Hitachi Vantara Corporation is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our Global Network Services team. Reporting to the Technical Manager, you will play a key role in supporting and evolving our global network infrastructure through incident response, planned maintenance, and leading implementation projects.
What You'll Do
- Respond to proactive and reactive incident tickets for global network operations, ensuring resolution within defined SLAs.
- Execute planned maintenance activities, including code upgrades for switches, routers, and firewalls.
- Implement infrastructure changes to remediate vulnerabilities in Cisco switches, SD-WAN routers, and Palo Alto firewalls.
- Process firewall access requests in compliance with organizational security policies.
- Collaborate with lead network engineers to design and implement network solutions for branch offices and data centers.
- Lead network implementation activities for new branch setups, migrations, and decommissions.
- Participate in End-of-Life hardware refresh initiatives.
What We're Looking For
- Minimum 6 years of experience in network engineering with hands-on expertise in LAN, WAN, firewalls, and Cisco ISE.
- Industry certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, PCNSA, or PCNSE.
- Proven experience designing and deploying Cisco ISE infrastructure.
- Deep understanding of network protocols including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IPSEC, HSRP, VDC, 802.11, 802.1x, and SNMP.
- Strong grasp of networking concepts and protocols across all layers: TCP/IP, BGP, HTTP, SSL.
- Advanced experience with identity-based network authentication mechanisms like Cisco ISE and 802.1x.
- Familiarity with firewalls, IDS/IPS, and network optimization/acceleration technologies.
- Hands-on experience with network simulation, automation, and scripting tools.
- Proficiency in network monitoring tools such as HP OpenView, SolarWinds Orion, Panorama, Cisco Prime, and Wireshark.
Nice to Have
- ForeScout experience is a plus.
Technical Stack
- Cisco switches and routers
- SD-WAN devices
- Palo Alto Networks firewalls
- Cisco ISE
- ForeScout
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Global Network Services team within Global IT, reporting directly to the Technical Manager of Global Network Services. We are a diverse, global team of architects of transformation, championing diversity, equity, and inclusion within a culture of empowerment and mutual respect. We are committed to innovation and co-creating meaningful solutions.
Benefits & Compensation
- Industry-leading benefits that go beyond compensation.
- Support, services, and resources for holistic health and wellbeing.
- Flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent).
We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic.
