Full time on-site office based role in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, or Chennai office.

Work will support ether USA or EU time zones

The Network Manager is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery, operations, and continual improvement of enterprise network services. This role manages a team of network engineers, administrators, and security experts, ensuring robust, secure, and high-performing network infrastructure across Cisco Viptela, SD-WAN, LAN, WAN, Routing & Switching and pharma domains. The manager drives operational excellence, client engagement, and cost optimization, while ensuring compliance with industry standards and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Viptela Design Authority: Serve as the design authority for the global Cisco Viptela SD-WAN fabric, including the architecture of vManage, vSmart, vBond, and vEdge/cEdge components across large-scale campus, branch, and data center environments.

• Complex Policy Design: Architect and implement advanced service policies, data policies, and application-aware routing (AAR) to guarantee Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for critical business applications (e.g., VoIP, video conferencing, cloud SaaS).

• Network Transformation: Lead the strategic planning and execution of migrating traditional MPLS/VPN environments to the SD-WAN fabric, ensuring zero-downtime cutovers and managing co-existence scenarios.

• Cloud Integration: Design and implement robust SD-WAN integration with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure) using cloud on-ramps, virtual gateways, and optimizing connectivity to SaaS platforms (e.g., Office 365).

• Viptela Components: Expert-level knowledge of the entire Viptela architecture, including OMP (Overlay Management Protocol), TLOCs, and IPsec tunneling.

• Routing: Mastery of underlying routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and their interaction with the SD-WAN overlay.

• Cloud Integration: Proven experience with cloud on-ramps and virtual Viptela deployments in AWS/Azure.

• Automation: Proficiency in automation/scripting using vManage API, Python, and/or Ansible.

• Security: Strong understanding of security controls in an SD-WAN context (Cloud Security/Umbrella, ZBFW).

• Technical understanding of cloud networking and integration with SD-WAN (e.g. AWS, Azure).

• Excellent knowledge of networking principles including TCP/IP, routing protocol (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP), WAN/LAN architecture.

• Ensure operational hygiene: proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, documentation, and compliance with ITIL processes.

• Oversee capacity planning, reporting, and disaster recovery for network infrastructure.

Required Skills & Experience

• Professional level English langue skills

• 15+ years in network delivery/operations, with hands-on experience in Cisco, AWS & Azure network, Riverbed and other enterprise network technologies.

• Strong expertise in routing & switching (Cisco ACI, Cisco Wifi, Cisco Meraki, Cisco SDN, Cloud Networking, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VLANs), VPNs, load balancers, and network security concepts.

• Experience with network monitoring tools (Solarwinds, Zenoss), capacity planning, and reporting.

• Proven track record in managing network incidents, troubleshooting, and escalation management.

• Familiarity with ITIL processes and service management frameworks.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

• Certifications: CCNP, CCIE, ITIL. Experience in managing delivery for regulated environments and compliance-driven industries.

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