Sr. Engineer - Global Networking

The Opportunity

Avantor is looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking, and experienced Sr. Engineer - Global Networking, who will be responsible for delivering results against some of the most complex business and technology initiatives.

This role will be a full-time position based out of IND- Coimbatore. If you are passionate about solving complex challenges and driving innovation lets talk!

• Helps design, document, build, deploy and support complex compute solutions in support of enterprise application development and production teams.
• Identifies and recommends configuration improvements, process improvements, automation opportunities, and upcoming technologies.
• Provides next level of support, training and mentors for administration team members.
• Configures disaster recovery software for local and global DR scenarios.
• Collaborates with other teams to resolve technical problems.
• Works with manager to resolve client issues.
• Helps configure and migrate clients to public cloud services.
• Plans, schedules and installs system upgrades and patches.
• Adheres to and complies with company change management processes.
• Supports manager in streamlining processes for enterprise level service delivery.
• Integration of new technologies to improve service offerings and better support the business.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Experience with unified computing solutions (Cisco UCS) is a plus
• Experience supporting VMWare clusters, experience creating VMWare clusters is a plus
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting backup solutions, TSM is a plus
• Experience with storage platforms, including SAN and NAS
• Experience with VDI/Citrix is a plus
• Experience with agile development is a plus

MAJOR JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (List in order of importance)

• Network MonitoringMonitor the Network health of Data Centers, high priority sites and remote Avantor sites.
• Network operationsWork closely with multiple internal teams and end users in resolving any network issues reported globally.
• Work with vendorWork with Internet Service providers and data center management teams in monitoring, resolving and following up on issues reported.
• Handle EscalationTake care of escalations from the Level 1 teams.
• Network StandardBe a lead in analyzing the current network setup and improve them to meet the standards.
• Next-Gen NetworkUtilize the Network Expertise in improvising the Avantor`s Network Infrastructure to be next-gen.
• Lead Technical SupportOptimize and make a positive employee support experience.
• Partner with Security & ComplianceDrive core security and compliance projects to ensure we're protecting our information assets
• Excel at communicationBe a clear & timely communicator to our associates & leadership, about the state and strategy of Core IT Services & Operations

QUALIFICATIONS (Education/Training, Experience and Certifications)

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years experience working with information technology, with emphasis on wide area data networks
• Experience in large network environments (more than 1,000 employees & 50+ sites).
• Experience dealing directly with major telecommunication carrier(s) and outsourcing service provider(s)
• Familiarity with wide area data network environment is a plus. CCNA or other advanced network and infrastructure professional certifications preferred

KNOWLEDGE S AND ABILITIES (Those necessary to perform the job competently)

• Thorough understanding of technology as it relates to telecommunications & data communications, data centers, network architecture, security, and troubleshooting.
• Must have worked on Monitoring and Supporting internal/external customer networks.
• Must have excellent troubleshooting skill.
• Good experience with Networking products of Cisco, F5, Palo Alto, Viptela, Meraki, and Aruba.
• Very good understanding of service provider and telecommunications carrier business.
• Good experience with Monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, and IP address Management.
• Good communication skill required to work with internal/external customers of Avantor.
• Additional qualitiesDesire to focus on and please the customer, ability to understand requests from the customers point of view