Networking Engineer

About BNP Paribas India Solutions: 

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions. 

About BNP Paribas Group: 

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in. 

About Businessline/Function :

The Network Infrastructure and Telecom team is responsible for supervising, monitoring and developing the Networks, Infrastructure and Telecommunication of the regional Hub of BNP Paribas in the India region, liaising with BNP Paribas Head Offices where all major banking applications are hosted. Telecom Team activities plays a major role in the structure of processes that govern decision making around IT investment, client and suppliers relationships, project management.

Job Title:

Network Engineer

Date:

Department:

ITIP

Location:

ISPL – Bangalore

Business Line / Function:

Reports to:

(Direct)

Manager – Networks and DC

Grade:

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

The main activities of the Network engineer is to deliver remote network management services across different domains of network and Security. The network services would mainly include support on WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi and MPLS technologies. Security services would mainly include support on firewall, Proxies, IPAM, Load Balancers, NAC and HSM’s.

The candidate will assist the team ensuring effective service management to meet service-level agreements and control costs.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

-       A focal point for technical escalations.

-       Coordinates root cause analysis for all day-to-day technical issues in client environments and establish recovery and prevention processes.

-       Coordinates with onshore teams; interface with customers, vendors and partners for issue resolution.

-       Assists the Team Leads/Delivery Manager in maintaining SLA adherence.

-       Has certifications and formal trainings in the chosen area.

-       Defines, implements and enforces standards and understands exception handling.

-       Proposes solution alternatives, provide impact analysis for any technical changes.

-       Translates high level objectives into low level work modules and tasks.

-       Performs requirements gathering and design

-       Strong knowledge of IT project lifecycles

-       ITIL and Change Management experience

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

-       5 to 8 years of work experience required, minimum 4 years of relevant work experience required large enterprise networks

-       Basic skills in implementation and administration of Local Area Networks, Wide Area Networks and network security  (VLANs) and Network Products - Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Proxies, Load Balancers, strong knowledge of static/dynamic routing protocols(EIGRP/OSPF/BGP/ISIS), transports (Internet/MPLS/VPLS) is expected.

-       Experience in configuring and troubleshooting Firewalls (Checkpoint, Fortinet, etc.) and Proxies (MacAfee, etc.).

-       Trouble shooting skills to identify faults and ensure timely repairs.

-       Experience in administration and troubleshooting of IPAM systems – DNS/DHCP/NTP (Infoblox)

-       Deep expertise in installation, configuration and troubleshooting of various types network devices from vendors such as Cisco/Juniper/Nortel, WAN Links using MPLS transport; Multicast, dynamic and static routing and high availability protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, HSRP, VRRP).

-       Experience in Traffic analysis tools: Solar winds, Netflow, Netscout probes, Infinistream and Wireshark.

-        Experience in network security, load balancers

-       Skills in installation, configuration and troubleshooting of local area and wide area networks using Cisco hardware, leased lines and MPLS.

Specific Qualifications (if required)

-       B.E or Equivalent

-       CCNA (Routing & Switching)

-       Checkpoint Security Administration or Fortinet Network Security Technology/Solutions

-       ITIL V3 Foundation desirable

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Communication skills - oral & written

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Transversal Skills:

Analytical Ability

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Ability to manage a project

Ability to set up relevant performance indicators

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Education Level:

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 5 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

- Ability to engage customers independently for ongoing incidents; high level of ownership and initiative needed; needs to work independently with minimal or no supervision.

-Excellent written, oral and presentation skills.

-Should be able to articulate technical concepts in documentation.