Network Lead

The Network Lead will oversee day-to‑day operations of the enterprise network,ensuring high availability, security, and performance across wireless and cloud environments. The role includes managing a team of network engineers, leading incident resolution, implementing best practices, and maintaining compliance with enterprise security standards.

What will you do?

Operational Management

Lead daily network operations, including incident management, service requests, change execution, and performance monitoring.

Maintain high availability for LAN, WAN, WLAN (wireless),cloud, and hybrid network services.

Conduct proactive health checks, capacity planning, and troubleshooting for network infrastructure.

Ensure accurate documentation, diagrams, CMDB updates, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Technical Leadership

Manage and optimize enterprise network platforms including:

Switching & Routing: Cisco, Alcatel

Wireless LAN (WLAN): Cisco and Alcatel WLCs and Aps

NAC / Policy Management: ArubaClearPass

Firewalls: Check Point, Palo Alto(AWS & On-Prem)

Load Balancers: F5 BIG-IP

Proxy / Web Security Solutions

Oversee SD-WAN deployments and operations, ensuring optimal path selection and hybrid connectivity.

Implement network and security hardening, including firewall policies, segmentation, vulnerability remediation, and zero-trust principles.

Support cloud networking (AWS VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, VPNs).

Team Leadership

Lead, mentor, and manage a team of network engineers.

Allocate tasks, review work, and ensure adherence to operational standards.

Act as escalation point for major incidents and vendor interactions.

Drive team adoption of automation and monitoring tools to improve operational efficiency. Collaboration & Reporting

Collaborate with security, cloud, application, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless operations.

Present operational status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Maintain compliance with enterprise security and audit requirements

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess:

8+ years of enterprise networking experience, including 3+years in a leadership role.

Technical Requirements

Enterprise Networking: L2/L3 switching, VLANs, trunking, routing (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP), HSRP/VRRP/GLBP.

Wireless Networking: Cisco and Alcatel WLCs, APs, WLAN management, RF planning, site surveys, and troubleshooting.

Vendor Expertise: Cisco, Alcatel, Aruba ClearPass, CheckPoint & Palo Alto firewalls, F5 load balancers, enterprise proxy.

SD-WAN & Cloud Networking: Cisco SD‑WAN, hybrid connectivity, AWS networking.

Security & Hardening: Firewall optimization, segmentation, Zero Trust principles, vulnerability remediation.

Monitoring & Automation: SolarWinds, PRTG, Air Wave, scripting/automation (Python, Ansible).

ITSM Knowledge: Incident, Change, Problem management(ServiceNow preferred).

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or Networking(or equivalent experience).

Professional and/or Technical Certifications (Preferred)

CCNP / CCIE, Aruba, Palo Alto, Check Point, F5, AWS networking

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