Network Analyst
On-site · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Job Summary
Network Analyst role based in Chennai focusing on Level 1/2 support for SD-WAN, LAN, and Perimeter infrastructure across Cisco Meraki, Catalyst, Palo Alto, and Fortinet environments. Responsibilities include monitoring network health with SolarWinds, Zabbix, PRTG, and Meraki dashboards; performing L1 troubleshooting across SD-WAN, LAN, WAN, VOIP, Perimeter, and VPN; coordinating with carriers and internal teams for incident escalation and resolution; maintaining documentation and runbooks; participating in on-call rotations and 24x7 NOC coverage; contributing to maintenance, upgrades, patching, and incident trend analysis. Key technical skills include Meraki, Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet firewall and VPN experience; deep knowledge of TCP/IP and OSI; packet analysis with Wireshark; L2/L3 protocols; scripting basics; and familiarity with Microsoft technologies. The role requires 3+ years of relevant experience, willingness to work in rotational shifts including nights, and a collaborative, outcomes-driven mindset. Location: Chennai, India.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience with event logging & network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Zabbix, PRTG, Splunk)
- Familiarity with SD-WAN solutions (Meraki, Viptela, Versa)
- 3+ years of experience with Meraki appliances (MX, MS)
- Strong understanding of OSI model and TCP/IP
- Experience with packet captures and analysis (Wireshark)
- Knowledge of L2/L3 protocols (Spanning Tree PVST+/RSTP, LACP, 802.1q, VLANs, ARP, EtherChannel; EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
- Experience with IPSec, IPAM, DHCP, DNS, Radius/TACACS authentication
- General networking and security troubleshooting (Firewalls, Load Balancers, Proxies)
- Experience with Cisco ASA/FTD, Palo Alto or Fortinet Firewalls
- Basic scripting and development skills (regex, APIs, webhooks)
- Familiarity with IT platforms (Active Directory, Windows Server, Hyper-V, Exchange, O365, SQL Server, IIS, Azure)
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