Network Engineer (L3) – Data Centre Infrastructure

We are seeking an experienced L3 Network Engineer to support mission-critical infrastructure for a hyperscale data centre operator. You will lead the diagnosis and restoration of network incidents, working with carriers, OEMs and vendors to maintain availability across a live production environment.

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and resolve L3 incidents involving switches, routers, firewalls and network security platforms.
• Support secure remote access, VPN and privileged connectivity.
• Manage carrier, internet, private line and Wi‑Fi connectivity issues.
• Administer DNS, DHCP, NTP, routing, network segmentation and load balancing.
• Lead root‑cause analysis for P1/P2 incidents and follow through on corrective actions.
• Maintain network diagrams, configuration records and operational runbooks.
• Serve as a primary or secondary escalation contact in a 24x7 on‑call rotation.

Requirements:

• At least 6 years of experience in enterprise or data centre networking, including ownership of L3 incidents.
• Cisco CCNP/CCIE or Juniper JNCIP/JNCIE certification.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VLANs and network segmentation.
• Experience with at least one firewall platform, such as Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA or Check Point.
• Familiarity with formal incident and change management processes; ITIL Foundation certification preferred.
• Availability for a 24x7 on‑call rotation.
• Experience with Cisco Nexus/ACI or Arista data centre fabrics is an advantage.

EA Licence No.:18S9405 / EA Reg. No.:R1330864

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