Job Description
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Network Engineer shall:
- Perform network architecture design, capacity planning, technology evaluation, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
- Manage and support network security solutions, including firewalls, VPNs, NDR systems, and network access controls.
- Administer and troubleshoot Check Point firewalls, security policies, NAT, VPN, clustering, and security monitoring.
- Manage and support Extreme Networks switches, routers, fabric solutions, and network management platforms.
- Manage and support HPE Aruba wired and wireless network infrastructures.
- Work with Managed Service provider to support network and security incidents, service requests, and problem management, patching activities.
- Lead network troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for production issues.
- Develop and maintain network diagrams, operational procedures, technical documentation, and design standards.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure teams to deliver secure and resilient solutions.
- Initiate network/security infrastructure projects, technology refreshes, migration activities, and operational improvements.
- Assist in IT audit, develop and update SOP related to Network, Security domain.
Requirements
Technical Skills Requirements
The candidate shall demonstrate experience in:
Network Infrastructure
- Cisco, Extreme Networks, Aruba, or equivalent enterprise networking technologies.
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching.
- OSPF, BGP, VRRP, and dynamic routing protocols.
- Campus, data centre, and enterprise network architecture.
- Network monitoring and performance management tools.
Security Technologies
- Check Point Firewall.
- Palo Alto Firewall.
- Network segmentation and Zero Trust principles.
- VPN technologies (IPSec and SSL VPN).
- Security policy design and administration.
- Network access control and authentication technologies.
Wireless Technologies
- Wireless network design and deployment.
- Wireless security and performance optimization.
Preferred Qualifications
The candidate shall possess:
- Degree in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in enterprise network and security engineering.
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification or higher.
- Firewall certification from one of the following:
- Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) / CCSE
- Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) / PCNSE
- Equivalent industry-recognized firewall certification
- Proven experience supporting enterprise network environments.
- Strong working knowledge of TCP/IP, routing and switching, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, VPN, and network security technologies.
- ITIL Foundation Certification
Desirable Experience
Candidates with experience in the following areas will have an advantage:
- High-Performance Computing (HPC) network environments.
- Spine-leaf architecture.
- Data centre networking.
- 100GbE, 400GbE, InfiniBand, or other high-speed networking technologies.
- DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing).
- BGP routing in enterprise, ISP, or research network environments.
- Cloud networking (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Network automation and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Security Operations Centre (SOC) and Network Operations Centre (NOC) environments.
Personal Attributes
The successful candidate shall demonstrate:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and under pressure.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Positive attitude and customer-oriented mindset.
- Strong team-player with the ability to collaborate effectively across business, technical, application, marketing teams.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a hands-on Senior Network Engineer capable of architecting and operating enterprise-scale network and security infrastructures, with strong expertise in Check Point firewalls, Extreme Networks, HPE Aruba, routing, switching, wireless technologies, and high-speed networks, coupled with the operational maturity required to support Enterprise/HPC environments. Experience with BGP, DWDM, data centre networking, and HPC environments will be highly advantageous.