Senior Linux Networking & Security Engineer

PERSOL; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking a senior Network and Security Engineer to lead design, implementation, and management of enterprise network and security platforms in a high-availability environment.

You will provide technical leadership for Linux-based networking and security infrastructure, design scalable architectures, implement cloud-native networking, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with infra, cloud, DevOps and security teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of hands-on experience in enterprise networking, Linux systems, and network security.
• Strong experience with NixOS administration and system configuration.
• Hands-on experience with Cilium for Kubernetes networking, security, and observability.
• Experience deploying and managing Suricata for IDS/IPS.
• Strong knowledge of nftables for Linux firewall configuration and network packet filtering.
• Experience with Zeek for network traffic analysis, monitoring, and threat detection.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of enterprise network and security platforms.
• Provide technical leadership for Linux-based networking and security infrastructure.
• Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available network architectures.
• Implement and manage cloud-native networking and security solutions.
• Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot firewall, IDS/IPS, and network monitoring platforms.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, and security teams to deliver secure networking solutions.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and performance optimization for network and security environments.
• Develop technical standards, architecture documentation, and operational procedures.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across project teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and evaluate emerging technologies.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Linux systems

NixOS administration

Cilium for Kubernetes

Suricata IDS/IPS

nftables firewall config

Zeek network analysis

Linux networking concepts

Troubleshooting complex networks

Kubernetes & cloud-native networking

Automation (Ansible/Terraform/Bash/Py)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Job description

Jora Malaysia is seeking a senior Network and Security Engineer to lead design, implementation, and management of enterprise network and security platforms in a high-availability environment.

You will provide technical leadership for Linux-based networking and security infrastructure, design scalable architectures, implement cloud-native networking, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with infra, cloud, DevOps and security teams.