NETWORK ENGINEER – ENTERPRISE NETWORKING & DATA CENTER

NETWORK ENGINEER – ENTERPRISE NETWORKING & DATA CENTER

Location: Remote

Preferred Location: Srinagar, J&K

Experience: 3–5 Years

Employment Type: Contract

Company: SWAQ IT Consulting

ABOUT THE ROLE

SWAQ IT Consulting is looking for a technically strong and detail-oriented Network Engineer to support enterprise networking, data center, SD-WAN, and network transformation projects.

This is a remote role; however, preference will be given to candidates based in Srinagar, J&K, as our office is located in Srinagar.

This role is ideal for a candidate with strong routing and switching fundamentals, hands-on experience in enterprise network environments, and the ability to work with proper documentation, change processes, and implementation standards.

The candidate should be comfortable working in structured IT environments where accuracy, documentation, troubleshooting, and change discipline are critical.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Support the design, deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting of enterprise network infrastructure. • Work on LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, routing, switching, firewall, SD-WAN, and data center network environments.

• Support Cisco routers, switches, wireless infrastructure, Nexus platforms, firewalls, and related network technologies.

• Assist in preparing and maintaining technical documentation including HLD, LLD, BOM, MOP, SOPs, network diagrams, migration plans, and implementation documents.

• Participate in network implementation, migration, upgrade, and transformation activities.

• Troubleshoot routing, switching, connectivity, performance, latency, and access-related network issues.

• Support incident, problem, and change management activities in line with ITIL / enterprise change management processes.

• Prepare and validate change plans, rollback plans, pre-checks, post-checks, and implementation reports. • Monitor network performance and contribute to improving network stability, availability, and operational efficiency.

• Coordinate with internal teams, customers, vendors, and project stakeholders for successful delivery.

• Maintain network configuration records, operational documents, and audit-ready technical information.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

The candidate should have strong working knowledge of:

• TCP/IP fundamentals

• VLANs, STP/RSTP, EtherChannel, Trunking, Inter-VLAN Routing

• OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP

• LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, MPLS, Internet, and enterprise connectivity concepts

• Cisco Catalyst switches and Cisco ISR/ASR routers

• Cisco Nexus 2K/5K/7K platforms

• DHCP, DNS, NTP, SNMP, QoS, AAA

• ACLs, SSH, IPSec VPN, network segmentation, and basic firewall administration

• Network monitoring, troubleshooting, packet flow analysis, and performance validation

• Network documentation and diagram creation using Visio, Lucidchart, Draw.io, or similar tools

PREFERRED / GOOD TO HAVE SKILLS

Exposure to any of the following will be an added advantage:

• Cisco SD-WAN / Viptela / Meraki

• Cisco Nexus 9K and ACI

• Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime, or APIC-EM

• Palo Alto / Fortinet / Cisco Firewalls

• F5 Load Balancing

• Cisco UCS / Cisco MDS

• Basic automation using Ansible, Python, or API scripting

• Cloud networking fundamentals in AWS or Azure

• Banking, financial services, or large enterprise network environments

• Structured change management and production network implementation experience

DOCUMENTATION & CHANGE PROCESS EXPECTATIONS

The candidate should be comfortable working with or preparing:

• Bill of Materials — BOM

• High-Level Design — HLD

• Low-Level Design — LLD

• Network topology diagrams

• Method of Procedure — MOP

• Change implementation plans

• Rollback plans

• Pre-check and post-check reports

• SOPs and operational documents

• Network audit and assessment reports Strong documentation skills and an understanding of enterprise change management / ITIL processes are highly preferred.

DESIRED CANDIDATE PROFILE

We are looking for someone who is:

• Based in Srinagar, J&K preferred

• Strong in networking fundamentals and troubleshooting

• Process-oriented and disciplined during change execution

• Comfortable working in enterprise and customer-facing environments

• Clear in communication and strong in documentation

• Detail-oriented during implementation, validation, and handover

• Able to work independently while collaborating with technical teams

• Willing to learn and grow across networking, security, cloud, and automation technologies

QUALIFICATION & CERTIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Engineering, or equivalent experience

• 3–5 years of experience in network engineering, infrastructure support, or enterprise networking

• CCNP certification is required

• CCNP Security or additional security certification will be preferred

NOTICE PERIOD

Immediate to 30 days preferred.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are requested to apply by filling out the application form below:

Application Form: https://forms.gle/3wD2davtetnZzhoR9