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With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.\nWe work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.\n#VOIS #BeUnrivalled #CreateTheFuture\nAbout this Role\nWe are seeking a skilled Data Centre Network Engineer to support the delivery of network configurations, migrations, and implementations across Vodafone’s global data centre environment. 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The successful candidate will contribute to network design, implementation, optimisation, testing, quality assurance, and stakeholder management, supporting network standardisation and innovation across global data centres.\nLocation: SP Infocity, India\nFunction: Technology VOIS India\nDepartment: DC Network Services\nReporting to: Team Leader, Network Lifecycle Management\nWhat you’ll do\nDevelop, review, and maintain Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation for network connectivity solutions.\nCollaborate with customers, design teams, operations teams, and infrastructure stakeholders to align connectivity requirements and implementation priorities.\nOwn and manage country-level network connectivity LLDs while creating standardised templates and reusable configuration models.\nDeliver firewall migrations from platforms such as Check Point, Netscreen, Cisco ASA, or Juniper to Juniper and Fortinet solutions.\nSupport load balancer migrations, including ACS to F5 transitions.\nPerform routing and network migration activities involving enterprise and data centre routing environments.\nConfigure, implement, optimise, test, and support network infrastructure components including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, proxies, and Cisco ACI platforms.\nAssess network capacity, capability, utilisation, and application performance requirements to ensure fit-for-purpose solutions.\nDefine, plan, schedule, and coordinate implementation activities in line with change management processes.\nConduct quality assurance, validation, testing, acceptance, and audit activities for deployed solutions.\nCreate and maintain configuration change documentation and rollback procedures.\nDrive network standardisation initiatives across global data centres and local markets.\nSupport technology innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.\nPromote operational efficiency, service reliability, and business continuity through proactive risk assessment and mitigation.\nWho you are\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.\nGood understanding of data centre network infrastructure and operational environments.\nStrong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, and enterprise networking concepts.\nExperience with Cisco routers and switches, F5 load balancers, and Juniper firewalls.\nUnderstanding of telecommunications network systems and associated services.\nKnowledge of cloud and virtualisation technologies such as Cisco ACI, OpenStack, NSX, and NFV environments.\nExperience in network implementation, migration, optimisation, and testing activities.\nKnowledge of change management and deployment processes.\nDesired experience of at least 3 years within a data centre networking environment.\nKnowledge of scripting and network automation is desirable.Preferred Certifications (or equivalent knowledge):\nCisco CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE\nJuniper JNCIA, JNCIS, or JNCIP\nFortinet NSE (desirable)\nF5 BIG-IP Administrator or LTM Specialist (desirable)\n\nNot a perfect fit?\nConcerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best.\nWhat's in it for you\nOpportunity to work on large-scale global data centre transformation and lifecycle management programmes.\nExposure to multi-vendor network technologies including Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, F5, and Cisco ACI.\nCollaboration with global engineering, design, operations, and infrastructure teams.\nOpportunity to contribute to network standardisation and innovation initiatives across international markets.\nInvolvement in end-to-end project delivery, from design through implementation, testing, and optimisation.\nExposure to cloud, NFV, and modern data centre technologies supporting enterprise-scale services.\nWhat skills you will learn\nAdvanced data centre network architecture and design.\nEnterprise firewall migration and transformation methodologies.\nLoad balancer migration and traffic management solutions using F5 technologies.\nLarge-scale routing and switching implementation practices.\nCloud networking, virtualisation, and software-defined infrastructure concepts.\nNetwork automation and standardisation approaches.\nStakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.\nChange management, risk assessment, and service continuity best practices.\nVOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment\nVodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. 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