Roles & Responsibilities

- Plan, design, implement, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure across offices, campuses, and locations.

- Manage and monitor LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, firewalls, VPNs, captive portals, and network security services.

- Configure and maintain Aruba switches, routers/gateways, access points, and Aruba Central.

- Configure and maintain TP-Link/Omada routers, managed switches, access points, and Omada Controller/OC300.

- Manage and troubleshoot Cisco switches and networking equipment.

- Configure and troubleshoot VLANs, trunking, access ports, STP, LACP, routing, inter-VLAN routing, DHCP, DNS, NAT, and IP addressing.

- Design segmented networks for staff, students, guests, CCTV, servers, and other business requirements.

- Administer Palo Alto and Sophos Firewalls, including security policies, NAT, web filtering, application control, traffic shaping, SD-WAN, and WAN failover.

- Configure and troubleshoot site-to-site IPsec VPNs and secure remote connectivity.

- Configure and manage captive portals for authentication and controlled network access.

- Monitor network performance, bandwidth utilization, latency, packet loss, link quality, and device health.

- Use Aruba Central and TP-Link Omada Controller for centralized monitoring, management, and alerting.

- Troubleshoot LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, Internet, firewall, VPN, DHCP, DNS, VLAN, routing, switching, and IP addressing issues.

- Manage enterprise Wi-Fi, including SSIDs, VLAN mapping, authentication, roaming, AP connectivity, coverage, and performance.

- Manage and troubleshoot CCTV/IP cameras, NVRs, CCTV switches, and CCTV VLANs.

- Monitor leased lines, broadband, RF links, and backup Internet connections.

- Coordinate with ISPs, vendors, and internal IT teams for outages, latency,



packet loss, and connectivity issues.

- Configure and troubleshoot WAN failover and load balancing.

- Monitor firewall logs and network traffic for policy violations, abnormal activity, and security threats.

- Support network security, hardening, and ISO 27001-related requirements.

- Maintain network configuration backups, topology diagrams, IP details, VLAN information, switch-port mappings, firewall/VPN details, and device inventory.

- Create and maintain SOPs and technical documentation for network installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance.

- Participate in network deployments, upgrades, migrations, and new-site implementation projects.

- Provide network support during critical business events, examinations, live streaming, and high-priority activities.

- Perform root-cause analysis (RCA) and prepare reports for major network incidents.

- Coordinate with internal teams, vendors, and service providers for incident resolution.

- Support planned maintenance and critical network incidents outside regular working hours when required.

Skills Required

- 23 years of hands-on experience in Network Administration, Network Engineering, or Network Infrastructure Support.

- Strong hands-on experience with Aruba Infrastructure and Aruba Central.

- Solid hands-on experience with TP-Link/Omada Infrastructure and Omada Controller/OC300.





- Hands-on experience with Cisco switches, Cisco IOS, VLANs, trunking, STP, routing, and switch-port troubleshooting.

- Hands-on experience with Palo Alto and Sophos Firewalls.

- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, IPv4, subnetting, CIDR, VLANs, STP, LACP, DHCP, DNS, ARP, ICMP, NAT, routing, and inter-VLAN routing.

- Knowledge of static routing and basic OSPF.

- Experience with firewall policies, NAT, web filtering, application control, QoS/traffic shaping, SD-WAN, WAN failover, and load balancing.

- Experience with site-to-site IPsec VPN configuration and troubleshooting.

- Experience with captive portals and centralized network monitoring.

- Strong enterprise Wi-Fi administration and troubleshooting skills.

- Experience with CCTV/IP cameras, NVRs, and CCTV network infrastructure.

- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.

- Experience coordinating with ISPs, vendors, and internal IT teams.

- Good understanding of network security, segmentation, and secure network design.

- Ability to maintain network topology diagrams and technical documentation.

- Familiarity with ISO 27001, CIS, and NIST security controls is an advantage.

- Strong communication, coordination, documentation, and multitasking skills.

- Willingness to support critical incidents, planned maintenance, and business-critical events beyond regular working hours.

Job Details

- Job Title: Network Administrator

- Department: Engineering Hardware & Networks

- Industry: IT / EdTech

- Experience: 2–3 Years

- Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

- Education: Any Graduate

- Work Location: Hyderabad

- Language: English – Proficient (Verbal & Written)

📌 Network Administrator (Hyderabad)
🏢 Nxtwave Disruptive Technologies
📍 Hyderabad