Lead Network Engineer
Meet Our Team
At Hitachi Vantara, we are the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure empowers customers—from banks to theme parks—to achieve incredible feats with data. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead specific network services within Hitachi Vantara's internal Global IT infrastructure. We work collaboratively, both within our team and across different functions, to ensure our customers' success—a success that we celebrate together.
What You’ll Be Doing
Reporting to the Global Network Services leader, you will develop, implement, and support various enterprise networking solutions along with a highly motivated team of network engineers spread across the globe, operating on a follow-the-sun model. The Hitachi Vantara Network team is rethinking everything with an emphasis on leveraging software-defined solutions in the LAN, WAN, and Data Center, driving automation throughout the network service stack, and increasing the efficiency and reliability of delivered services. This role requires hands-on technical experience as well as leading large scale enterprise network engineering projects. While this is 90% hands on technical role, This may have about 10% of people management responsibilities as well.
What You Bring to the Team
Strong understanding of networking concepts, including routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP) and switching technologies (HSRP, VTP, VPC, etc.).
Experience designing and implementing network solutions on branch offices and datacenters using Cisco routers and switches, Cisco SDWAN and Cisco/Juniper Mist Wireless products.
Technical exposure to at least one cloud infrastructure— Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Ability to troubleshoot complex network issues in campus LAN, datacenter and cloud interconnects. Drive sev-1 incidents on war room/SWAT bridges with other technical teams.
Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions with cost-benefit analysis.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design resilient architecture for large-scale enterprise networks.
Drive innovation and automation across the network infrastructure.
Proven track record in managing large-scale projects with multiple stakeholders.
Qualifications
At least 8 years of demonstrable experience in designing and deploying large-scale network infrastructure.
Industry certifications such as CCNP, CCIE. Certifications on Palo Alto firewalls would be an added advantage.
Firm understanding of networking concepts and protocols at all layers: TCP/IP, routing, and switching protocols.
Familiarity and experience with Palo Alto next-generation firewalls.
Hands-on experience using network simulation, automation, and scripting tools.
Hardware/Software Knowledge:
Hardware: Cisco, Palo Alto Networks
Software: Cisco Viptela, IOS/NXOS, PAN-OS
Products: SolarWinds, Tufin, or equivalent network monitoring and automation tools
About us
We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.
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Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.
How we look after you
We want to help you take care of your today and tomorrow – at home and at work. Which is why we offer industry-leading benefits that go far beyond compensation. That means support, services, and resources that also take care of your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. Here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with. We’re also champions of life balance and offer 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, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.
Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.
How we look after you
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
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. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.