Senior Network Architect: SD-WAN, Cloud & Security Lead

Octal Philippines Incorporated; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,400,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Octal Philippines Incorporated is seeking a Senior Network Engineer with 10+ years of enterprise networking experience. You will design, validate, and maintain networks across LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, and cloud integrations, ensuring high availability and security.

You will lead a team, mentor staff, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align networking with project goals. The role requires strong English communication, willingness to travel for projects, and current vendor certifications

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on experience in enterprise network engineering.
• 2+ years leading a network engineering team.
• Extensive experience with Cisco/Juniper/Huawei networking technologies.
• Current Cisco/Juniper certification (e.g. CCNP, CISSP, PMP).
• Strong knowledge of routing protocols (TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP).
• Experience with SD-WAN and cloud connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Provide complete lifecycle support for enterprise network assets.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, resolve hardware, software and network issues.
• Design and implement enterprise-wide network solutions.
• Lead large complex network transformation projects and migrations.
• Develop and maintain network security frameworks and policies.
• Create and maintain network documentation and procedures.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for critical issues.
• Mentor a team of network engineers and train staff.

Skills

Networking design

Network troubleshooting

Security best practices

Team leadership

English communication

Cloud networking

Python scripting

Ansible

SD-WAN

Data center basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Cisco hardware

Juniper hardware

Huawei hardware

OSPF

BGP

Job description

Octal Philippines Incorporated is seeking a Senior Network Engineer with 10+ years of enterprise networking experience. You will design, validate, and maintain networks across LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, and cloud integrations, ensuring high availability and security.

You will lead a team, mentor staff, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align networking with project goals. The role requires strong English communication, willingness to travel for projects, and current vendor certifications