Network Engineer

Global Infrastructure Engineer

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Barry Wehmiller Companies is a global supplier of manufacturing technology and services based in St. Louis Missouri. Although it was founded in 1885 as a maker of machinery for the brewing industry, since 1987 Barry-Wehmiller has acquired more than 80 companies that provide equipment and services for a variety of industries: packaging, paper converting, sheeting, corrugating, engineering, and IT consulting. In 2016 it was ranked no. 10 on the St. Louis Business Journal's list of the city's Top 150 Privately Held Companies. We believe our culture differentiates us from other firms.

In India, Barry Wehmiller operates as a hub of innovation and collaboration, housing our Global Competency Center (GCC) and other strategic functions. The GCC, based in Chennai, is an Engineering Center of Excellence that supports all Barry Wehmiller divisions globally. The center focuses on areas such as design and development in mechanical, electrical, and controls engineering, software development, and additive manufacturing.

This role is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to be part of a global team that values people excellence, innovative solutions, and operational excellence. Barry Wehmiller provides a unique environment where you can grow your skills, work on impactful projects, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. In addition, we are deeply committed to your personal and professional growth, fostering a culture that helps you achieve your full potential.

We offer a culture that values autonomy, ownership, and flexibility. You'll have the freedom to experiment, influence product decisions, and see your work through—from idea to delivery. Our teams are collaborative, agile, and outcome driven, with trust placed in every individual to make a meaningful impact.

In this role, you will be focused on monitoring, managing and maintaining the Barry-Wehmiller global network. You'll work closely with engineering teams and with various vendors and partners (including hardware vendors, local IT support, Datacenter and network providers, and ISPs) to maintain and improve our global infrastructure. This role ensures the maximum uptime performance, and security of critical systems and services. This is a highly visible position that requires deep technical understanding of enterprise networks infrastructure, networking (physical), and basic experience with data analysis. To be successful in this position, you should have excellent technical skills, communication skills, and be able to navigate a range of challenges and constraints (e.g. schedule adherence, time zones, and cultures).

You are detail-oriented, eager to learn, and excited to grow your career in a fast-paced, global infrastructure environment. You bring foundational knowledge of enterprise networks, datacentre environments, networking, and Linux systems, and are motivated to support mission-critical operations. You're comfortable following established processes, working across time zones, and collaborating with global teams. You will be working with partners to support infrastructure to a number of remote locations. You will have had experience managing operational environments and used to developing new approaches to improve efficiency or operational stability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor, analyze, and maintain global SD-WAN infrastructure & enterprise networks using NOC monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, Zabbix & Meraki Dashboard)
• Respond to network incidents and performance degradations, performing L2 troubleshooting across SD-WAN, LAN, WAN, VOIP, Perimeter and VPN environments.
• Coordinate with carriers, vendors, and internal network engineering teams for incident escalation and resolution.
• Perform proactive link performance analysis, identify chronic network issues, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain network documentation, topology diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide 24x7 support coverage as part of the NOC operations model.
• Support and optimize routing policies (BGP, OSPF) and QoS configurations to ensure traffic prioritization and SLA adherence.
• Generate performance and availability reports and contribute to incident trend analysis and problem management reviews.

Technical Skills:

• 5+ years of experience with event logging & network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, Zabbix, PRTG & Splunk.
• 3+ years of experience with SD-WAN solutions (Meraki, Viptela, Versa etc)
• 2+ years of experience with Meraki appliances (MX, MS)
• Experience with any one of CSPs (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• Deep understanding of the OSI model & solid knowledge of TCP/IP
• Experience with packet captures and analysis with Wireshark.
• Key skills for L2 protocols are Spanning Tree modes PVST+, RSTP, LACP, 802.1q, VTP, VLAN, ARP & EtherChannel
• Key skills for L3 network protocols are EIGRP, OSPF & BGP
• Experience with IPSec, IPAM, DHCP, DNS and authentication such as Radius/TACACS.
• General networking and security troubleshooting (Firewalls, Load Balancers, Proxies, Routing & Switching)
• Experience with one of Cisco FTD, Palo Alto or Fortinet Firewalls.
• Basic scripting and development skills with knowledge & understanding of regular expressions, APIs & webhooks.
• Familiarity with key events on common IT platforms
• Basic understanding of Microsoft technologies, e.g. AD, Windows Server, Hyper V, Exchange O365, SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics, IIS, Azure and web hosting

Key Attributes:

• Strong ownership and accountability mindset. (SRE Mindset)
• Willing to work in rotational shifts including nights shifts and on-call.
• Ability to thrive in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
• Excellent collaboration skills with cross-functional and cross-regional teams.
• Commitment to operational excellence and continuous learning.

Natural bar-raiser: curious and passionate, with a desire to continuously learn more.

Preferred Certifications (Not Mandatory): CCNP, ITIL, Fortinet, Palo Alto & Cloud Certifications

What would set you apart? Previous hands-on working experience with Meraki & Palo Alto network gear

Location: Chennai