ESM Network Management Lead Innovation & Technical Strategy

Job Description

Job Description

Job Overview: We are looking for an experienced ESM Network Management Lead with 7 years of expertise in network innovation, technical leadership, and emerging technologies . The ideal candidate should have strong experience in switching & routing, firewalls, cloud technologies, and network security .
Key Responsibilities:

• Function as Network Innovation / Technical Lead .
• Lead innovation initiatives, projects, POVs, and POCs in the network domain.
• Collaborate with the network team to identify challenges and opportunities.
• Create business cases for initiatives, including project plans, cost, and benefits.
• Provide implementation strategies, migration plans, and technical support for complex projects.
• Conduct market research on the latest network technologies and tools.
• Recommend network solutions by creating POVs.
• Drive innovation within the team and participate in Innovation Council processes .
• Work closely with Product Owners and Managers to align with strategic roadmaps.
• Identify transformation, process improvement, and automation opportunities .
• Collaborate with customers, infrastructure teams, and vendors such as Cisco and Palo Alto.
• Manage executive and technical-level communications to build credibility and trust.
• Solve complex network issues using internal and external resources.
• Ensure compliance with ITIL processes .

Must-Have Skills:

• 7 years of experience in ESM Network Management .
• Strong expertise in switching & routing technologies (Cisco LAN, WAN, WLAN, Client).
• Experience in WAN technologies (MPLS, Viptela SDWAN, P2P, VRF, SONET, DWDM, WAN Optimization).
• Deep knowledge of network protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, HSRP, PIM, QoS, GRE Tunnel, IPSEC VPNs, SSL, DMVPN).
• Hands-on experience with LAN switching technologies (ACI, SDA, DNAC, VXLAN, VSS, VPC, VLAN, VTP).
• Strong understanding of network security (Zscaler, Blue Coat, McAfee Proxy, MFA, IPS, IDS, Pulse Secure).
• Experience with F5 Load Balancers (GTM & LTM) .
• Expertise in firewalls (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Juniper, Checkpoint, Fortinet).
• Hands-on experience with Infoblox for IPAM and DNS .
• Knowledge of traffic prioritization technologies (QoS, TOS, COS, LLQ, CBWFQ, WFQ, Shaping, Policing, MPLS-VPN QoS).
• Experience with multi-tenant cloud technologies (AWS, Azure).
• Strong skills in log & packet analysis (Splunk, Sentinel, Wireshark).
• Experience with monitoring & alerting tools (Cisco DNAC, Cisco Client, PagerDuty, Data Dog, Thousand Eyes, Nagios, VManage, Netscout, Grafana, Zabbix, Site24x7).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills .

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
• Experience in developing and executing innovation strategies aligned with company goals.
• Ability to mentor teams, delegate tasks, and drive innovation .
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills .