Senior Network Engineer - Pune, India - CACI Ltd

Description

A Network Engineer is required to join the India Deployment Team, responsible for the deployment and planning of the Bank's network infrastructure in the UK, Middle-East, Africa and India.

The team is responsible for the delivery and deployment of network/security projects and requests to enhance the client's infrastructure to meet current and future business demands:-

The role may have, but is not limited to the following functions:

Plan, manage and deploy technology changes to support DC services

• Deploy LAN infrastructure to support end user services requirements
• Includes patching schedules for facilities to cable network equipment
• Diagrams for Network Operations
• Inventory management

Create implementation plans for RFC's to a high level of detail.

• Correctly document pre and post checks for change verification purposes
• Understand and document back out plans, clearly identifying back out points.
• Identify points of no return

Support the stability and uptime of essential services by planning changes with a documented best approach mind set.

• Identify where changes can be complete with zero downtime to hosted services.
• Plan and implement changes with a cost effective resource strategy.
• Identify, understand and document change risks and mitigation tactics.
• Identify, understand and document impact of planned technology changes, including documentation expected output from verification.

Document network estate for Operation Support and to support change planning

• Maintain infrastructure database
• Complete network diagrams to a high standard.

Peer review and validation of technical deployment plans

• Provide constructive feedback to peers to support change control requirement and maintain high standards of detail and quality offered by CACI.

Required skills

• Good level of Cisco Routing & Switching
• Strong CCNA or CCNP certification or equivalent experience
• Good level of Nexus experience
• Understanding of server connectivity.
• Working on data centre / hardware refresh projects.
• Ability to handle numerous separate projects concurrently
• A very organised individual.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst maintaining attention to detail.
• Analyse, review and understand network topologies.
• Coordinate multiple projects, change management and governance efficiently working both independently and as a member of a team.
• Good understanding of networking principles,
• Good documentation skills using MS Office suite and Visio
• Good customer facing skills with the ability to keep the customer informed at all times and understand their requirements
• This role is suitable for a Network Engineer who has at least 8 years as a Senior Project Engineer in a professional environment.

Desired skills (not essential)

• Experience with Cisco ACI
• Experience with ADVA