Network Engineer

Description:

Experience Required: 10+ years.

Primary Skills:  Network Switch Migration |Network Infrastructure & Configuration | Network Security Hardening

Secondary Skills:  Monitoring & Alerting |Network Documentation | Stakeholder Coordination & Support

JD:

Migration

1. Planning and Design Review network architecture, designdocuments, and migration requirements. Validate switch hardware, softwareversions, licensing, and compatibility. Develop implementation, migration,rollback, and testing plans. Identify dependencies, risks, and outagerequirements. Coordinate with security, server, application, and operationsteams.

2. Switch Build and Initial Configuration Upgradefirmware/OS to approved versions. Review and Configure:

3. Security Configuration Implement network securityhardening in accordance with company standards. Disable unused ports andservices. Ensure compliance with security and audit requirements.

4. Monitoring and Alerting Setup Integrate switches withenterprise monitoring tools. Ensure the below is configured and working as perthe need:  SNMP monitoring Syslog forwarding NetFlow/sFlow whereapplicable Performance and capacity monitoring Interface utilization monitoringEnvironmental monitoring (temperature, power supply, fan status) Configureoperational alerts for:  Validate monitoring data is received bymonitoring platforms.

5. Migration Execution Perform pre-migration validation andhealth checks. Backup existing switch configurations. Execute migrationaccording to approved implementation plan. Coordinate migration withapplication and infrastructure teams. Minimize downtime and business impact.

6. Testing and Validation Perform connectivity testing.Resolve any issues identified during testing.

7. Documentation Create and update:  Network diagramsSwitch configuration records Port mappings IP addressing documentation Securityconfiguration documentation Monitoring and alerting configuration recordsMaintain implementation and rollback procedures.

8. Post-Migration Support Provide post-implementationmonitoring and support. Review logs and alerts for abnormalities. Optimizeconfigurations where required. Conduct knowledge transfer to operations team.Obtain stakeholder sign-off after successful migration. Deliverables Approvedswitch build configuration. Security hardening checklist completed. Monitoringand alerting integrated and tested. Configuration backup and rollback plan.Updated network diagrams and documentation. Migration report including validationresults and sign-off. Prepare all the required documents associated as part ofthe Release readiness.