Senior Network Engineer-CCIE

Senior Network Engineer (Data Centre) - CCIE Level

Location: Singapore
Industry: Insurance / Financial Services
Seniority: Senior Engineer / Specialist
Work Arrangement: Onsite

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer (CCIE-certified or equivalent) to support and enhance our Singapore Data Centre and regional network infrastructure. This role is critical in ensuring high availability, low latency, and secure operations across our insurance business, underwriting systems, digital applications, and regulatory environments.

You will lead design, implementation, and advanced troubleshooting of data centre networks, hybrid cloud connectivity, and security infrastructure while working closely with architecture, cybersecurity, and application teams.

Key Responsibilities

Network Architecture & Design

• Design and implement data centre network solutions including spine-leaf, multi-tier architectures, VXLAN, EVPN, and high-availability environments.

• Lead L2/L3 network design aligned to industry standards and MAS/TRM regulatory requirements.

• Provide architectural recommendations for network modernization, cloud integration, and data centre refresh initiatives.

Operations & Engineering

• Manage day-to-day operations of the data centre network including routing, switching, load balancing, and firewall components.

• Perform advanced troubleshooting across complex multi-vendor environments.

• Oversee network capacity planning, performance tuning, and continuous optimization.

• Ensure resilience through redundancy, failover strategies, and disaster recovery readiness.

Security & Compliance

• Implement network security best practices including segmentation, access control, IPS/IDS, and zero-trust-aligned configurations.

• Ensure full compliance with MAS TRM, internal audit, and industry cybersecurity standards.

• Support audits, produce compliance documentation, and remediate network-related vulnerabilities.

Project Delivery & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead and execute regional infrastructure projects (data centre upgrades, migrations, cloud connectivity, SD-WAN expansion).

• Collaborate with architecture, cloud, cybersecurity, and application teams to ensure seamless end-to-end delivery.

• Engage with vendors, telcos, and service providers on technical strategy, issue resolution, and solution design.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• CCIE (Routing & Switching / Enterprise Infrastructure / Data Center) - mandatory or equivalent expert-level capability.

• Strong hands-on expertise in:

  • Routing protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS

  • Switching: VLANs, STP, VPC, FabricPath, vPC, LACP

  • DC technologies: VXLAN, EVPN, Spine-Leaf, MPLS

  • Load balancers: F5 / Citrix Netscaler (preferred)

  • Firewalls: Palo Alto / Cisco Firepower / Fortinet (nice to have)

  • SD-WAN solutions (Cisco, VMware, Aruba)

Cloud & Integration (preferred)

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP networking (Transit Gateway, VPC, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute).

• Exposure to hybrid-cloud or cloud-migration initiatives.

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving abilities in high-pressure, regulated environments.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to work independently and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• CCIE-certified (active or suspended within 2 years).

• 8-12 years of experience in enterprise networking, with at least 3-5 years in data centre operations or architecture.