Network Engineer

Second Talent; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Second Talent is seeking a Network Data Centre Engineer to support data centre deployments for a leading bank in Southeast Asia. The role focuses on Cisco Catalyst/Nexus, VMware NSX, DFW, and wireless deployments within a banking environment, with hybrid work arrangements and on-site visits as needed.

You will collaborate with firewall and load-balancer teams, contribute to DC design concepts, and assist with DNS/SD-WAN initiatives in a high-security data centre setting.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in routing & switching at expert level.
• Cisco Catalyst and Nexus deployment experience.
• 5+ years with VMware NSX, DFW and firewall.
• 4+ years hands-on with wireless implementation.
• Fair knowledge of firewalls and load balancers.
• Conceptual understanding of DNS and SD-WAN.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and implement DC routing & switching on Cisco Catalyst and Nexus.
• Implement VMware NSX, including the Distributed Firewall (DFW).
• Deploy and support enterprise wireless.
• Work with firewall and load balancer teams on DC integration.
• Support DNS and SD-WAN at a design/conceptual level.

Skills

Routing & Switching

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco Nexus

VMware NSX

Distributed Firewall

Wireless networking

DNS concepts

SD-WAN

Firewall basics

Tools

VMware NSX

DNS

SD-WAN

Job description

OUR CLIENT is a global technology and telecom services company that delivers network and infrastructure engineering for some of the world's largest telecom operators. For this engagement, they're building a dedicated infrastructure team supporting a leading international bank's data centre, network and security operations in Southeast Asia.

Location: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) or Philippines (Metro Manila) — local candidates only

Work setup: Hybrid — mostly remote, on-site at the bank's office roughly once every 1–2 weeks when required

Contract: 6 months, extendable for another 6 months

Working hours: Local business hours (GMT+8)

Network Data Centre (DC) Engineer

The role

A senior network engineer for data centre deployments in a banking environment. You'll work on Cisco Catalyst and Nexus, VMware NSX and wireless.

What you'll do

• Deploy and implement DC routing & switching on Cisco Catalyst and Nexus
• Implement VMware NSX, including the Distributed Firewall (DFW)
• Deploy and support enterprise wireless
• Work with firewall and load balancer teams on DC integration
• Support DNS and SD-WAN at a design/conceptual level

Must have

• 7+ years in routing & switching at expert level
• Cisco Catalyst and Nexus deployment experience
• 5+ years with VMware NSX, DFW and firewall
• 4+ years hands-on with wireless implementation
• Fair knowledge of firewalls and load balancers
• Conceptual understanding of DNS and SD-WAN

Nice to have

• CCNP / CCIE, VCP-NV