Product Engineer - Network Security

allnex; Selangor; On-site; MYR 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading coatings company based in Malaysia is looking for a Product Engineer – Network Security to enhance their global network infrastructure. This role encompasses designing, securing, and optimizing security platforms across several locations, including manufacturing sites and data centers. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in network security design and excellent communication skills, ensuring effective collaboration with internal teams and service providers. This position offers a unique opportunity to implement cutting-edge IT solutions and promote innovation in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

International working experience

Career growth opportunities

Innovative team environment

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in network/security design across LAN, WAN, and SD-WAN environments.
• Solid foundation in OSI model, routing/switching, VLANs, and network segmentation.
• Experience managing OT/ICS networks in manufacturing environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of LAN/WAN and next-gen security platforms.
• Manage daily network operations and incident resolution.
• Lead and execute infrastructure upgrades and security rollouts.

Skills

Network design and security implementation

Strong communication

Project management

Vendor collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering

Tools

Cisco

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Microsoft

Job description

Why are we proud of what we do at allnex? We create coatings, products which help protect the world for all nex>t generations – and that’s exactly what you can do joining us!

Imagine how fast your smartphone would become scratched-up, ugly and unusable without a coating. Or an e-bike, the cabin of a train, a beautiful wooden floor, and countless other things in life.

Making objects and their surfaces more attractive and longer-lasting means making them more sustainable, and that’s a huge part of what working at allnex is about. No matter which role you step into, you’ll become part of a global team of passionate people who care deeply about the chemistry, quality, and global impact of coatings.

You’ll also join a highly multicultural and diverse team of more than 4,000 employees in four regions who – as part of one of the world’s leading coating resins companies – serve customers in over 100 countries across the globe.

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Position overview

Are you passionate about designing resilient, secure, and future‑ready networks? allnex invites you to join us as a Product Engineer – Network Security, you’ll play a pivotal role in building, securing, and optimizing a global network infrastructure spanning over 60 locations, including 30+ manufacturing sites, data centers, and public cloud environments. You'll be embedded within a dynamic, agile product team driving IT and OT network solutions that empower over 4,000 colleagues worldwide. This is more than a support role—it's a strategic engineering opportunity to lead cutting‑edge network security initiatives across wired, wireless, WAN, and next‑gen ecosystems.

Empower our global digital backbone in allnex. Secure innovation. Drive transformation

Responsibilities

• Network & Security Product Ownership: Take full ownership of the design, performance, availability, and continuous improvement of LAN/WAN, SASE, and next‑generation security platforms.
• Operational Leadership & Incident Management: Manage and steer daily network operations delivered by managed service providers. Lead incident resolution, oversee escalations, run post‑incident reviews, and drive best‑in‑class monitoring and automation practices.
• Change Management & Compliance: Direct and implement security and firewall changes, whether hands‑on or through MSP coordination, ensuring every change aligns with compliance, performance, and business needs.
• Project Innovation & Strategic Delivery: Lead and execute key projects—including infrastructure upgrades, security rollouts, and future‑state architecture—turning industry trends into actionable outcomes.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Collaboration: Work closely with service providers, internal teams, and business units. Oversee contracts, licenses, and budgets while aligning your efforts with enterprise architecture and cybersecurity strategies.
• Drive the Roadmap: Shape our Network Security roadmap by evaluating new technologies, building business cases, running proof‑of‑concepts, and applying FinOps to drive cost efficiency in cloud operations.
• Knowledge Sharing & Enablement: Create and maintain high‑quality documentation, playbooks, training content, and change procedures to empower support teams and scale operational excellence.

Required skills and experience

• Strong hands‑on experience in network/security design and implementation across LAN, WAN, and SD‑WAN environments.
• Solid foundation in the OSI model, routing/switching, VLANs, and network segmentation.
• Deep knowledge of firewalls (NGFW), IPS/IDS, SASE, Zero Trust, VPNs, and policy frameworks.
• Experience managing and securing OT/ICS networks in manufacturing environments—familiarity with IEC62443 is highly advantageous.
• Comfortable with solutions from Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, HP, Microsoft, VMware, and others. Relevant certifications are a strong asset.
• Proven ability to lead MSPs, manage SLAs, improve service delivery, and standardize operations—without needing to be hands‑on in every detail.
• Thrive in agile teams, juggle priorities effectively, and approach documentation and change management with discipline and clarity.
• Strong communicator who can translate complex technical concepts into business value, and influence both technical teams and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering or related field.

We offer

We are proud to offeran international working experiencewith a tight‑knit network of employees, making it easy to connect and learn from people all across our different functions. On top of that we are a truly innovative company with a strong team spirit, openness to new ideas, and great opportunities to grow and develop your career.

Equal Employment Opportunity
allnex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an environment where all colleagues contribute for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our communities.

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