Lead Network Engineer
HybridPune, Maharashtra, India
Job Summary
Lead Azure and hybrid cloud network architecture, designing scalable solutions connecting workloads to on-premises environments via BGP, ExpressRoute, and SD-WAN. Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for Azure networking, including VNet, NSGs, and Private Link, while managing Palo Alto Prisma Access, F5 LTM appliances, and Cisco NX-OS datacenter infrastructure. Drive capacity planning, lead design reviews, and develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform or Bicep. Provide Tier 3/4 escalation support for critical issues, ensure security compliance through segmentation and policy enforcement, and maintain comprehensive network documentation. Collaborate with DevOps and security teams to align controls with modern cloud-native architectures.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years in network engineering roles
- at least 3+ years focused on Azure or cloud networking
- Advanced hands-on experience in Azure VNet
- Advanced hands-on experience in NSG/UDR
- Advanced hands-on experience in Azure Firewall
- Advanced hands-on experience in VPN/ExpressRoute
- Advanced hands-on experience in Hub-Spoke Topologies
- Hybrid networking and site-to-site connectivity with BGP/DMVPN
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- Prisma Access
- Panorama
- F5 LTM administration and iRule development
- Cisco routing/switching
- NX-OS
- BGP
- OSPF
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP
- load balancing
- firewall security
- high availability design
- Experience with IaC tools and automation
- Terraform
- Ansible
- PowerShell
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
- PCNSE – Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer
- F5-CA – F5 Certified Administrator
- CCNP/CCIE (Enterprise or Security)
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting capabilities
- Clear communicator with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical teams
- Strong organizational and project leadership skills
- Comfortable in both strategic planning and hands-on engineering work
- Stay Curious
- Seek Clarity
- Own the Outcome
- Center on the Client
- Be a Challenger
- Champion Inclusivity
- Commit to each other
- An offer of employment may be conditional upon successful completion of a background check
Desired Qualifications
- Cloud networking exposure in AWS or GCP
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