Network Engineer — Lead

Leapswitch Networks is seeking a skilled and proactive Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage a highly available, secure network infrastructure spanning multiple technologies and vendors — across colocated datacenter settings.

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage a highly available and secure network infrastructure spanning multiple technologies and vendors. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and advanced redundancy protocols.

Team Leadership & Ownership

1 Lead & mentor the network team

Manage day-to-day work of the network support team — task allocation, shift / on-call planning, and performance reviews.

2 Primary escalation point

Act as the go-to escalation point for critical incidents, major outages, and complex troubleshooting scenarios.

3 Define & enforce standards

Establish SOPs, change-management processes, and network standards across the team for consistent operations.





4 Upskill the team

Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and technical upskilling for junior and mid-level engineers.

5 Report to senior management

Liaise with senior management to report on network health, ongoing risks, and capacity / upgrade planning.

Technical Ownership

1 Configure & maintain Cisco & FortiGate networks

Configure and maintain enterprise networks using Cisco and FortiGate equipment.
Layer 2 / Layer 3 design & troubleshooting

Own design and troubleshooting of STP, RSTP, VTP, VLANs, HSRP, and VRRP.
BGP, OSPF & routing governance

Manage BGP sessions on ASR, route-maps, route-policies, AS-path policies, OSPF, and failover routing strategies.
VPN solutions & remote access

Implement and oversee VPN solutions (Site-to-Site, SSL, IPSec) and remote access policies.
High availability — MLAG, VPC, Port-Channel

Maintain high availability using MLAG, VPC, and Port-Channel technologi

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