Network jobs in Malaysia

Location: RedQ
Department: ICT Infrastructure Network Operations
Reports to: Head ICT Infrastructure

We are seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer with a primary focus on network audits and compliance. This role involves conducting comprehensive network audits, ensuring governance and security standards are maintained, and supporting operational network activities. The position is audit-driven (70%), with hands‑on network operations responsibilities (30%). The successful candidate will play a critical role in maintaining network integrity, mitigating risks, and ensuring audit readiness.

Audit & Compliance (70%):

• Conduct regular and ad-hoc network audits across switches, routers, firewalls, access points, and other network devices.
• Risk Assessment: Identifying vulnerabilities in network hardware, software, and configurations.
• Compliance Verification: Ensuring adherence to security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Security Control Review: Testing firewalls, access controls, and intrusion detection systems.
• Perform User Access Reviews (UAR) to identify dormant, unauthorized, or non-compliant accounts.
• Validate network configurations and ensure compliance with security hardening standards.
• Prepare detailed audit documentation and reports for internal and external reviews.
• Collaborate with IT Security, Operations, and management to implement corrective actions based on audit findings.
• Maintain network governance frameworks, SOPs, and compliance checklists in accordance with standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, and ITIL.
• Track audit findings and follow through to ensure timely resolution of non‑compliance issues.

Network Operations (30%):

• Support day‑to‑day network monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance management for LAN, WAN, Wi‑Fi, and VPN infrastructure.
• Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) failover testing and network resilience planning.
• Apply configuration changes and updates while ensuring alignment with audit and compliance requirements.
• Assist with capacity management and performance optimization of network infrastructure.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in network engineering with significant exposure to audits and compliance activities.
• Hands‑on experience with network devices including Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto.
• Strong knowledge of network protocols: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLAN, and VPN.
• Experience in conducting network audits, compliance checks, and documentation.
• Professional certifications such as CCNA, CISA, CompTIA Network+, ITIL Foundation are highly desirable.

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in audit and compliance tasks.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify risks and gaps in network governance.
• Ability to produce audit‑ready documentation and reports.
• Solid understanding of network operations and security best practices.
• Collaborative and proactive, with excellent communication skills to engage multiple stakeholders.