Duties and responsibilities:

Coordinate with Design Engineers/Leads/Tier 3/Project Managers/Customer and Field Technicians.

NEs to handle the implementation as per the guidelines shared by Design Engineer.

To verify the implementation as per the Implementation Design document and SOPs.

Responsible for migrating the existing infrastructure to SD-WAN along with multi-OEM SD-Wan migrations.

Scope of Work includes Software (OS) Upgrade/Hardware Refresh (LAN/WAN/WLAN/Lan and Wan Activations for various Wan circuits (MPLS/Internet/LTE/Broadband).

Capable of understanding existing hardware, software, and networking systems.

Capable of working on muti OEM SD-WAN technologies (Viptela/Versa/Meraki/Silver Peak/Palo Alto)

Capable of handling multi-OEM hardware interfaces like Cisco/Juniper/Aruba/ADTRAN/versa/Viptela

Firewall Configuration - multi-OEM: Palo Alto/Fortinet etc.

Minor Template changes in the Design would be IEs responsibility post consultation from DE.

Engage with Design Engineer in case of any major changes to be done in Design Implementation Document.

Capable to handle Routing, Switching and Wireless deployments and activations.

Resolving technical issues with networks, hardware, and software.

Performing speed and security tests on installed networks.

Responsible for the protection of customer proprietary network information and Project information assets

Skills/qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, networking administration, information technology, or a similar field.

At least 9 to 10 years' experience as a network engineer.

While the requirement is for Cisco, multi OEM (Cisco/Juniper/Aruba) knowledge would be an advantage.

Hands on Experience with Meraki Devices is a must (Router/Switch/Access Point/)

Must have worked on Meraki Dashboard

Multi OEM SD-Wan (Viptela/Versa/Silver Peak/Palo Alto/Meraki) knowledge would be an advantage.

CCNA/CCNP/JNCIA/SD-Wan/Wireless certifications specific to OEM would be an advantage.

Good understanding of Routing and Switching along with networking protocols (eg, IPSEC, HSRP, BGP, OSPF, Wireless, QoS, VRFs, STP)

Good understanding of Interface configuration/WAN link termination scenarios and hardware and Software refresh and upgrade.

Excellent understanding of the OSI or TCP/IP model

Willing to learn new technologies and processes.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.