Senior Technical Consultant - Networking & Security
Hitachi
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Segment: Digital System & Service Business Unit: Hitachi Services & Platforms Company Name: Hitachi Vantara Corporation Profession (Job Category): Project/Program Management Job purpose The Senior Network Engineer is a key role for Converged Services team. This role provides support for GDDC customers. This role is responsible to liaise with internal and external parties to Build/Implement/solve for infrastructure, provide technical advice to management and ensure delivery. Responsibilities • Administration and maintenance of Brocade and Cisco Layer 3 Ethernet switches. • Expertise in configuration and management of Switches Cisco, Juniper • Expertise in configuring and troubleshooting of Cisco Firepower, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, and their implementation. • Extensive knowledge with VPN and Site to Site connections, management connectivity issues and handling ISPs • Experience with various LAN and WAN technologies and protocols like: - TCP/IP, VLAN, VTP, RIP, STP, EIGRP, OSPF, IKE/IPSec VPNs, NAT, PAT, EVPN, VXLAN • Configure, plan, install, maintain, and optimize network systems, equipment, and applications ensuring network protocols and security policies are used effectively. • Well experienced in configuring HSRP, GLBP • Create network diagrams and as built documents. • Configure new detections based on threat intelligence and research. • Expertise in Using Vulnerability assessment tools for detecting the vulnerabilities and remediate them. • Good knowledge of Network log capturing & analysing the logs through the tools Wireshark, Solar winds etc. • Ensure adherence to customer & SLA commitments Monitor ticket response times and take appropriate actions to ensure team response time targets are met. • Collaborate with Project Managers and IT teams to build strong customer relationships. • Collaborate and share knowledge with other Engineers and Analysts • Manage the remediation process including tracking and resolutions of findings from internal and/or external audit findings, risk assessments, and other control assessments. • Experience in cloud networking particularly in the context of Private Cloud / Data Centre integration with AWS, Azure and GCP. • Having good knowledge of load balancers is an added advantage. • Infrastructure, Automation (Preferred), NexGen Firewalls (For example: Palo Alto, etc), IPSEC and SSL VPN technologies, Global Protect. • Profile Technical Skill Set Essential Expertise in TCP/IP networking in a large, enterprise-scale environment. Experience with Cisco and Brocade Layer 3 Ethernet switching. Experience with clustering technologies for Cisco and Brocade switches. Experience with Cisco ASA firewalls, including configuration and troubleshooting of site-to-site VPNs. Ability to script and work at a command-line interface (CLI). Familiarity with Hitachi Vantara products (enterprise storage, blade servers, and rack-mount servers). Competencies • Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline. • 12-15 years' experience in systems operation and production support. • CCNP or CCNA certification is highly desirable. Requirement of Health and Security • Take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others, who may be affected by what you do or do not do at work. • Cooperate with your Employer on matters of Health and Safety. • Abide by the Hitachi Vantara and Customer Information Security policies, Acceptable Usage policies, Guidelines and Procedures. • Maintain security awareness appropriate to the level of duties being performed. • Report suspected vulnerabilities, breaches and/or misuse of Hitachi Vantara data/systems to a manager, IT support staff or the Information Security Officer.