Global Network Engineer (12 Months)

The Network Engineer (EMEA & APAC) is responsible for maintaining, optimizing, and securing enterprise network infrastructure across virtual regional data centers and physical branch offices. Operating within an ITIL-driven framework, this role balances Network Operations (NetOps) tier-2/3 incident resolution with Network Engineering project delivery, including SD-WAN migrations and Cloud Security rollouts.

1. Incident Resolution & Tier-2/3 Escalation

• →Serve as the primary technical escalation point for the Level 1 Network Operations Center (NOC).
• →Diagnose complex network performance bottlenecks, latency issues, and outages to maintain high availability.

2. Infrastructure Deployment & Branch Engineering

• →Lead remote staging, configuration, and provisioning of branch networking hardware.
• →Provide remote technical leadership to field engineers during physical rack-and-stack, cabling, and patching phases.

3. Project Engineering & Cloud Migrations

• →Implement network designs provided by Global Network Architecture teams.
• →Execute enterprise rollouts for Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture.

4. Network Security & Compliance

• →Execute lifecycle patching, firmware updates, and vulnerability remediation across all network hardware.
• →Conduct automated and manual configuration audits to ensure 100% compliance with enterprise security baselines.

5. Proactive Maintenance & Capacity Planning

• →Monitor network telemetry and system health to identify and resolve performance degradation before impact.

• Routing & Switching: Cisco Switches, Aruba Switching, VeloCloud SD-WAN, BGP, OSPF
• Network Security: Cisco ASA Firewalls, Cloudflare SASE / Zero Trust, IPsec VPN
• Wireless (WLAN): Aruba Wireless, Aerohive Access Points, Wi-Fi 6
• Virtualization & SDN: VMware NSX (Microsegmentation), Ivanti Traffic Managers (ADC/Load Balancing)
• Core Network Services: DNS, DHCP, Proxy Servers, IPAM

• Demonstrated professional experience in a regional Network Operations (NetOps) or Network Engineering role.
• Strong working knowledge of enterprise IT governance, compliance, and ITIL frameworks.

• Autonomous Execution: Ability to drive complex technical project milestones independently.
• Systems Thinking: Capability to align network specialisation with broader enterprise IT and business objectives.
• Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Demonstrated success working across multi-regional, cross-functional teams in different time zones.
• Structured Planning: Skill in decomposing enterprise cloud migrations into actionable, resource-allocated project steps.

• Networking: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), CompTIA Network+, or Aruba Certified Switching Associate (ASCA).
• IT Service Management: ITIL® Foundation Certification in IT Service Management.