Location: Hyderabad, India
Function: (DEAI HV) IT
Requisition ID: R0129635
Our Company
We're Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world's innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers - from banks to theme parks - can focus on achieving the incredible with data. If you've seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you've seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate - and wow their customers. Right now, we're laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We're looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team - and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.
As a Network Engineer at Hitachi, Ltd., you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust and secure network infrastructures to support our global operations and innovative solutions. You will play a critical role in ensuring network reliability, performance, and scalability.
Job Responsibilities:**
- Design, configure, and troubleshoot complex network environments, including LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, and cloud-based networks.
- Implement and manage network security solutions, such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and access control lists (ACLs).
- Monitor network performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize network configurations for maximum efficiency and uptime.
- Perform routine network maintenance, upgrades, and patch management.
- Respond to and resolve network incidents, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective network solutions.
- Document network topologies, configurations, and operational procedures.
- Evaluate and recommend new network technologies and solutions to enhance capabilities and reduce costs.
- Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours support as needed.
Job Qualifications:**
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 4+ years of experience in network engineering or a similar role.
- Strong understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP) and network services (DNS, DHCP).
- Proficiency with network hardware from leading vendors (e.g., Cisco, Juniper, Arista).
- Experience with network security principles and technologies (firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS).
- Familiarity with cloud networking concepts (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CCNA, CCNP, JNCIS-SP) are highly desirable.
- Experience with network automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Python scripting) is a plus.
About Us
We're a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.
Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives
Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.
We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.
How We Look After You
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.
