Desktop Engineer L1

Availability: Preferably Immediate JoinerHiring Requirements

• Experience: 3–5 years in Networking
• Preferred: 1–2 years of exposure in Web and Cloud Hosting industry

Core Skills & ResponsibilitiesNetworking Fundamentals

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, VLANs, and subnetting
• Proficiency in routing protocols: BGP, OSPF, MPLS
• Experience with VPN technologies (IPSec, SSL, GRE, site-to-site, remote access)
• Hands-on with switching technologies: STP, EtherChannel, VXLAN
• Certifications: CCAN R&S (EI), CCNP R&S (EI), or JNCIA-Junos, JNCIS-ENT, JNCIS-SP, JNCIP-ENT, CCNA DC, CCNP DC (mandatory)
• Practical experience with Cisco Catalyst & Nexus switches, Juniper EX/QFX/MX series
• Preferred exposure to Arista or Mellanox data center switches

Hosting & Data Center Networking

• Experience with DNS (Bind, PowerDNS, Anycast)
• Knowledge of protocols: HTTP(S), SMTP, FTP/SFTP in hosting environments
• Load balancing experience (Nginx, HAProxy, or hardware LB like F5, Citrix)
• Understanding of multi-tenant hosting and client isolation

Cloud Networking

• Familiarity with VPCs, subnets, peering, NAT gateways, VPN gateways
• Hands-on with AWS, Azure, or VMware NSX networking
• Hybrid connectivity (on-prem ↔ cloud)

Security

• Firewall administration: Cisco ASA/FTD, Fortinet, Palo Alto
• Basic DDoS mitigation & WAF knowledge
• IDS/IPS configuration and monitoring
• Network segmentation and Zero-Trust principles

Automation & Monitoring

• Scripting with Python, Bash, or Ansible
• Familiarity with Zabbix, Nagios, Grafana, ELK, or equivalent tools
• Building proactive alerts and reporting dashboards

Troubleshooting & Operations

• Strong diagnostic and root-cause analysis skills (packet captures, traceroute, Wireshark)
• Handling SLA-driven escalations from NOC/customers
• Comfortable with 24/7 operations and shift work

Soft Skills

• Strong English communication skills (verbal & written)
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
• Excellent documentation skills (configs, procedures, incident reports)
• Team collaboration with cloud, sysadmin, and support teams
• Adaptability to fast-paced hosting environments
• Flexibility to work across different time zones

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹8,086.00 - ₹34,395.94 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Application Question(s):

• If you are in Bangalore please apply, if not please ignore
• Need immediate joiner or in 15 days ?

Experience:

• Desktop administration: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• CNN, Networking (Required)

Location:

• Ashoknagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka (Required)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 20/09/2025
Expected Start Date: 11/09/2025