Trimble is recruiting for a Network Administrator I to fill an opportunity in Chennai.
Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to be member of Trimble's global, corporate networking team. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting operations of the company’s internal world-wide communications systems, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs) and voice networks.
A Network Engineer I is an entry level position. The successful candidate will act as a Network Operation Center (NOC) team member for the Trimble Global Network. Duties may include installing and configuring equipment, resolving user problems (via tickets), troubleshooting wireless issues. The successful candidate will be involved in troubleshooting and maintaining both in-house and vendor network connections including, systems monitoring, configuring routers, switches, wireless access points and other devices and technologies as required. Also may include coordinating with vendors for installation of such items as direct internet access (DIA) circuits. The successful candidate may also assist with proposal writing and/or be responsible for project planning, cost analysis, and vendor comparisons. Occasional travel may be required.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide operational support in five key technology concentrations Monitor and maintain: Routers (including SD-WAN), Switches, Firewalls, WiFI and Cloud Services, to include monitoring and operations support for the Trimble Global Network.
Perform first-line troubleshooting of network issues.
Respond to all incidents and outages for critical infrastructure and drive incident resolution.
Provide first-line response and escalation for critical operations, devices and sites.
Compliance: Monitor and correct compliance issues including.
Monitor VPN infrastructure.
Patch and upgrade: Perform firmware / OS upgrades on routers, switches, firewalls, access points and virtual cloud devices and other devices in accordance with company needs.
Capacity Planning: Review circuits and device capacities and recommend actions to the regional Network Manager.
Interface with ISP and carriers to install/commission/test new circuits and/or troubleshoot existing circuits.
Occasional on-call duties – typically, two days on call approximately every 8 weeks.
Assist in maintaining the global network monitoring systems.
Skills & Experience Required: (Desired/Preferred skills are denoted)
0 to 2 years experience required with BS, BE or BA degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Networking similar field or 1-2 years combination of education, training or work experience.
Must have good written and verbal skills in English.
This is a team role - Candidate must be a team player and work collaboratively within the team and other teams.
Proven knowledge of the operations, implementation and maintenance of network systems.
Willingness to learn and continue education.
One or more of the following certifications:
Cisco CCNA - Routing and Switching or CCNA - Security
Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching greatly preferred
Other industry certifications may be considered in lieu of Cisco certifications.
Working knowledge of three or more of the following technologies in design/implement/troubleshooting capacity is essential (experience preferred):
LAN Switching - Examples include, Cisco IOS/Nexus, VLANs, STP/RSTP, CoS, QoS, Ether-channel / trunking, etc.
Knowledge of Cisco routers and switches is required, experience with Dell switches is desired.
Routing: BGP, EIGRP, HSRP or VRRP, PBR, Direct Internet Access (DIA), Point to Point circuits (PTP), MPLS, MetroEthernet, etc.
Next Generation (NG) Firewalls: ACLS, Layer 3-7 filtering, IPS, NAT, DMZ, etc. Fortigate firewall exp pre
Wireless: Knowledge of wireless solutions 802.11g/n/ac/ax, etc. and other new/emerging standards
Cloud: Operational Knowledge of AWS, Azure or other cloud platforms and services
VPN Solutions: Knowledge of L2L and client access VPN solutions and/or dynamic VPN solutions such as ADVPN or DMVPN desired
Authentication solutions including Cisco ACS/RADIUS/TACACS /Certificates(PKI) preferred.
Network troubleshooting using packet capture and analysis using tools such as Wireshark preferred.
Experience with SolarWinds monitoring solution is preferred.
Experience with SolarWinds monitoring/management products or other monitoring systems preferred.
Experience with global enterprise networks is preferred.
Network security experience preferred.
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics.
Trimble is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, or any other protected factor. EOE/M/F/V/D