L2 Network Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION – Network Engineer – Routing and Switching Required Key Skills • Expert level knowledge in implementation and maintenance of Cisco Routers and Switches of all series. • Good knowledge in Cisco IOS • Good knowledge in implementation and operations support of NAC (network access control) • Good knowledge in Aruba Clear Pass / Cisco ISE • Good knowledge in Wireless Network / Access Points / Controllers support and troubleshooting   • Expert level understanding of the OSI or TCP/IP model • Provide Level-2 technical support and troubleshooting to resolve issues • CCNP certification • Hands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic, Packet Tracers and network analytics tools • Good knowledge on Firewall Products like Cisco ASA, FortiGate, Palo Alto, Checkpoint • Good knowledge on Aruba ClearPass/Cisco ISE, Cisco wireless controllers • Knowledge on F5 load balancers Priority Tasks • Workplace is at customer premises and staff has to follow instituted Workplace securities • Perform Problem resolution, escalation and/or closure of incident including problem analysis and identification of the source of the problem w.r.t Routing and Switching • Perform configuration change activities • Provide problem status to the Service Desk and/or update into the ticketing tool according to the Procedures Manual • Perform day-to-day Network operation for the Network Infra-structure and Network Equipment at the customer premises, including performance monitoring, bandwidth monitoring. • Work with customer's vendor to perform testing and preventative maintenance according to the schedule provided by the customer for the Network Equipment • Perform periodic OS upgrade and Patching as and when required. • 24X5 rotational shift onsite availability and 24X7 standby / remote support availability as and when needed for critical incidents. • Perform Problem resolution, escalation and/or closure of incident including problem analysis and identification of the source of the problem • Provide proactive incident reports for all Network related problems, faults, events within TWENTY-FOUR (24) hours • Respond to all fault calls inclusive of emails and other forms of communications for Firewall related issues and problems reported • Escalate the problem to Vendors Support in timely manner and get the issue resolved within the specified time as agreed with the customer • Provide multi-vendor equipment support across a wide range of models and types of networking equipment • Maintain the inventory of certificates and install/update/renew certificates as and when required. • Perform security activities like hardening/periodic health check/ ID validation and other compliance activities as per IBM security policies and standards. • Maintain/Update IBM inventory list and compliance related databases or similar Databases. • Maintain the device inventory list for the client when needed, Maintain the software/firmware for all the devices up to date •  Subscribe to vendor notifications for the managed devices for vulnerabilities and review/validate/apply security patches pro-actively. • Perform device activation / deactivation as per IBM service activation and deactivation process. • Maintain the IP address inventory and allocate new IP address when required by business. • Engage third part vendors to resolve hardware issues and follow up till closure • Monitor vendor End of Life / End of Support notifications for all In Scope Devices and inform the client.