Principal Network Engineer

Req ID: 346729 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Principal Network Engineer to join our team in Chennai, Tamil Nādu (IN-TN), India (IN).

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, maintain, troubleshoot and documentation of enterprise-level, mission-critical, network infrastructure components.
• Provides and maintains a reliable technical infrastructure to effectively serve the customer community.
• Work on multiple projects and work streams concurrently to deliver projects on time .
• Respond to network incidents, troubleshoot to assess and provide remediation plans.
• Collaborate with third party service vendors to ensure Network stays operational.
• Participates in client/ external interactions on technical matters.
• Support queue management, preforming network system analysis and reporting.
• Secure network system by established organizational standard and enforcing policies.
• Evaluate new network technologies and participate in roadmap / architecture planning activities
• Should have good logical skills with experience in maintaining and troubleshooting large scale networks
• Being a team player and adhering to project schedule.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

•  4+ Years of hands-on experience experience in an Network & Security environment supporting services (Networking, Firewall , Cloud -Azure/AWS and wireless )  
• Must have managed large scale network and able to support and maintain networks with   -   Cisco routers ( ASR)  and Catalyst ,Nexus switches , Cisco Firepower , Palo Alto firewall, Meraki wireless and switching
• 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
•  Participate in the setup, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting and documentation of enterprise-level, mission-critical, network infrastructure components.
• Skills and knowledge and adherence to ITIL & Change Management processes
• Engage with internal business owners to relay information about the project and troubleshooting all issues & commits to deliverables with Business unit and / or management by meeting project deadlines.
• Engage with internal teams to relay information about the project and troubleshooting all issues & commits to deliverables with customers and / or management by meeting project deadlines.
• Rotating on-call, support queue management, preforming network system analysis and reporting
• Willing to work in 24X7 environment. - The candidate will also be required to work independently and remotely during a 9-hour shift, should be willing to work in rotating shifts if needed - that may include nights and on call support.
• 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.
• Good Communication skills with strong customer service skills; interfaces with internal business units , end users, partners and associates

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent is required.
• Network and Security Certification – CCNP , Azure /AWS   network certification , Meraki , Palo Alto

ITIL v4 Foundation - certification in additional ITIL modules would be advantageous

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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