Network and Security Engineer (12-month Contract)

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide Level 2/3 IT network security operations support
• Respond to incident calls and ensure the SLA to our clients is met
• Perform changes to the network in-line with the organization's Change Management processes
• Ensure compliance to policies, processes and standards, both internal and clients organization
• Prepare network analysis reports, including findings with analysis
• Participate in regular operations review meetings, including operational issues, tickets review etc
• Participate in projects/activities to support improvement initiatives
• Conduct proper handover from the project team to operations after commissioning of projects.
• Conduct internal training and/or knowledge transfer to team.
• Update operations documentation (technical, CMDB, etc).

Requirements:

• At least 4 years of experience providing network operational and administration supporting Cisco products (Routers/Switches/WLAN)
• Degree in Engineering, IT, Science, Technology or its related field.
• Cisco CCNA/CCNP certification
• In-depth knowledge of network routing and switching technologies and protocols
• Knowledge of network security, load balancing and optimization technologies
• Experience working with Cisco network, Bluecoat Proxy, F5 Load Balancer, Palo Alto/Checkpoint/Fortinet firewall and Splunk is preferred.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural team
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritise work & multitask
• Analytical and possess good troubleshooting skills
• Willing to work in extended hours and perform standby duty after office hour
• Experience in network automation via scripting (e.g. Python, Ruby) or tools (e.g. Ansible, Algosec, Chef)