Justdial - General Mananger - Networks Operations

Job Description:

About Just Dial:

Justdial Ltd is India's No.1 Local Search Engine Company. With offices present in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore, Jaipur, and Chandigarh, the company employees over 15,000 people and offers its services across India, US, UK, Canada, UAE through its presence on Phone, Web, WAP, SMS, and Mobile.

Why work with us :

- The opportunity to gain experience and work along with some of the best talent in Strategy, Technology and Category Operations.

- Acquire insights into all aspects of building a high-growth & and ever-evolving successful digital company.

- A highly challenging and intellectually stimulating environment with diversified tasks and direct ownership.

- Defined growth path with significant and high-growth opportunities.

- Opportunity to scale a massive platform that could yield professional satisfaction. Values we Cherish.

- Accountable- You take ownership of your work, can work with minimum supervision and Honor deadlines.

- Adaptable- You can work in an unstructured environment. In fact, you embrace uncertainty and see it as an opportunity to gain experience and grow.

- Learner for life- You are an adaptive learner, are excited about solving new or previously unsolvable problems and believe in constantly upgrading your skills.

- Team Player- You enjoy collaborating with people and get on well with cross functional teams.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans to make certain network capacity meets existing and future requirements.

- Should have a minimum of 10 yrs. core experience in team management, managing 24x7 network and security operations.

- Relevant exposure on cisco nexus 7k, 5k, IBM ISS, PALO ALTO, IPS policy design, MPLS, internet etc.

- Maintained 100% uptime for network operations.

- Should own the responsibility during an incident and even if it is not related to networks, should be able to establish the same while collaborating with involved teams to sort the problem at hand.

- Responsible for following daily tasks/project updates and tracking incidents till final closure.

- Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for network resource administration and appropriate use.

- Practice network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory, life cycle management and related documentation.

- Establish service level agreements with end users. -provides ownership of problem through final resolution.

- Conduct research and make recommendations on network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network procurement and development efforts. prepare RFPS, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work reports, and other documentation for it projects and associated efforts.

- Perform cost benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed solutions to aid management in making implementation decisions.

- Negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure network products and services. Assess, approve, and administer all equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.

- Manage and ensure optimal operation of all network hardware and equipment, including routers, switches, security system, IPS and so on.

- Manage and ensure effectiveness of security solutions, including firewalls, and intrusion detection systems.

- Establish and maintain regular written and in person communications with the organizations executives, decision makers, stakeholders, department heads, and end users regarding pertinent network activities.

- Manage operational costs; conduct near and long-term financial forecasts for expanded functionality/user base.

- Test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports; develop strategies for maintaining network infrastructure.

- Direct and administrate a contingent of network analysts and technicians, and where necessary, conduct performance reviews and corrective action.

Certifications Required:

- CCNA

- CCNP (routing / switching)

- ITIL, preferred.

- Cloud SDN PMP, Prince.