Network Engineer - IN (Pune - Onsite)

Network Engineer II/III - Pune Onsite at Customer location- 24X7 shiftsJOB DESCRIPTION: The Network Operations Network Engineer I/II is a key element within the Rackspace Infrastructure team and is expected to provide a high level of technical expertise to ensure the uptime and maintenance of critical networking systems. A Racker in this role takes ownership of complex network issues and ensures they are resolved and/or successfully documented and handed off to an oncoming shift. The Racker accepts and takes ownership through to resolution of issues escalated by other Network Operations Engineers and creates training and mentoring opportunities for those engineers as appropriate. The Network Operations Network Engineer III is heavily involved in technology, tool, process, and training improvements for the team. The Racker leverages substantial technical skills and experience provide subject matter expertise to ensure these improvements are implemented successfully. Technical issues can include troubleshooting latency, packet loss, and poor performance; responding to DDoS attacks; identifying and resolving switch and router hardware and software failures; identifying and resolving configuration inconsistencies; identifying and escalating problems with networking platforms or technologies; planning and conducting complex maintenances to ensure standardization and uptime; and managing Internet providers and connectivity. The Network Operations Engineer will create and maintain customer loyalty by providing Fanatical Support above and beyond customer expectations.Key Accountabilities Provide both day-to-day operational support and project-based initiatives. Provide exceptional customer support via the ticketing system and phone. Detect events in a timely manner using monitoring tools Mitigates DDoS attacks to protect customer and shared infrastructure. Document planned and unplanned network events in appropriate tracking and turnover systems. Troubleshoot and resolve network events and create event documentation accordingly . Take ownership of level-appropriate customer requests and issues and engineer escalations, seeing them through to resolution.Escalate support requests to other teams and communicate with Incident Management as appropriate. Escalate to vendors and follow up as needed to ensure problem resolution. Adhere to Change Management and Maintenance policy and process.Participate and provide input to Root Cause Analysis. Take ownership of projects self-identified or assigned and ensure proper and complete documentation and resolution. Review, assist in defining, and propose new policy and process standards.Key Performance Indicators Ticket Contribution and Phone Availability: Provide correct and helpful expertise to resolve issues, maintaining high ticket evaluations results. High level of first pass yield and success on written, quality checked, tested, and executed maintenances. Prompt and correct responses to network events. Maintain proficiency in troubleshooting, tools, and technologies. ROLE DIMENSIONS Geographical remit – Customer Location, Pune, India PERSON SPECIFICATION: The Network Operations Network Engineers need experience (but not limited to) the following technologies. Cloud/On-premises support for Cisco networking. Palo Alto firewalls. Zscaler"Remote postings are limited to candidates residing within the country specified in the posting location"About Rackspace TechnologyWe are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.  More on Rackspace TechnologyThough we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.