Team Lead - INFINET Projects

IFTAS - Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IFTAS - Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services in Hyderabad seeks an experienced network architect to lead complex networking solutions. Responsibilities include planning network projects, collaborating on technical designs, and managing a team. The ideal candidate needs a B.E/B.Tech with 7+ years or B.Sc with 8+ years in enterprise networks, hands-on experience with MPLS and SDN, and strong leadership skills. This role focuses on ensuring robust network architecture to support financial services operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in complex enterprise networks or 8 years with B.Sc.
• Hands-on experience in MPLS, BGP-4/MP-BGP, ISIS, OSPF.
• Experience leading teams of 15+ members.

Responsibilities

• Participate in planning and execution of network projects.
• Collaborate on technical designs for scalable network architectures.
• Define deliverables and manage resources effectively.

Skills

MPLS

Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Routing & Switching

Network monitoring and management tools

Excellent communication skills

Education

B.E/B.Tech, M.Tech/MCA (Computer/IT)

B.Sc (Computers)

Tools

Cisco ISE

DNAC

Wireshark

Solarwinds

MS Office

MS Visio

Job description

Summary

1. Participate in network projects planning and execution.
2. Work closely with project managers, architects, and other team members to develop project plans, define deliverables and timelines, and allocate resources effectively.
3. Collaborate with network architects and project stakeholders to understand requirements, translate them into technical designs, and develop scalable and resilient network architectures.

Experience

1. B.E/B.Tech, M.Tech/MCA (Computer/IT) with 7 plus years or B.Sc (Computers) with 8 plus years of working experience on large complex enterprise networks. Mandatory
2. Must have hands‑on experience in protocols/technologies like MPLS (traffic engineering, L2/L3 VPN), BGP‑4/MP‑BGP, ISIS, OSPF/OSPFv3, EIGRP, RSVP, LDP, VXLAN, Network Access Control, 802.1x, VPN. Mandatory
3. Experience in Software Defined Network (SDN) & SD‑WAN. Mandatory
4. Extensive experience leading and managing complex internetworking solutions from design to implementation. Mandatory
5. Experience of multi‑vendor / multi‑service IP networks, multi‑vendor equipment and network protocols. Mandatory
6. Experience in Solution Design and Architecture assessment of large networks. Mandatory
7. Experience on network management tools like Cisco ISE, DNAC. Mandatory
8. Must have handled minimum 15 members of team size. Mandatory
9. Experience in Security devices – Desirable
10. Experience in dealing with banks / financial institutions / NBFCs networks – Added advantage

Knowledge

1. Understanding of OSI model and TCP/IP protocol (IPv4 & IPv6). Mandatory
2. Knowledge on network capture / analysis tools like Wireshark. Mandatory
3. Knowledge in Network Management and Monitoring tools such as Solarwinds. Mandatory
4. Knowledge of Software Defined Network (SDN) & SD‑WAN. Mandatory
5. Knowledge on Network & Security devices like firewalls, WAFs, L3 & L2 switches, LBs. Mandatory
6. MS Office & MS Visio. Mandatory
7. Knowledge of Network Security devices – Added advantage
8. Knowledge on Telecom domain – Added advantage

Technical Skills

1. Routing & Switching. Mandatory
2. Excellent skills on Software Defined Network (SDN) & SD‑WAN. Mandatory
3. MPLS Technology. Mandatory
4. VPN technologies. Mandatory
5. Network monitoring and management tools. Mandatory
6. Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills along with quick learner. Mandatory
7. Network Security – Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Proxy. Mandatory