Senior Network Engineer - Palo Alto & Cisco Switches

• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching (Enterprise IOS/NX-OS), including OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, STP, HSRP/VRRP, QoS, and multicast.
• Proven experience managing next-generation firewalls, preferably Palo Alto (security policies, zones, App-ID, User-ID, URL filtering, IPS, VPNs).
• Practical exposure to SD-WAN technologies (Cisco or equivalent) including overlay/underlay design, path selection, and policy-based routing.
• Experience designing and troubleshooting enterprise Wi-Fi networks, with knowledge of RF fundamentals, roaming, and wireless security.
• Good understanding of VoIP/SIP, call signalling, codecs, and QoS requirements for voice and video workloads.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPNs, and network security best practices.
• Experience with network monitoring and logging tools (for example SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, or similar) and packet analysis tools (such as Wireshark).
• Ability to write and maintain network documentation, SOPs, and change records in a structured and audit-ready manner.

Qualifications and certifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, or related discipline (or equivalent work experience).
• Professional-level Cisco certification (CCNP Enterprise/Collaboration/Security or equivalent) is strongly preferred.
• CCIE (Routing & Switching/Enterprise Infrastructure, Security, or Collaboration) certification is highly desirable and will be considered a strong advantage.

US Timings - CST