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And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.\nJob Title: Senior Network Engineer (Office Connect) - GCS Rank: Supervising Associate Location: GDS (Kochi / Manila)\nJob Summary:\nThe Senior Network Engineer (Office Connect) within Global Connectivity Solutions (GCS) is responsible for executing vulnerability remediation, lifecycle management, production upgrades, and technical governance activities across campus network technologies. The role provides technical leadership for Cisco Catalyst and Meraki switching and wireless environments, ensuring infrastructure remains secure, current, resilient, and aligned with approved engineering standards.\nThe position plans and leads remediation waves, firmware upgrades, production changes, complex troubleshooting, and service restoration activities. It works closely with Network Engineering, Network Operations, Information Security, Change Management, Outage Management, OSTS, Workplace Technology, Product Owners, vendors, and other stakeholders to deliver upgrades safely and minimize business disruption.\nJob Description\nDrive vulnerability remediation activities across Cisco Catalyst switching, Cisco wireless infrastructure, Meraki switching, Meraki wireless, and associated campus network platforms.\nPerform and lead software and firmware upgrades for Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series switches, Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers, Cisco access points, Meraki MS switches, Meraki MR access points, and supporting network infrastructure.\nReview OEM security advisories, software recommendations, field notices, defects, and end-of-sale/end-of-life announcements, and translate applicable findings into remediation and lifecycle activities.\nManage software lifecycle and platform currency for Cisco Catalyst, Cisco wireless, and Meraki campus technologies in accordance with approved standards and compliance timelines.\nPlan and execute code upgrades, firmware updates, platform refreshes, configuration remediation, and technology migration activities across global office environments.\nPerform pre-upgrade assessments, compatibility checks, configuration reviews, image validation, risk analysis, and post-upgrade health checks.\nPrepare implementation plans, rollback procedures, validation plans, technical assessments, stakeholder communications, and deployment documentation.\nCreate and maintain Change Requests, Change Tasks, implementation records, approvals, test evidence, and closure documentation in accordance with established processes.\nPresent technical changes during Change Advisory Board reviews and address questions related to impact, risk, dependencies, validation, recovery, and stakeholder readiness.\nCoordinate testing, outage planning, deployment execution, stabilization, and post-implementation validation with globally distributed technical and business teams.\nPerform advanced troubleshooting of campus LAN, Cisco Catalyst switching, Cisco wireless, Meraki switching, and Meraki wireless environments.\nTroubleshoot Layer 2 and Layer 3 issues involving VLANs, trunking, STP/RSTP/MST, EtherChannel, first-hop redundancy, routing, access control, segmentation, and policy enforcement.\nDiagnose and resolve wireless issues involving client connectivity, AIRRM, RF Planning, 802.1X authentication, roaming, RF performance, channel utilization, interference, coverage, capacity, radio optimization, and client experience.\nApply working knowledge of enterprise Wi-Fi standards including 802.11ac, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), and Wi-Fi 6E during upgrade planning, compatibility assessment, validation, and troubleshooting.\nUse Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance, Software Image Management, Meraki Dashboard, wireless analytics, monitoring tools, logs, and packet captures to identify and resolve service-impacting issues.\nLead technical recovery for incidents affecting campus switching, wireless infrastructure, access services, or production upgrade activities, and participate in outage bridges and service restoration efforts.\nPerform root cause analysis, identify corrective and preventive actions, and support Problem Management by analyzing recurring issues and driving permanent technical resolutions.\nLead assigned remediation waves, switch refreshes, wireless modernization initiatives, access point refreshes, and campus infrastructure upgrades.\nProvide implementation feedback, operational considerations, feasibility inputs, and technical recommendations to Engineering teams for proposed design changes when requested.\nMaintain operational runbooks, implementation procedures, remediation documentation, software compliance records, upgrade history, wireless standards documentation, and deployment outcomes.\nIdentify and support opportunities for automation, standardization, compliance validation, pre-checks, post-checks, inventory management, monitoring, and reporting.\nProvide technical guidance to Associate and Senior Associate engineers and support consistent execution of campus network remediation and lifecycle activities.\nKnowledge & Competencies Required:\nStrong hands-on expertise in Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series switching platforms and enterprise Layer 2/Layer 3 campus technologies.\nExperience with Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers, enterprise access points, wireless lifecycle management, and software upgrades.\nHands-on knowledge of Meraki MS Switching, Meraki MR Wireless, Meraki Dashboard administration, device onboarding, firmware governance, wireless health, and client analytics.\nStrong understanding of VLANs, trunking, STP/RSTP/MST, EtherChannel/LACP, HSRP/VRRP, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, port security, and basic campus routing.\nStrong knowledge of wireless fundamentals including RF behavior, channel planning, 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