compLogoNetwork Site Reliability EngineerCompany: Kloc TechnologiesOn-siteBangalore, Karnataka, IndiaHyderabad, Telangana, India

Network SRE (NRE) - L3

Location: Bangalore or Hyderabad, India
Workplace Type: Onsite

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Network Site Reliability Engineer (NRE) at the L3 level to join our dynamic team. As a Network SRE, you will be responsible for the design, deployment, and maintenance of our network infrastructure, ensuring its reliability, scalability, and security. You will play a critical role in supporting our growing cloud infrastructure and enabling connectivity for new regions and sites. This role requires a strong understanding of networking principles, automation skills, and excellent communication abilities. You will be working with cutting-edge technologies and collaborating with a team of talented engineers to deliver world-class network services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, install, configure, upgrade, and operate routers and switches.
  • Deploy greenfield network infrastructure and enable connectivity for new OCI regions and child sites.
  • Develop scripts and automation (Python preferred) to reduce manual deployment effort.
  • Support brownfield scaling including CFAB rack adds, compute expansions, server rack adds and decommissions.
  • Build and manage data center fabrics, edge, backbone, and metro fiber networks.
  • Execute region builds, DRCC/Alloy expansions, multi-cloud integrations, and Butterfly turn-ups.
  • Operate and build CI/CD pipeline environment using GitHub and OCI’s internal tools for automated deployments.
  • Leverage networking expertise across BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, DHCP, IPSEC, VPN, SSL, and working with Arista, Cisco, and other network hardware.
  • Execute Jira ticket assignments that relate to Network infrastructure RNS projects.
  • Attend and coordinate team and project meetings.
  • Adhere to Oracle’s security and safety best practices.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve network-related issues in a timely manner.
  • Participate in on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support for critical network infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with other teams to ensure seamless integration of network services.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in network engineering or a related role.
  • Extensive working experience on Routers and Switches - Design, installation, configuration, upgrades, and operations.
  • Proficiency in network protocols and standards including TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VRRP, SNMP, STP/RSTP, VLANS, Routing protocols (ISIS/OSPF/BGP).
  • Strong scripting and automation skills (Python preferred).
  • Experience with building and managing data center fabrics, edge, backbone, and metro fiber networks.
  • Solid understanding of CI/CD pipeline environments and tools (GitHub, OCI internal tools).
  • Expertise in networking technologies such as BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, DHCP, IPSEC, VPN, SSL.
  • Experience working with Arista, Cisco, and other network hardware.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Experience with Jira ticketing systems.