Network Engineer

Location: Bengaluru

Network Engineer- JD
Designation:  Network Engineer
Years of

Experience:

4-7 years
Budget:  12-15 LPA

Location:

Bangalore
Requires collaboration with U.S. based team across time zones

Responsibilities
Network Infrastructure & Architecture
Design, deploy, and optimize internal and edge network infrastructure (warehouse sites, operations centers, cloud interfaces)
Perform capacity planning, load analysis, and recommend scalable network architecture Specify and configure equipment racks, cable management, power/facility layouts, and networking hardware
Assist with VLAN planning and inter-device LAN configurations (e.g., scanners, servers) Collaborate with sysadmin and Dev Ops teams for cross-cutting issues
Periodically review and advise on improvements to network architecture (e.g., resilient VPNs, bandwidth isolation, zero-trust)

Security & Compliance
Define, implement, and enforce network security policies including firewall, VPN, intrusion detection/prevention
Manage and update firewall policies, NAT rules, and routing
Conduct periodic vulnerability assessments, audits, and security hardening Support secure key management and audit-ready configuration practices Familiarity with SOC 2 or ISO 27001 principles preferred

Network & VPN Management
Configure and maintain site-to-site IPsec/IKEv2 VPN tunnels
Respond to connectivity issues, tunnel drops, and re-keying needs
Maintain high VPN uptime and participate in incident diagnosis/resolution

Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Monitor network performance, uptime, and traffic using diagnostic tools Perform root cause analysis, corrective measures, upgrades, and routine maintenance
Maintain shared change-logs for all infrastructure adjustments

️ Customer-Facing IT Support & Documentation
Participate in onboarding calls with customer IT/security teams:
Explain Vimaan’s network architecture
Help resolve firewall/VPN questions

Create and maintain reusable network documentation:
“Ports & Protocols” reference sheets
Deployment diagrams
Security FAQs and IT response templates
Maintain internal playbooks to streamline future deployments

Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work with software, operations, and customer engineering teams on solution deployments Consult on client-facing projects and support scalable documentation
Join periodic planning calls with Vimaan’s technical operations team
Provide monthly/quarterly summaries on VPN uptime, incident patterns, config changes

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience 36+ years of experience in network design, deployment, and security Hands-on with:
Firewalls (e.g., Forti Gate, Palo Alto)
Managed switches, routers, access points
HA clusters, SDWAN, VPN, NAT/SNAT/DNAT

Strong proficiency with:
Routing protocols (IGP/OSPF, BGP
VLANs, trunking, STP/RSTP, Ether Channel
TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VoIP, MPLS, hybrid cloud networks
Linux familiarity and scripting basics for network automation
Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, or CISSP preferred
Strong documentation habits
Fluency in English for technical discussions with enterprise IT and Info Sec teams

Experience with Slack, Teams, Jira workflows

Nice-to-Haves

Experience with warehouse-edge robotics or IoT environments
Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure)

Experience with CI/CD approaches to network provisioning
Prior collaboration in U.S.–India cross-time-zone teams
Security Posture
Understanding of zero-trust architecture and segmentation
Ability to implement secure networking principles with business continuity in mind