Network Data Admin

Job type Contract
Salary 9000000
Reference 55886
 

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer / Network Operations Lead

Experience Level: 5–8 years

Role Overview

This role is responsible for managing and supporting enterprise-level production network environments serving 100+ users, including business-critical and mission-critical systems. The position focuses on data center and wide-area network operations, incident escalation handling, infrastructure design and upgrades, and technical leadership across internal teams and external vendors.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support and maintain enterprise production network environments with high availability and performance requirements

  • Operate and manage data center network infrastructure supporting business-critical applications

  • Handle escalated incidents and high-severity network issues, providing third-level technical support

  • Assess risks and impacts and participate in major network changes and implementations

  • Develop performance reports, dashboards, and capacity planning metrics

  • Act as technical lead for network operations teams and manage vendor relationships

  • Support technical transitions, including knowledge transfer and documentation between onsite and offshore teams

  • Design, migrate, upgrade, and optimize existing network infrastructure

Required Technical Skills

Core Network Expertise

  • Strong expertise in the design, configuration, and implementation of data center and branch networks

  • Advanced experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching technologies, including VLANs, STP, VTP, and Gigabit Ethernet

  • Hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus-based data center environments

  • Expert-level knowledge of IP addressing design and optimization

  • Strong experience configuring and troubleshooting routing protocols such as RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP

  • Deep understanding of dynamic routing, switching, and network troubleshooting across data center and WAN environments

SD-WAN and Wireless

  • Experience with SD-WAN configuration and management

  • Wireless network design, implementation, and operational support

  • Hands-on experience managing wireless controllers and access points (Cisco or Aruba)

  • Operational knowledge of DNS, DHCP, and NTP services

Security and Specialized Technologies

  • Experience with network security technologies, including firewalls such as Cisco ASA/Firepower and Palo Alto

  • Familiarity with identity and access solutions such as Cisco ISE

  • Exposure to advanced or niche networking technologies, including Cisco ACI, NSX, SDN, SDA, and DNAC

  • Experience with traffic optimization and WAN acceleration tools such as Riverbed or Cisco WAAS

Platform Experience

  • Experience working with platforms such as Cisco Nexus, F5 BIG-IP, Infoblox, Riverbed, and Cisco wireless solutions

Mandatory Requirements

  • Proven experience in network data administration

  • Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills

  • Ability to lead technical discussions and collaborate across teams