Track Manager - Network LAN/WAN

Experience: Not Available to Not Available years

Location: Pune, India

Skills: Cisco Enterprise Switching, WLAN, Network Design, Infrastructure Operations, Incident Management, Configuration Management, Release Management, L2/L3, routing, OSPF, BGP, HA, QoS, segmentation, wireless security, WPA3, 802.1X, RF performance, Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ISE, vPC best practices, Terraform, Python, Ansible

Job Summary
Senior engineer accountable for operational excellence and reliability—owns major incident technical leadership, drives design verification, automation, and upgrade/recovery routines for Cisco Enterprise Switching and WLAN environments.

Key Responsibilities
Senior engineer accountable for operational excellence and reliability—owns major incident technical leadership, drives design verification, automation, and upgrade/recovery routines for Cisco Enterprise Switching and WLAN environments.

Skill Requirements
A) Network Design — (Level 5 Ensure, advise)
Own design reviews/verification: standards compliance, segmentation, HA/resiliency, monitoring/telemetry requirements, and recovery routines.
Define and validate runbooks for failover, DR drills, and non-disruptive maintenance patterns (e.g., vPC considerations).

B) Infrastructure Operations — (Level 5 Ensure, advise)




Lead operational optimization: capacity/performance improvements, alert strategy, lifecycle/EoL risk management.
Drive automation and assurance practices aligned to CCNP-level capability (automation + assurance + security fundamentals).

C) Event Monitoring & Incident Management — (Level 3 Apply; often Level 5 during major incidents)
Serve as technical lead for P1 incidents, deep troubleshooting (packet captures, log/telemetry correlation), and cross-team coordination.
Own RCA quality: identify systemic fixes and ensure follow-through (CAPA).

D) Configuration & Release Management — (Level 3 Apply; governance at Level 5)
Own upgrade/patch strategy for Catalyst/Nexus/ISE and WLAN: compatibility checks, sequencing, validation, and rollback planning.
Maintain gold templates/baselines and ensure configuration compliance across domains.

Other Requirements
Required Skills (Technical)
Expert troubleshooting: L2/L3, routing (OSPF/BGP), HA, QoS, segmentation, wireless security (WPA3/802.1X) and RF performance.
Cisco Catalyst/Nexus/ISE SME with vPC best practices and operational lifecycle awareness.
Proven ability to design/operate enterprise LAN/WLAN environments and improve monitoring and automation (Terraform/Python/Ansible).

📌 Track Manager Network LAN/WAN (Pune)
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