Lead Network Infra

As a Network Infrastructure Engineer for Network Operations, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing the day-to-day operations of the network infrastructure (LAN/Wi-Fi/ISE/ACI) within the organization. Leading a team of network professionals, your role involves ensuring the availability, stability, and performance of the network environment. Collaboration with cross-functional teams, implementation of network best practices, and driving continuous improvement initiatives are key aspects of your responsibilities. Responsibilities include restoring faults and proactively maintaining network infrastructure for both fixed and wireless networks, planning operational readiness for new projects, supporting 24/7 operations, managing technicians" activities, engaging with OEMs/ISPs/contractors, and scheduling routine preventive maintenance. Additionally, you will review documentation to ensure compliance with required procedures and standards on network activities. In terms of Network Operations Management, you will supervise the network operations team, oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of the organization's network infrastructure, monitor network performance, identify and resolve network-related incidents and outages, implement security measures, and ensure compliance with policies and standards. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will assess network requirements, participate in the selection and deployment of network hardware/software/tools, coordinate network configuration changes/upgrades/migrations, and conduct capacity planning to support future business needs. Your role involves maintaining accurate documentation of network infrastructure, preparing reports on network performance/incidents/capacity utilization, contributing to the development of network-related policies/procedures/guidelines, monitoring network traffic and performance metrics, identifying areas of improvement, conducting network audits, troubleshooting network issues, and managing the team's operations, performance, and motivation. Collaboration with IT teams and business stakeholders, coordination with vendors/service providers/external partners, communication of network-related updates/issues/project statuses, and acting as a technical escalation point for incidents are also part of your responsibilities. Key interactions include internal departments such as Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Compliance, as well as external stakeholders like Vendors, Contractors, Regulatory Agencies, and Local Authorities. Education requirements include any Bachelor's Degree, with a preference for BE/BTech/BSc-IT. Essential experience of 12+ years in network operations, focusing on managing enterprise-level networks in a lead role (Level-4) for a minimum of 7 years. Preferred qualifications include excellent leadership, communication, and team management skills, along with relevant certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, ITIL, etc.,