Dear Candidate,

We have come across your CV from Naukri/ internal reference and feel that you would be a suitable fit for Network Engineer L3” role at HCLTech, LOCATION - Nagpur. Please see the below job description and revert with your updated CV in case you find it suitable.

DESIGNATION/ ROLE/ SALARY – As per relevant experience and last drawn CTC. To be discussed during the interview.

Job Description Network Engineer L3

Experience

8+ years of hands-on experience in Enterprise Network Engineering, Operations, and Architecture supporting large-scale distributed environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide L3 support for complex network, security, wireless, SD-WAN, and cloud infrastructure issues.
- Design, implement, optimize, and troubleshoot LAN, WAN, WLAN, Data Center, Cloud, and Security solutions.
- Lead major incident resolution, root cause analysis (RCA), upgrades, migrations, and technology refresh initiatives.
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Cloud, and Application teams to ensure high availability and performance.
- Maintain network documentation, standards, and operational procedures.

Technical Skills

Routing & Switching

- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus (9K/7K/5K/2K), Catalyst, ISR/ASR Routers, and multi-vendor switching platforms (Cisco, Aruba, HP, Juniper, Dell).
- Expert knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN, STP, HSRP/VRRP, Multicast, QoS, PBR, and Load Balancing.

Wireless

- Extensive experience with Cisco WLC, Cisco Catalyst Wireless, Aruba Wireless, and Meraki Wireless.
- Strong knowledge of WLAN design, RF troubleshooting, access point deployment, and wireless security.





Load Balancing & WAN Optimization

- Hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP LTM and GTM.
- Experience with WAN Optimization solutions such as Riverbed and Cisco WAAS.

Network Security

- Strong experience with Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Check Point Firewalls.
- Knowledge of VPNs, NAT, IPS/IDS, URL Filtering, SSL Inspection, and Network Segmentation.

SD-WAN

- Hands-on experience with Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) and Fortinet SD-WAN solutions.

NAC & DDI

- Strong experience with Cisco ISE (802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+, Device Profiling).
- Experience managing Infoblox DDI, DNS, DHCP, and IPAM environments.

Cloud Networking

- Experience with AWS, Azure, and hybrid cloud networking.
- Knowledge of VPC/VNET, Transit Gateway, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, VPN, Load Balancers, and Cloud Security controls.

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

- Experience with SolarWinds and other network monitoring tools.
- Advanced troubleshooting using Wireshark, packet capture analysis, FTP/SFTP, SNMP, NetFlow, Syslog, and NTP.

Process & Soft Skills

- Robust understanding of ITIL processes including Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently in a global 24x7 support environment and mentor junior engineers.

Preferred Certifications

CCNP, CCIE, PCNSE, NSE4/5/7, F5 Certified Administrator, Aruba Certifications, AWS/Azure Networking Certifications, ITIL Foundation.

Nice to Have

- Cisco ACI, Data Center technologies, SASE, ZTNA, Network Automation (Python/Ansible), IPv6, and Network Orchestration tools.

📌 Network Engineer (Nagpur)
🏢 HCLTech
📍 Nagpur