Network Engineer

Role & responsibilities :

1. Network Infrastructure & Administration

• Design, configure, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise LAN, WAN, VLAN, Wi-Fi, VPN, and SD-WAN environments.
• Administer routers, switches, and network devices, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
• Manage TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, routing, and switching configurations.
• Implement and maintain network segmentation, secure connectivity, and remote access solutions.
• Monitor network performance, identify bottlenecks, and resolve connectivity and availability issues.

2. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security

• Configure and manage firewalls, firewall policies, Network Address Translation (NAT), VPNs, and network security controls.
• Administer and monitor security solutions, including EDR/XDR, DLP, CASB, SIEM, Secure Web Gateway, and SASE.
• Implement vulnerability management, security patching, remediation, and endpoint protection practices.
• Investigate security incidents, analyze threats, and coordinate incident response and remediation activities.
• Strengthen infrastructure security through access controls, network segmentation, and continuous security monitoring.

3. Server & Operating System Administration

• Install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot Windows Server and Linux environments.
• Manage Active Directory, Group Policy Objects (GPO), DNS, DHCP, and enterprise authentication services.
• Perform server patching, updates, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
• Ensure server availability, reliability, and compliance with organizational security standards.

4. Virtualization & Infrastructure Management

• Manage virtualized environments using VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Proxmox.
• Provision and maintain virtual machines, allocate resources, and optimize infrastructure utilization.
• Troubleshoot virtualization, storage, and performance-related issues.
• Support infrastructure scalability, availability, and business continuity requirements.

5. Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Manage and support infrastructure hosted on AWS and Microsoft Azure.
• Administer cloud networking, virtual machines, access controls, and infrastructure security.
• Monitor cloud resource utilization, availability, and performance.
• Support hybrid infrastructure connectivity and integration between on-premises environments and cloud platforms.

6. Backup, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

• Manage backup and recovery operations using Veeam and cloud-based backup solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and validate backup and disaster recovery procedures.
• Conduct periodic backup restoration and disaster recovery testing.
• Monitor backup jobs, investigate failures, and ensure recoverability of critical systems and data.

7. Monitoring & Performance Optimization

• Configure and maintain infrastructure monitoring and visualization using Zabbix and Grafana.
• Monitor network devices, servers, cloud resources, and infrastructure availability.
• Establish alerts and proactively identify performance degradation and potential service disruptions.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring incidents and implement corrective and preventive measures.

8. Identity & Access Management

• Manage identity and access solutions using Active Directory, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Single Sign-On (SSO), IAM, and PAM.
• Implement and maintain access policies, authentication mechanisms, and role-based access controls.
• Support secure user provisioning, deprovisioning, and privileged account management.
• Ensure access controls align with organizational security requirements.

9. Automation & Operational Excellence

• Develop scripts and automation workflows using PowerShell, Python, and APIs.
• Automate repetitive infrastructure administration, monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting tasks.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through automation and standardization.
• Maintain accurate infrastructure documentation, configuration records, and operational procedures.
• Coordinate infrastructure projects, upgrades, migrations, and cross-functional technical activities.

Preferred candidate profile :

• 3 to 6 years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure, enterprise networking, and systems administration.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs, and SD-WAN.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting routers, switches, firewalls, and enterprise network environments.
• Practical knowledge of security technologies such as EDR/XDR, DLP, CASB, SIEM, SASE, and vulnerability management.
• Hands-on experience administering Windows Server and Linux operating systems.
• Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, and/or Proxmox virtualization platforms.
• Working knowledge of AWS and Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
• Experience managing backup and disaster recovery solutions, preferably Veeam and cloud backup platforms.
• Familiarity with infrastructure monitoring tools such as Zabbix and Grafana.
• Experience with Active Directory, Cisco ISE, SSO, IAM, and PAM.
• Scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Python, and APIs.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical thinking, incident management, and root cause analysis skills.
• Good documentation, communication, coordination, and problem-solving abilities.