Senior network engineer

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Senior Network Engineer (L3) to manage, support, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in Cisco networking technologies, Palo Alto Firewalls, BGP routing (e BGP & i BGP), network security, and advanced troubleshooting.

The candidate will be responsible for day-to-day network operations, incident management, performance optimization, vendor coordination, and implementing scalable network solutions. This role requires hands-on involvement in routing activities and the ability to independently handle L3-level network issues.

Key Responsibilities

Experiences in working with Cisco routers, switches, firewalls devices. Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Palo Alto Firewalls Strong understanding on networking and security technologies, protocols. In-depth understanding of TCP/IP, switching and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF etc.) Experience with network diagnostic, troubleshooting, monitoring and analysis tools (e.g., Solar Winds network tools) Perform network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems and solve complex problems. Experience in network switching – VLANs, Trunks, Link Aggregation Good understanding of networking – LAN – Wired & Wireless, WAN, DMZ, Internet, VPN & Firewalls Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity, and scalability. IT service management (ITIL) processes familiarity (e.g., change, service request, problem, incident) Prepare and maintain LLD, steady state configuration document, and other relevant technical documents. Weekly and monthly report preparation and presentation. Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude Excellent communication skills

General Responsibilities:

Maintain and update configuration documents. Maintain assets and software license / subscriptions. Vendor co-ordination and support Maintain SLAs and do timely escalations. Report all incident/service/change requests in helpdesk tool. Provide after hour support in case of emergencies and occasional weekend maintenance.

Required Skills & Technical Expertise

Mandatory Skills

Strong hands-on experience in Cisco networking technologies. Strong hands-on experience in Palo Alto Firewalls. Strong expertise in BGP routing (e BGP & i BGP). Excellent troubleshooting skills Proven experience as Network engineer or similar role Exceptional organizing and time-management skills Very good communication abilities Routing, Switching, Firewall & Wireless network Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Juniper, Cisco ASA