Senior Routing & Switching Engineer

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

Job summary

Ipivot in Bangalore seeks a Senior Routing & Switching Engineer with hands-on expertise in enterprise networking and data center infrastructure. You will drive migrations, complex cutovers, and multi-vendor support across Cisco, Aruba, and Juniper platforms.

The role requires CCIE certification, strong experience with BGP/OSPF/VRF, and a track record of successful network migrations and documentation.

Qualifications

• 8–16 years of experience in enterprise networking.
• CCIE certification is mandatory before submission.
• Experience with data center infrastructure, migrations, and cutovers.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, implement, and troubleshoot Layer 2/3 network infrastructure.
• Migrate Cisco Nexus data center switches and Catalyst routers; manage ASR 1002 and Cisco 8300 series routers.
• Configure Aruba CX and Juniper switches and resolve routing issues (BGP/OSPF/VRF/HSRP).
• Manage VLANs, trunking, STP/RSTP/MST, EtherChannel/LACP, and inter-VLAN routing.
• Prepare LLDs, MOPs, runbooks, tests, and as-built documentation.

Skills

Hands-on networking

CCIE certification

Client-facing skills

Education

Any Graduate / Any Post Graduate / Any Diploma

Tools

Cisco Nexus

Catalyst 8000/9000

ASR 1002

Aruba CX switches

Juniper EX switches

BGP/OSPF/VRF

VLAN/STP/EtherChannel

Job description

Job Role - Senior Routing & Switching Engineer

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 8 - 16 Years

Qualification: Any Graduate | Any Post Graduate | Any Diploma

Client-Facing Role: Yes Client Calls & Stakeholder Coordination

Mandatory Certification: Active CCIE

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Routing & Switching Engineer with strong hands‑on expertise in enterprise networking, data center infrastructure, network migrations, and complex cutovers across Cisco, Aruba, and Juniper platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, implement, and troubleshoot Layer 2/Layer 3 network infrastructure.
• Implement and migrate Cisco Nexus data center switches, Catalyst 8000/9000, ASR 1002, and Cisco 8300 series routers.
• Configure and support Aruba CX 6200/6300/8320 switches and Juniper EX3300/EX2200 platforms.
• Troubleshoot and implement BGP, OSPF, VRF, static routing, route redistribution, route filtering, HSRP/VRRP, and policy-based routing.
• Manage VLANs, trunking, STP/RSTP/MST, EtherChannel/LACP, port-channels, and inter‑VLAN routing.
• Execute hardware refreshes, network migrations, data center cutovers, failover testing, and rollback procedures.
• Prepare Low‑Level Designs (LLDs), Method of Procedures (MOPs), implementation runbooks, test scripts, and as‑built documentation.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Cisco Nexus: 9504, 9348, 93180YC, NX-OS, VLAN, VRF, vPC
• Cisco Routing & Switching: Catalyst 8000/9000, ASR 1002, Cisco 8300
• Aruba Switching: CX 6200, CX 6300, CX 8320
• Juniper Switching: EX3300, EX2200
• Routing Protocols: BGP, OSPF, Static Routing, HSRP/VRRP
• Layer 2: VLAN, STP/RSTP/MST, EtherChannel/LACP
• Troubleshooting: Packet Capture, RCA, Latency/Loss Analysis, Routing-Path Analysis

Certification Requirement

Mandatory: Active CCIE certification is required before candidate submission.

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure preferred; valid and relevant legacy CCIE Routing & Switching certifications are also acceptable. Additional Cisco Data Center, Aruba, or Juniper certifications are advantageous.

Preferred Candidate Profile

Strong hands‑on experience in enterprise and data center networking

Proven network migration, implementation, and cutover expertise

Experience preparing technical documentation and rollback plans