Network & Security Administrator - Routing & Switching (4-8 yrs)

Hiring for the Position of Network security Admin with a leading IT industry

Location - Bangalore

Fluent in English

Notice Period - Immediate or 15 - 20 Days

Job Description :

We are seeking a Network & Security Administrator (L2) to join our Managed Services practice. As a member of this practice, you will communicate and consult with our client's business and technical personnel, blending with their IT team and working together to help identify potential problems and develop solutions.

Candidate should be highly experienced with network switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, and Wi-Fi devices systems architecture. This position will focus on U.S. based client's production support roles.

Summary of responsibilities : L2 Network Security Administrator

The successful person for this role will be highly experienced in network infrastructure administration and support. They will have experience with:

- Monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving network infrastructure related issues for multiple customers.

- Enforce security protocols & best practices, conduct assessments, and respond to security incidents.

- Working with vendor and ISP support to help resolve related issues on the customers behalf.

- Participate in multiple customer projects and technology transitions and the ability to identify and resolve chronic issues.

- Available to participate in a 24x7 support model. Participate in the on-call rotation to provide after-hours support for critical network issues.

- Ability to effectively communicate with varying levels of staff across different clients as well as internally.

- Effectively maintain and update any documentation, tools and systems for changes and updates.

- Perform periodic environment reviews and recommend on any improvements that could be recommended for our clients.

- Additional duties as required.

Experience / Skill Requirements :

Network Administrator should have following skill sets :

A minimum of 4 -7 years' experience with the following is required :

- Experience in working with enterprise level networks

- Intermediate expertise in troubleshooting network issues.

- Good Knowledge & Handson of routing and switching, including OSPF and BGP. Good to have troubleshooting experience.

Proficiency in configuring and managing following vendors network and security products :

1. Cisco

2. HPE, Aruba

3. Palo Alto Networks

4. Fortinet

5. F5

- Experience on network monitoring solutions

- Configure and maintain routers, switches, and other network hardware and software including wireless controller and APs.

- Upgrade data center network equipment to the latest stable firmware releases

- Provide remote support to on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation or any other networking related issue

- Motivated self-starter capable of working in a team environment as well as individually without direct supervision

- Strong problem solving & analytical skills.

- Good to have Knowledge / Experience on cloud-based networking & security solutions

- Good to have Familiarity with network automation tools & scripting.

The following certifications will be an added advantage :

- CCNA/CCNP or equivalent certifications

- Fortinet NSE4 or FCP.

- Palo Alto Networks PCNSA / PCNSE

- Any HPE Aruba certifications

Good to have : CompTIA Security+ or ISC2 CC

Good to have : Azure / AWS / GCP certifications