Senior Network Engineer

The role:
A Senior Network Engineer is required to join the India Deployment Team, responsible for the deployment and planning of our customers network infrastructure.
The team is responsible for the delivery and deployment of network/security projects and requests to enhance the client’s infrastructure to meet current and future business demands.

Key responsibilities:
Plan, manage and deploy technology changes to support DC services
Deploy LAN infrastructure to support end user services requirements
Includes patching schedules for facilities to cable network equipment
Diagrams for Network Operations
Inventory management
Create implementation plans for RFC’s to a high level of detail.
Correctly document pre and post checks for change verification purposes
Understand and document back out plans, clearly identifying back out points.
Identify points of no return
Support the stability and uptime of essential services by planning changes with a documented best approach mind set.
Identify where changes can be complete with zero downtime to hosted services.
Plan and implement changes with a cost effective resource strategy.
Identify, understand and document change risks and mitigation tactics.
Identify, understand and document impact of planned technology changes, including documentation expected output from verification.
Document network estate for Operation Support and to support change planning
Maintain infrastructure database
Complete network diagrams to a high standard.
Peer review and validation of technical deployment plans
Provide constructive feedback to peers to support change control requirement and maintain high standards of detail and quality offered by CACI.

Core skills, knowledge and experience required:
Good level of Cisco Routing & Switching
Proficient with multiple routing methods, route summarization.
Designs medium enterprise routing domains.
Experience in EVPN.
Automation / scripting experience in python
Experience in configuring VLAN trunking, EtherChannel, Layer 2 redundancy.
Designs Layer 2 topology to avoid loops, tuning STP for large networks.
Designs medium to large enterprise switching networks.
Ability to handle numerous separate projects concurrently
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst maintaining attention to detail.
Able to implement BGP policies, communities, route maps.
Analyse, review and understand network topologies.
Experience in designing rack layouts, structured cabling for medium DCs.
Able to implement BGP/OSPF within data centres.
Designs hybrid DC connectivity (MPLS, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute).
Designs large enterprise/global WAN, hybrid routing.
Coordinate multiple projects, change management and governance efficiently working both independently and as a member of a team.
Good understanding of networking principles.
Good customer facing skills with the ability to keep the customer informed at all times and understand their requirements

Desirable skills (not essential)
Experience with Cisco ACI
Experience with EVPN
Load Balancing Experience (F5)

Expected behaviours:
We have a structured performance management framework which measures continual attainment against key personal behaviours. We believe this is an important part of our success and culture. Joining as a team member we expect you to act as a role model and exemplar against these behaviours which are to be:
Proactive
Adaptable
Flexible
A team player
Reliable

• Learning: Budget for conferences, training courses and other materials

• Health Benefits: Family plan with 4 children and parents covered

• Future You: Matched pension and health care package

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