Key Responsibilities
Network Architecture & Design
Design and implement data centre network architectures including spine-leaf, VXLAN, EVPN, and multi-tier environments.
Lead L2/L3 network design aligned with industry best practices and MAS/TRM regulatory requirements.
Provide architectural guidance for data centre modernization, cloud integration, and network refresh projects.
Operations & Engineering
Manage daily operations of the data centre network covering routing, switching, load balancing, and security components.
Perform advanced troubleshooting across complex, multi-vendor environments.
Conduct capacity planning, performance tuning, and continuous optimization of network infrastructure.
Ensure high network resilience through redundancy, fault-tolerance, and disaster recovery readiness.
Security & Compliance
Implement network security best practices such as segmentation, access controls, IPS/IDS, and zero-trust-aligned configurations.
Ensure compliance with MAS TRM, internal audit requirements, and financial-sector cybersecurity standards.
Support audit activities and remediate network vulnerabilities.
Project Delivery & Stakeholder Engagement
Lead regional infrastructure initiatives including data centre upgrades, migrations, cloud connectivity, and SD-WAN rollouts.
Collaborate closely with architecture, cybersecurity, cloud, and application teams for seamless project delivery.
Work with vendors, telcos, and service providers on solution design, implementation, and issue resolution.
Skills/Experience
Technical Skills
CCIE (Routing & Switching, Enterprise Infrastructure, or Data Center) required, or equivalent expert-level capability.
Strong hands-on experience with
Routing
BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS
Switching
VLAN, STP, VPC/vPC, FabricPath, LACP
Data Centre
VXLAN, EVPN, Spine-Leaf, MPLS
Load Balancers
F5, Citrix Netscaler (preferred)
Firewalls
Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower, Fortinet (advantageous)
SD-WAN
Cisco, VMware, Aruba solutions
Cloud & Integration (Preferred)
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute).
Exposure to hybrid-cloud architectures or cloud-migration projects.
Soft Skills
Strong problem-solving skills in high-availability and regulated environments.
Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
Ability to work independently and mentor junior engineers.
Experience
Minimum 15+ years of experience in customer-facing roles within telecom, IT, or related industries.
Strong background in architecture, consulting, and delivery of solutions across
Network
Security
Infrastructure
Cloud
Experience supporting end-to-end customer engagements, including assessment, design, governance, and implementation oversight.
Education & Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
CCIE certification (active or suspended within 2 years).
8–12 years of enterprise networking experience, with at least 3–5 years in data centre engineering or architecture.