Routing Switching Networking - Expert

Network Engineer (Routing, Switching, ACI & Load Balancing)

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Senior Associate – Networking with strong experience in Routing, Switching, Cisco ACI, VXLAN/EVPN, and Load Balancing technologies. The ideal candidate should possess hands-on troubleshooting expertise, operational support experience, and the ability to manage enterprise network infrastructure in a large-scale environment.

Key Responsibilities

Routing & Network Fundamentals

• Hands-on experience with OSPF and BGP routing protocols.
• Strong understanding of:
• Static and Dynamic Routing
• Route Redistribution
• Routing Tables, Metrics, and Convergence Behavior
• Good knowledge of IPv4/IPv6 addressing, including:
• Subnetting
• VLSM
• CIDR
  

High Availability Technologies

• Experience with network redundancy and failover solutions:
• HSRP
• VRRP
  

Switching

• Strong understanding of:
• VLANs and 802.1Q Trunking
• Spanning Tree Protocols (STP/RSTP/MST)
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switching
• EtherChannel and LACP
  

Cisco ACI, VXLAN & EVPN

• Hands-on experience or strong exposure to:
• VXLAN Architecture
• EVPN Control Plane
• Cisco ACI Fabric
• Spine-Leaf Architecture
• APIC Controller
• Knowledge of:
• vPC
• FabricPath (Good to Have)
  

Load Balancing (F5 BIG-IP / Citrix NetScaler)

• Experience with:
• Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
• Virtual Servers, Pools, and Nodes
• SSL Offloading (Good to Have)
• Understanding of:
• Load Balancing Algorithms (Round Robin, Least Connections, Ratio-Based)
• Session Persistence / Stickiness
• Health Checks and Monitoring
• Layer 4 and Layer 7 Load Balancing
• SNAT/NAT Configuration
• High Availability and Clustering (Active-Standby)
  

Troubleshooting & Operations

• Strong troubleshooting skills involving:
• Ping, Traceroute
• Routing Table Analysis
• Network Incident Management
• Exposure to:
• Wireshark / tcpdump (Good to Have)
• ServiceNow Ticketing Tool (Good to Have)
  

Network Platforms

• Hands-on experience with:
• Cisco Catalyst Switches
• Cisco Nexus Switches
• Cisco IOS / NX-OS CLI
• Exposure to Juniper Junos is a plus.
  

Required Skills

• Routing & Switching
• Cisco ACI
• VXLAN / EVPN
• F5 BIG-IP or Citrix NetScaler
• Network Troubleshooting
• Cisco Nexus & Catalyst

Preferred Skills

• Juniper Junos
• FabricPath
• SSL Offloading
• Wireshark / tcpdump
• ServiceNow
• Microsoft Visio

Soft Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong documentation and network diagramming capabilities.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced support environment