Information Technology - Lead Systems Engineer (IT Network Communications)

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Network and Communication Engineer to join our team and be responsible in the design, implementation, and support of SIA Group's data centre -related network. The primary objective of this role is to ensure well-designed network architecture and resilience of our network infrastructure to support the Company’s business objectives.

Responsibilities includes:

•Review and improve the network infrastructure’s functionalities and availability, e.g. through automation

•Provide advice and solution for projects to ensure IT services, such as application products, comply with SIA architecture and standards

•Architecture and own technical solutions

•Run large-scale network operations, with strong service management knowledge in a multi-vendor environment

•Have L2/3 experience in various networking technologies including

o data centre networking including SDN (preferably ACI), Load Balancer (GTM and LTM), SASE, DNS, etc,

o automation experience (Ansible or Python)

o security products such as firewall, IPS, WAF; and routing switching such as BGP, OSPF, etc

•Possess relevant knowledge and experience in cloud technologies

•Configure and maintaining monitoring dashboards on NPM and SIEM

•Track, perform POC and plan technology refresh

•Deliver large-scale IT projects on time, within budget and of committed quality and outcome

•Manage outsourced vendor(s) and internal teams

•Lead and coordinate incident resolution across different internal and vendor teams

•Ability to work in a team with 24*7 support

Requirements:

•Degree with 6 - 10 years of network experience in managing network operations in a multi-vendor(s) environment on at least two of the following multiple domains:

o Data Centre Network,

o Security,

o Network Automation

•Relevant certifications in core data centre networking (e.g. Cisco), DC SDN (e.g ACI, VMWare), Firewall (e.g. Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Fortinet), GTM/LTM (e.g. F5), Cloud Provider (such as AWS/Azure) and Automation (e.g. Ansible) are preferred

•Understanding of data centre architectures, experience in planning, design & implementation of data centre infrastructure

•Excellent problem-solving, logical thinking skills to isolate and identify potential issues in a complex environment

•Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, including writing

•Excellent project management skills. Able to run large scale project independently

•Effective communication skills

•Demonstrated keen interest in technology and product knowledge