Technical skills:
Should have hands on experience in various Network products such as Routers
Switches, Wireless and WAN controllers Mandatory Skills (Must Have)
Should have strong working knowledge on Cisco routers (including ISR & ASR)
Should have strong working knowledge on switches such as Cisco Catalyst & Nexus.
Should have strong working knowledge on Cisco and Aruba wireless controllers and access points
Should have strong working knowledge on monitoring tools such as Solarwinds and Cisco Prime
Strong conceptual knowledge of routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, ISIS and switching
protocols such as RSTP/MST, Link Aggregation, QOS, VLAN/VXLAN etc
Strong conceptual knowledge of WAN topologies and protocols like MPLS, VPN, DMVPN, P2P links
Expertise in various DC technologies like VPC, VDC, FEX, VXLAN, OTV, LISP etc
Expertise in troubleshooting LAN & WAN issues. Provide assistance to localize the fault segment
on the statistics collected and provide insight for further diagnosis
Expert in installation & configuration of Routers, Switches, Wireless & WAN Controller products
Well versed with command line on Cisco
Should be able to perform regular IOS upgradation and apply hotfixes
Should be quickly able to identify network performance bottlenecks by constant monitoring and
measurement of metrics and identification of impending faults
Excellent hands-on deep packet analysis & periodic check of LAN/WAN traffic
Optional Skills (Good to Have)
Knowledge of SDN/SDA/SDWAN technologies such as Cisco ACI, DNA, ISE, Viptela , DMVPN
Behavioral Skill (Must have):
N1/N2 Certification in Japanese is a must
Good Written & Verbal Communication Skills in Japanese and English (Bilingual)
Experience in working with Japanese customer in Japan and managing offshore team
Highly dynamic in terms of managing workloads and working under pressure
Experience in handling global customer
Excellent presentation skill
Process & Tools (Must have):
Expert in ITIL processes
Good exposure in various ticketing and monitoring tools
Vendor coordination
Capacity management tool
SD-WAN Admin