Network Engineer

Role: Network Engineer

Experience: 4+ Years

Location: Hyderabad

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 days (Serving notice period Preferred)

Key Responsibilities

Network Operations & Troubleshooting

• Act as an individual contributor handling day-to-day BAU network operations without handholding.
• Perform deep troubleshooting across firewalls, switches, SD-WAN, cloud networks, and routing issues.
• Manage routing transitions from static routing to

  OSPF

  and

  BGP

  across data center, branch, and cloud environments.
• Work with peers and vendors for escalation but be able to independently diagnose and resolve issues.

Network Architecture & Projects

• Support major

  network consolidation projects

  , including:
• Hardware replacements
• Subnetting redesign
• Segmentation and block-policy implementations
• Participate in designing new network layout, routing models, and cloud extensions.
• Assist in integrating AWS/Azure environments with SD-WAN and BGP/OSPF-based routing.
• Support the expansion of SD-WAN (Versa) across sites and cloud gateways.

Cloud Networking

• Configure and maintain networking components in:

• AWS (VPCs, BGP, routing, transit gateways)

• Azure (VNets, routing, firewalls)

• Work with cloud teams to ensure consistent routing, segmentation, and security posture across hybrid environments.

Vendor Technologies & Tooling

• Operate within a primary vendor stack:

• Fortinet FortiGate firewalls

• FortiSwitches / Forti network ecosystem

• Versa SD-WAN

• Extreme Switches and wireless

• Help improve configurations, optimize deployment patterns, and introduce best practices based on prior experience.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Contribute to high-quality documentation for network sites, configurations, and operational procedures.
• Ensure newcomers, peers, and engineers can easily understand the environment using your documentation.

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with senior engineers and architecture teams.
• Support remote and onsite teams when network issues arise.
• Provide occasional onsite presence (12 days/week when required).

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with

  Routing Protocols OSPF and BGP

  .
• Experience with

  firewalls, switches, and security policies

  .
• Good understanding of

  subnetting, segmentation, route design

  , and TCP/IP fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with

  Fortinet FortiGate

  firewalls (must-have).
• Working knowledge of

  SD-WAN

  (Versa experience is a strong plus).
• Cloud networking experience in:

• AWS

  (BGP integration, routing, connectivity)

• Azure

  (VNet design, routing)

Troubleshooting & Operations

• Ability to independently troubleshoot complex network issues across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Experience supporting multi-site enterprise networks.

Experience Level

• 4-7 years of hands-on network engineering experience (flexible based on capability).
• Prior ownership of end-to-end network tasks rather than ticket-driven L1/L2 support.

shirisha.devireddy@cerebra-consulting.com