There's a Senior 5G Network Engineer opening in Hinjewadi, Pune, full-time and on-site. Whoever takes it will be handling live network infrastructure that a growing base of enterprise clients depends on daily, so this isn't a lab-only role. You'll touch hardware, change configurations, and chase down problems in real time.
The client base has expanded quickly over the last year, and the network hasn't fully caught up yet. Early in this role, you'll identify where the current setup is already under strain and get ahead of it before capacity issues start affecting service quality for the clients depending on it.
The daily work
Expect your week to include configuring and maintaining network hardware across sites, tracking down connectivity issues before they escalate into outages, and monitoring performance and security across the network. Capacity planning is also part of the job, thinking ahead to where growth is likely to strain the current setup and getting ahead of it rather than reacting once something buckles.
- Configure and maintain routers, switches, and 5G-specific network hardware
- Troubleshoot connectivity issues across sites, working from initial ticket to root cause
- Monitor network performance and security continuously, flagging anomalies early
- Plan capacity ahead of projected growth so infrastructure doesn't become the bottleneck
A fair amount of the job happens in the field, not just at a desk. Hinjewadi has several active buildout sites right now, and this role will rotate between them depending on the current priority. Some weeks lean heavily toward site visits and physical hardware work, others stay mostly in the network operations center reviewing dashboards and logs, and the split isn't fixed in advance.
What you'll need coming in
The company is asking for a bachelor's degree as the entry point, with electronics or computer science being what most candidates arrive with, though a related engineering background works too if the practical skills are there. Ninety months of hands-on network engineering experience is the bar for this particular opening, and Naukri Mitra notes that the hiring team is specifically looking for someone who's already led infrastructure work rather than only supported it. A CCNA or CCNP certification is expected alongside that experience, not as a substitute.
Solid command of 5G network architecture is central to this role. RF planning experience matters just as much, since a lot of the field work involves getting coverage and interference right in practice, not just on paper. Broad fluency in networking protocols rounds this out, covering everything from routing fundamentals to how the 5G core and radio access layers talk to each other. Someone coming from a strictly 4G LTE background can still be a fit, provided they've made real progress adapting that knowledge to 5G-specific concerns like network slicing and lower-latency service requirements.
Skills that set a candidate apart
A working knowledge of Massive MIMO and beamforming configurations goes a long way, since tuning them correctly often separates a mediocre deployment from a genuinely strong one. Experience with major vendor equipment, whether that's Ericsson, Nokia, or Huawei gear, shortens the learning curve considerably. Some exposure to network automation tools like Ansible or Python-based scripting helps too, especially for repetitive configuration tasks that otherwise eat up time. None of these are mandatory, but candidates who bring one or two of them tend to move faster through onboarding.
Compensation
Pay for this role goes up to ₹1,19,500 a month, reflecting the seniority and specialization expected of a 5G network engineer role in Pune's current market. On top of that:
- Health insurance coverage
- Paid time off
- Performance-linked bonuses
- On-site cafeteria facilities
- Cab or commute support for the Hinjewadi office
Hinjewadi traffic during peak hours can be rough, so the commute support tends to matter more here than it would at an office in a less congested part of the city. Several employees on the team currently live within a short radius of the office to avoid the worst of the drive.
How the team runs
This role sits within a mid-sized network operations group, reporting to a network operations manager who oversees a handful of senior engineers across different specializations. Given the seniority of the position, there's real latitude here to make configuration and design calls independently, with sign-off required mainly for changes that touch core infrastructure or carry meaningful downtime risk. Escalations from junior engineers on the team also land on this desk fairly often, so some informal mentoring comes with the territory even though it isn't the primary function of the job.
Documentation gets taken seriously on this team, more than at some other places in the industry. Every significant configuration change gets written up, partly for audit purposes and partly so the next engineer working on that piece of infrastructure isn't starting from zero. It's an adjustment for some senior engineers used to keeping that knowledge in their heads, but it pays off when someone's out sick or on leave and a colleague needs to pick up where they left off.
On-call coverage rotates among the senior engineers, roughly one week in four, and covers overnight incidents on live infrastructure that can't wait until morning. It's a genuine part of the role, and it's worth knowing about going in rather than discovering it after the fact.
Applying
Send through a resume that lays out specific deployments or network builds you've worked on, ideally with enough detail to show the scale involved and your actual role in the project rather than a team credit. Interviews typically include a technical round built around a real troubleshooting scenario, since that tends to reveal more about how someone thinks under pressure than a standard Q&A would. Candidates who make it past that stage can expect a follow-up conversation focused on RF planning specifics and how they've handled capacity decisions in past roles. The role is on-site in Hinjewadi, so candidates should already be based in Pune or ready to relocate before the process moves forward.
