Network Engineer

About the job About Us slice A new bank for a new India. slice’s purpose is to make the world better at using money and time, with a major focus on building the best consumer experience for your money. We’ve all felt how slow, confusing, and complicated banking can be. So, we’re reimagining it. We’re building every product from scratch to be fast, transparent, and feel good, because we believe that the best products transcend demographics, like how great music touches most of us. Our cornerstone products and services: slice savings account, slice UPI credit card, slice UPI, and slice business are designed to be simple, rewarding, and completely in your control. At slice, you’ll get to build things you’d use yourself and shape the future of banking in India. We tailor our working experience with the belief that the present moment is the only real thing in life. And we have harmony in the present the most when we feel happy and successful together. We’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors, including Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital. About the role The L1 Network Engineer is responsible for providing initial, first-level technical support for networking incidents and requests, ensuring the continuous and efficient operation of the organizational network. This role involves proactive network monitoring, prompt incident response, basic troubleshooting, and timely escalation of complex issues to higher-level support teams (L2/L3). Key Roles and Responsibilities Implementation: Plan, schedule, and execute complex network changes, configurations, and upgrades across the environment (e.g., implementing OSPF/BGP changes, configuring VPN tunnels, QoS adjustments). Configuration Support: Assist senior engineers with routine configuration tasks under direct supervision (e.g., port activation/deactivation, basic VLAN configuration). Validation: Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for all network changes to ensure minimal disruption and adherence to design specifications. Configuration Support: Assist senior engineers with routine configuration tasks under direct supervision (e.g., port activation/deactivation, basic VLAN configuration). Security Configuration: Manage and maintain network security devices, including configuring firewall policies (ACLs, NAT), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), and VPN configurations. Asset Management: Maintain and update network hardware and software inventory, ensuring all assets are correctly tracked. Documentation: Maintain up-to-date network documentation, including creating and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and troubleshooting guides. Qualifications Experience: 2-4 years of experience in network support or network implementation. Technical Skills Routing: Deep expertise in OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP (including route-maps, redistribution, path manipulation). Switching: Mastery of VLANs, STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) variations (RSTP/MSTP), HSRP/VRRP, and EtherChannel/LAG. Firewalls: Hands-on experience with major firewall platforms (e.g., Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD, Fortinet) including complex policy management, NAT configuration, and VPN tunnel creation (Site-to-Site, Remote Access). Scripting (Preferred): Familiarity with network automation tools or basic scripting (e.g., Python, Ansible) to perform repetitive tasks. Hardware: Familiarity with Cisco/Juniper/HPE or similar vendor hardware (Routers, Switches, Firewalls). Life at slice Life so good, you’d think we’re kidding: Competitive salaries. Period. An extensive medical insurance that looks out for our employees & their dependents. We’ll love you and take care of you, our promise. Flexible working hours. Just don’t call us at 3AM, we like our sleep schedule. Tailored vacation & leave policies so that you enjoy every important moment in your life. A reward system that celebrates hard work and milestones throughout the year. Expect a gift coming your way anytime you kill it here. Learning and upskilling opportunities. Seriously, not kidding. Good food, games, and a cool office to make you feel like home. An environment so good, you’ll forget the term “colleagues can’t be your friends”. 12:55