Associate Manager Network Engineer Architect

SC Johnson; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

14th-month pay

Profit sharing

Retirement plan

Health care benefits

Gym in office

Job summary

SC Johnson, a leading global household products company, seeks an Associate Manager, I&O – Network Engineering/Architecture to optimize the global network environment. You will translate designs into implementable solutions and manage budget, vendors, and resources while aligning with business needs.

Responsibilities include maintaining WAN/LAN/WLAN, driving projects, and improving SLAs/KPIs with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
• 5+ years in network engineering in large-scale environments.
• Experience translating high-level designs into implementable solutions.
• SD-WAN, SDN, and cloud integrations experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain global network services portfolio (WAN, LAN, WLAN, voice/data).
• Lead network-related projects from design to delivery.
• Define SLAs/KPIs with Global IT and vendors; support incident and change processes.
• Translate HLDs into LLDs with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Routing & Switching

SD-WAN

Python

Ansible

Automation

Network Design

NetDevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Cisco (R&S)

F5 LTM/APM/ASM

Palo Alto NGFW/IDS-IPS

Infoblox DDI

Citrix NetScaler

Cisco ISE

Cisco ACI

Job description

Job Description:

SC Johnson has been leading with purpose for 140 years, building high-quality products and iconic brands found in homes, schools and businesses in virtually every country worldwide – including OFF!®, Raid®, Glade®, Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, method®, Autan®, Baygon®, Mr Muscle®, Duck®, Lysoform® and more. The 13,000 people of our global, fifth-generation family company are committed to making the world a better place today and for future generations.

About The Role

The Associate Manager, I&O – Network Engineering/Architecture is a solutions architect and project resource responsible for supporting and optimizing the SCJ global network environment. Reporting to the Lead Network Architect, this role ensures secure, highly available network infrastructure while driving network-related projects across architects, engineers, and managed service providers (MNS/MSS). The role translates high-level designs into implementable solutions, collaborates across enterprise and infrastructure teams, and supports operational processes including change, incident, and problem management. It also contributes to budget, vendor, and resource management while aligning network strategies with business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and maintain the global network services portfolio (WAN, LAN, WLAN, voice/data), ensuring high availability, performance, and adherence to design standards.
• Manage and coordinate network-related projects, including requirements analysis, design, integration, and on-time delivery.
• Contribute to the strategic network roadmap by recommending technologies, tools, and improvements aligned with business needs.
• Translate high-level designs (HLDs) into low-level designs (LLDs) and collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure proper implementation.
• Partner with Network Operations to define, monitor, and improve SLAs/KPIs, while supporting incident, problem, and change management processes (including CCB participation).
• Liaise with Global Information Security and vendors to ensure network security policies, standards, and controls are integrated into all solutions.
• Support budget tracking, vendor management, and resource planning, while maintaining strong cross-functional relationships.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and continuously enhance technical expertise through training and self-development.

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• 5+ years’ experience of progressive experience in the Network Engineering field in an environment similar in scale to SC Johnson.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Intermediate engineering level skills in the following areas:
• Routing and switching
• Data Center infrastructure solutions: Cisco (R&S), F5 (LTM, APM, ASM), Palo Alto (NGFW + IDS/IPS functions), Infoblox (DDI), Citrix Netscaler (VDI), Cisco ISE, Campus LAN and WLAN solutions, also implemented on Cisco products, network segmentation and access control in remote offices
• Associate-level experience which includes solutions analysis, design, deployment, and operationalization in the following areas:
• Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solutions
• Programming/scripting languages and frameworks knowledge and experience, in support of automation (Python, Ansible, etc.)
• Additional experience in one or more of the following which includes solutions analysis, design, deployment, and operationalization:
• Data Center Automation & Orchestration
• IaaS (mainly) / PaaS & SaaS (desirable)
• Private Cloud / Hybrid Cloud / Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) inclusive of integration of solutions across these platforms

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Cisco ACI (fabric and overlay network, programmable features, micro-segmentation, etc. - desirable)
• Virtualization in the network, security, and overall infrastructure space
• Experience leading agile teams ("NetDevOps" characteristics - desirable)
• Understanding of infrastructure design and operations (servers, storage, other platforms)

Job Requirements:

• Full-time, permanent employment | Onsite work setup (Monday-Friday) | once a week WFH upon regularization
• Must be amenable to working in a mid-shift to accommodate the work hours of the global team (US and EMEA)
• Overtime might be required depending on the critical deliverables

What’s in it for you

We’ll invest in you, and you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, develop your skills, and work in an inclusive, family-like environment. You can also enjoy various benefits that include:

• Competitive pay (up to 14th-month pay, profit sharing, retirement plan, etc.)
• Health care benefits, a gym inside the office, paid leaves upon hire
• Personalized career development plan.
• Autonomy in your work

ABOUT SC JOHNSON

With operations in more than 70 countries and 13,000 employees, SC Johnson is a fifth-generation family company that makes household cleaning and professional products, and products for home. Our supportive and inclusive company culture encourages personal and professional growth. And makes you feel valued from day one.

Inclusion & Diversity

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.