Senior Network Engineer

Salary: ₱130,000 – ₱150,000 per month

About the role:

Oversee corporate headquarters and remote offices' Cisco Local Area Networks (LANs), ensuring optimal performance and network integrity. Manage organization-wide SD-WAN connectivity to ensure reliable communication between headquarters, disaster recovery (DR) sites, cloud-based virtual data centers, and remote offices. Serve as the primary point of contact for headquarters and remote offices' Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee corporate headquarters and remote offices' Cisco Local Area Networks (LANs), ensuring optimal performance and network integrity

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues to minimize downtime and ensure high availability

• Lead and contribute to LAN enhancement projects across all field offices, including the establishment of new offices

• Manage organization-wide SD-WAN connectivity to ensure reliable communication between headquarters, disaster recovery (DR) sites, cloud-based virtual data centers, and remote offices

• Provide ongoing support and maintenance of SD-WAN hardware to maintain infrastructure stability and security

• Diagnose and resolve Wide Area Network (WAN) issues promptly to minimize downtime and service disruptions

• Serve as the primary point of contact for headquarters and remote offices' Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

• Continuously monitor ISP performance, report and escalate issues promptly to providers in collaboration with local technical support teams

• Automate repetitive daily tasks involved in managing field office LANs using Python scripts and Ansible Tower

• Create Datadog dashboards for network devices across field offices to ensure continuous monitoring of network health

About you:

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, or a related field

• Minimum of 10 years of work experience in the field of computer networking

• Comprehensive knowledge of network topologies, architectures, and protocols, including TCP/IP and OSI model layers

• Deep understanding of OSPF and BGP protocols, as well as STP, VLANs, trunking, and inter-VLAN routing

• Extensive experience in configuring Cisco switches and Versa SDWAN devices

• Proficient in using Python scripting and Ansible for network automation

• Well-versed in network monitoring systems, preferably Datadog

• Capable of assessing network performance, identifying areas for improvement, and making strategic recommendations based on data analytics

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Relevant professional certifications in networking (e.g., Cisco CCNP/CCIE, Juniper JNCIP/JNCIE, or equivalent) are an advantage