Network Engineering Senior Engineer

Overview

Job Title: Network Engineering Senior Engineer

Location: Chennai

Work Type: Hybrid

Position Description

• The Global Extranet Delivery Team are responsible for Planning and Delivery of Extranet Solutions for Supplier, Joint Venture and Public access to the client, that meet the Business needs in a cost effective and timely manner while maintaining the client's Security Policy.
• The group is responsible for the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa and the Asia Pacific Regions.
• The team consists of 15 members.
• Extranet Delivery team manages the Extranet equipment in the network hubs, JV connectivity and Extranet firewalls globally.
  

Key Activities Include

• Refresh of existing and implementation of new Extranet solutions
• Planning, documenting and performing migrations from Cisco to Palo Alto Firewalls
• Consulting services for customers seeking assistance for Extranet solutions
• Planning, documenting and performing code upgrades
• 3rd level technical support to the Extranet Operations team
  

Skills Required

• Network Engineering, Network Security, Cisco Networks
  

Responsibilities

Experience Required:

• Partnering with technical peers to create robust network solutions
• Design, installation, configuration and deployment of Extranet solutions
• Migration of Cisco to Palo Alto Firewalls
• Firewall, Router and Nexus Switch Code upgrades
• Recommend optimizations to the environment which improve delivery and performance
• 3rd level support / troubleshooting / outage management
• Peer review of change controls
• Consultation work to assist customers in finding solutions to requests
• Scripting/automation
• Performing duties after hours, weekend and holiday support, as necessary
• Providing technical training to Service Desk, Operations, and relevant parties Qualifications
• Successful Candidate will have:10+ years in Network Security/Firewall responsibilities
• Palo Alto Networks:
• Firewalls: 3400, 3800, 5200, 5400 series Setup, configuration, troubleshooting, management, upgrades o Panorama o Prisma Access / Strata Cloud Manager configuration, scripting, management, troubleshooting, policy creation/management
• Cisco Systems: o Firewalls: Firepower 2100, 3100, 4100, 9300 series appliances; Meraki MX67, MX68 appliances; ASA and FTD deployments Setup, configuration, troubleshooting, management, upgrades
• Cisco Security Manager, Firepower Management Center, Meraki Administrative Console Setup, configuration, troubleshooting, management, upgrades o Router/Switch: ISR1100, ASR100x, C8500, Nexus 9300, 9500 Setup, configuration, troubleshooting, management, upgrades
• Automation/Scripting skills and experience
• Ability to work independently with a diverse population, both in skill set, management level and geographic location.
• Strong attention to detail and interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable with Role/Tasks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
  

Experience

• 10+ Years
  

Experience Preferred

Nice to have skills:

• PCNSE certification
• Cisco DevNet certification
• Certification in PMP
  

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree
  

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.