Senior Network Engineer

MindMerge Consulting; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MindMerge Consulting seeks a Senior Network Engineer in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, to design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises data centers, WAN/LAN, and cloud environments.

You will manage routing, switching, firewall platforms, VPNs, and security policies, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across global partnerships. ASR/ Catalyst and cloud networking experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Network Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5–8 years of hands-on experience in enterprise network engineering, administration, and operational support.
• Strong understanding of networking principles, enterprise security architecture, and infrastructure operations best practices.
• Experience with ITSM, change, incident, and problem management processes.
• Certifications such as CCNP Enterprise, CCIE, Palo Alto PCNSE, Check Point CCSA/CCSE, Fortinet NSE, or AWS Advanced Networking are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, and data center networks.
• Manage routing and switching using protocols like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and capacity planning of network services.
• Administer enterprise firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and security policies.
• Manage telecom circuits, MPLS, leased lines, and vendor relationships.
• Configure DNS, DHCP, NTP, IPAM, and related services.
• Deploy and troubleshoot wireless networks and controllers.
• Manage load balancing and application delivery platforms.
• Troubleshoot network issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Maintain network diagrams, docs, and procedures.
• Collaborate on cybersecurity hardening and risk remediation.
• Participate in upgrades, DR exercises, and business continuity.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to juniors.
• Support hybrid cloud networking, including AWS connectivity.

Skills

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP

Firewall security

WAN/LAN/WLAN

Cloud networking (AWS)

Network design & diag

Vendor management

Networking certifications

Windows/Linux knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/CS/Telecom

Tools

Cisco Catalyst/Nexus/ISR/ASR

Meraki

Juniper

Aruba/HPE Networking/Huawei

Fortinet/ Palo Alto/ Check Point firewalls

Job description

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Posted on 10/12/2026

• Assigned Recruiter(s) Karen Chan,Daesi Loh

Our client is a well known leading IT provider in Malaysia and currently looking for a Senior Network Engineerin Department Information Technology. This role Reports to Manager-Network Engineering.

Thesuccessful candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation,administration, optimization, and support of enterprise network infrastructureacross on-premises, data center, and cloud environments. This role serves as atechnical subject matter expert in network operations, ensuring theavailability, security, performance, scalability, and resilienceofbusiness-critical network services.

The ideal candidate willpossess strong technical expertise across routing and switching, networksecurity, firewalls, load balancing, wireless technologies, WAN connectivity,telecommunications circuits, and infrastructure services. Working closely withinfrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, application, and vendor teams, the SeniorNetwork Engineer will play a key role in maintaining operational excellence,supporting technology transformation initiatives, and driving continuousservice improvement aligned with industry best practices.

• Design, implement, administer, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN,WLAN, SD-WAN, and data center network infrastructure.
  
• Manage and support routing and switching environments utilizingprotocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and related technologies.
  
• Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, and resilienceof network services through proactive monitoring, optimization, and capacityplanning.
  
• Administer and support enterprise firewall platforms, VPNsolutions, IPS/IDS technologies, network segmentation controls, and securitypolicies.
  
• Manage internet connectivity, MPLS networks, leased lines,dedicated circuits, carrier services, and telecommunications vendorrelationships.
  
• Configure and maintain network services including DNS, DHCP, NTP,IP Address Management (IPAM) and related infrastructure services.
  
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot wireless network infrastructure,including wireless controllers, access points, and secure wireless accesssolutions.
  
• Administer and support load balancing and application deliveryplatforms to ensure application availability and performance.
  
• Perform network troubleshooting, root cause analysis, incidentresponse, and problem management for complex infrastructure issues.
  
• Develop and maintain network architecture diagrams, technicaldocumentation, operational procedures, and standards.
  
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement networkhardening, vulnerability remediation, and security best practices.
  
• Participate in infrastructure upgrades, migrations, technologyrefresh programs, disaster recovery exercises, and business continuityinitiatives.
  
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to juniorengineers and operations teams.
  
• Support hybrid cloud networking environments, includingconnectivity between on-premises infrastructure and cloud platforms such asAWS.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree inComputer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, NetworkEngineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding ofnetworking principles, enterprise security architecture, and infrastructureoperations best practices.
• Familiarity with ITService Management (ITSM), change management, incident management, and problemmanagement processes.
• Professionalcertifications such as CCNP Enterprise, CCIE, Palo Alto PCNSE, Check PointCCSA/CCSE, Fortinet NSE, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, ITIL, or equivalentcertifications are highly desirable.
• Knowledge of networksecurity frameworks, regulatory compliance requirements, and industry standardsis advantageous.
• Minimum 5–8 years ofhands-on experience in enterprise network engineering, administration, andoperational support.
• Proven experiencemanaging medium to large-scale enterprise network environments within datacenter, campus, and branch office infrastructures.
• Experience supportingmission-critical production environments with high availability and stringentservice level requirements.
• Demonstrated experiencewith enterprise firewall administration, secure remote connectivity, andnetwork security operations.
• Experience managingtelecommunications circuits, internet services, leased lines, MPLS networks,and vendor engagements.
• Exposure to cloudnetworking concepts and hybrid infrastructure connectivity, particularly withinAWS environments, is preferred.
• Experience supportinginfrastructure audits, compliance reviews, risk assessments, and governancerequirements is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, routing,switching, VLANs, VRFs, MPLS, SD-WAN, QoS, and network segmentation.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise networkingplatforms including Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ISR, ASR, Meraki, Juniper, Aruba,HPE Networking, and Huawei solutions.
• Strong administration experience with securityplatforms including Palo Alto Networks, Check Point, Fortinet, Cisco Firepower,and equivalent next-generation firewall technologies.
• Experience with load balancing and applicationdelivery platforms such as F5 BIG-IP, Citrix ADC (NetScaler), and relatedtechnologies.
• Knowledge of wireless networking technologies,wireless controllers, access points, RF optimization, and enterprise wirelesssecurity.
• Familiarity with Windows Server, Linux operatingsystems, Active Directory integration, virtualization platforms, and supportinginfrastructure technologies.
• Working knowledge of AWS networking servicesincluding VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, network ACLs, DirectConnect, Transit Gateway, VPN, and Route 53.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, andproblem-solving capabilities with the ability to diagnose complex networkissues.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management,documentation, and vendor management skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiplepriorities, and operate effectively within a fast-paced enterprise environment.