, F5, Palo Alto Networks firewall, Cisco Meraki, Cisco and other network systems and technologies.

• Advanced knowledge with an array of network services including Juniper SDWAN, routing, switching, load balancing, firewall, wireless network, VPN, MPLS and network security.
• Complex problem resolution skills relating to network connectivity and application inter-operability.
• Monitor, analyze, and report capacity of Network solution system utilization and perform growth analysis/capacity planning.
• Work closely with Server, and other Infra teams.
• Function as a Tier-2 escalation point during major outages or critical downtime windows.
• Ensure Network regulations, security and legal requirements are maintained globally.

Operational Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have very high levels of visibility when requests are made by the organization. These requests are commonly unplanned, urgent, and critical in nature. This senior resource will need to provide escalation level support when lower levels of the organization are unable to progress or need guidance. Mentorship overall is expected out of this role to ensure technical teams are comprehending complex solutions and the operational impact.

Core Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or comparable discipline or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology in the management, configuration, modification, installation, and evaluation of network systems hardware and software.
• 8+ years of experience in a global enterprise environment (MUST).
• Excellent hands-on experience on Juniper product line, MX Series, EX series, and SSRs. Expertise using these products through CLI interface & GUI.
• Work experience with Network operating systems such as Junos, Cisco IOS, F5.
• Excellent BGP / SDWAN protocols understanding, configuration and troubleshooting skills.
• BGP (Advanced), OSPF (Advanced), SDWAN (Advanced)
• Good hands-on experience on Juniper Mist and Apstra.
• Experience deploying QoS, MPLS, L2VPN's and L3VPN's.
• Able to troubleshoot layer 2-7 issues.
• Familiar with Data Center Architecture - Network, Servers, Storage.
• Ability to work on a heterogeneous network consisting of different hardware manufacturer.
• JNCIS Certification Preferred.
• Experience with Windows and Linux will be a plus point.
• Must be able to work occasional weekends and after hours.
• Must be able to travel domestically and internationally (20%).
• Automation and scripting skills are a plus.
• Network monitoring experience at tool deployment, configuration, and turn over to operations management.

Essential Skills and Competencies

• Excellent organizational skills and solid team player.
• Solid analytical skills to troubleshoot high level, complex technical problems.
• Able to work with little to no guidance.
• Excellent verbal, written, and communication, able to communicate to both technical and non-technical people.
• Maintain a high degree of professionalism and integrity.

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.