Network Engineering Advisor

Must have great experience on Routing & Switching, Riverbed & Wireless. Vendors supported - Cisco, Riverbed Must be expert of routing, switching, wireless, LAN and WAN, i.e. L2 (Wireless IEEE 802.11 a, Ethernet, IEEE 802.1x std. STP, MSTP, RSTP, Dynamic VLAN, HSRP/VRRP.) / L3 (Routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, BGP. ), NEXUS, SD-WAN Ensuring all configurations are in compliance with network standards, reviewing log files, SD-WAN, LAN, WAN, NMS Participate in the setup, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting and documentation of enterprise-level, mission-critical, network infrastructure components Looking to have strong knowledge of Riverbed (Hands-on) and ACI Know how will be added benefit. Owning and documenting escalated support tickets and service requests through resolution via ServiceNow Full understanding of WAN/LAN internetworking, protocol interoperability, network architecture development and requirements for testing / proof of concept Working knowledge of Networking products from Cisco, StealHead Riverbed Skills and knowledge and adherence to ITIL & Change Management processes Hands-on experience in Routing & Switching, Wireless, Riverbed Hands-on experience on Network protocols like HSRP, VLANS, STP, OSPF, BGP and MPLS. Hands-on Experience on CISCO L3/L2 switches and WAN Routers including Cisco Wireless LAN Controller and Access point. Hands on experience on managing device through CLI & GUI both Understanding of Enterprise level of Network Operations Profiles having networking experience in Data Center industry at any given point in their career will be preferred Self-driven and motivated to achieve success Strong customer service skills; interfaces with customers, end users, partners and associates Additionally, the candidate must work well within a team, adapt easily to change, and possess the flexibility to travel. Candidate should have a history of working unsupervised while achieving required goals Rotating on-call, support queue management, preforming network system analysis and reporting 6+ years of experience on managing LAN & WAN Infrastructures 6+ years' experience on Routing & Switching, Riverbed & Wireless Strict adherence to defined policies, processes and procedures Responsible for NW services improvement and operational task improvement Responsible to carry out the troubleshooting on Networks and Appliances Ensure that the tickets raised per shift are closed as per SLA and if not escalate as per the escalation Matrix defined. Manage shifts and take-up escalations on daily issues handled / escalated in the form of Daily reports. Management of Network & appliances Ensure earlier resolution to the issues to meet SLA Ensure hardening & patching of devices meet compliance standards Following up with Vendors, Service Providers & Partners hardware & software whenever required & resolve issues by minimizing downtimes Work on the Service request and Incidents