About the job

We are seeking a highly skilled, adaptable, focused, and driven Senior Network Engineer with expertise in data centre environments. If you are a talented professional with an excellent background in networking, routing, VPN’s, security, and troubleshooting LAN technologies who can be our subject matter expert we want to hear from you. 

Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and manage complex network solutions in a multivendor solution stack including routing, access layer switching, and data centre switching in a mixed network, firewalls with a focus on Palo Alto and Fortinet, LAN fault finding and isolation, comfortable working with layer 3 routing and general network optimization technologies to enable international collaboration.

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather and understand business requirements, translating them into solutions to accomplish company objectives. 

Architect and support varied environments, ensuring seamless integration of networking assets to deliver high-performance and reliable services. Must have the ability to step back and observe the bigger picture in order to design solutions that consider impacts beyond the physical network.

Participate in the implementation and maintaining of network security measures, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, access controls, and encryption, to safeguard sensitive data and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Monitor network performance, proactively identify issues, and provide rapid resolution to maintain optimal network functionality.

Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to continuously improve and innovate.

Participate in researching and evaluating new technologies.

Document network configurations, processes, and procedures to facilitate knowledge sharing and provide reference materials for future initiatives.

Participate in an on-call rotation for network support and incident response (one weekend out of five).

Qualifications:

A high level of both Cantonese and English language skills is required 

Minimum 5 years progressive network experience, ideally in a data centre context

Cisco or Juniper certified.

Demonstrable experience, adaptability, and resilience is required. 

Must be able to hit the ground running on a large scale initiative including project planning, participate in ongoing discussions, quoting, capacity planning, future maintenance planning, and implementation.

Proficiency with Fortinet networking solutions.

Excellent soft skills to enable communication with all parties including experts, project management, senior management, and non-technical end users.

Self-starter mentality and the ability to function equally well as an individual or as part of a team to accomplish goals.

Solid understanding of firewalling principles, network security best practices, and encryption methods.

Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues.

Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Proven track record of successfully delivering network projects on time and within budget.