Network Engineer
Ahmedabad, India
Product Development – Software Engineering /
Permanent /
On-site
About Us
Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.
Role Summary
The lab software engineer will help build and manage the lab environment used for testing Sophos hardware and software products. This individual will apply his/her skills in network and server administration to support the testing needs of the development teams and the broader organization. Along with technical skills, the position requires someone who can maintain careful documentation and keep the extensive lab inventory current.
What you will do
- Installation and configuration of engineering lab infrastructure switches, wifi access points and firewalls
- Collaborate with engineering teams to troubleshoot and identify network and server issues and resolve them in a timely manner.
- Create and manage Virtual Machines on VMWare
- Backups of key systems.
- Lab infrastructure security checks.
- Support the engineering teams in performing product development and testing and day-to-day operations and maintenance.
- Maintain and monitor health status of lab devices.
- Upgrade and maintain lab devices as required
- Responsible for capturing work activity in the Atlassian JIRA Issue Tracking system and plan effort accordingly using Agile scrum principles.
What you will bring
- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Information technology or a related field
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in an IT or Engineering Datacenter environment.
- CCNA Certified Highly desired.
- Knowledge of Layer 2 switches, Servers and other networking systems
- Working experience of Linux and Windows Operating systems
- Hands on experience with DNS, DHCP and Active directory servers
- Create and manage Virtual Machines on VMWare
- Good communication skills, written and verbal.
- Good work organization and time management abilities.
- Onsite availability is a must.
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What's Great About Sophos?
· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.
· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing
Our Commitment To You
We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.
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