Senior Network Engineer

Century Pacific Food, Inc.; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Century Pacific Food, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our enterprise network infrastructure in the Philippines.

You will drive strategic network initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate across departments to deliver secure networking solutions. The role demands hands-on experience with enterprise firewalls, VPNs, and network monitoring, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7 years in network engineering with 2+ years in senior/lead capacity.
• Certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Fortinet NSE 4/5/7, Juniper JNCIS or equivalent.
• Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, NAT, DHCP, DNS, VLANs, VPNs, QoS.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise firewalls, load balancers, and NAC.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, and SD-WAN infrastructures for operations and growth.
• Oversee daily operations and administration of routers, switches, firewalls, wireless controllers, and other networking hardware.
• Use monitoring tools (SolarWinds, PRTG, ManageEngine OPManager) to ensure network performance and health.
• Implement and maintain network security protocols and technologies (firewalls, IPS/IDS, ACLs, NAC, segmentation).
• Serve as highest escalation point for complex network incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
• Maintain up-to-date network diagrams, documentation, assets, and change logs.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, systems, cloud, and applications teams for integrated infrastructure services.
• Evaluate and manage vendors and hardware/software solutions for network projects.
• Recommend improvements to increase reliability, efficiency, and security across the network.
• Mentor junior network engineers and technicians.

Skills

Network design

LAN/WAN/WLAN/VPN/SD-WAN

Network monitoring

Security compliance

Incident response

Documentation

Collaboration

Vendor management

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

Cisco

Fortinet

Juniper

Job description

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, implementation, optimization, and support of our enterprise network infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring secure, high-performance, and resilient connectivity across our organization. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with a deep understanding of complex network architectures and a strong commitment to operational excellence.

As a senior member of the IT Infrastructure team, you will play a key role in driving strategic network initiatives, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating across departments to deliver innovative and secure networking solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and Architecture: Lead the design and deployment of robust and scalable LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, and SD-WAN infrastructures to support business operations and future growth.

• Operations and Support: Oversee the daily operations and administration of routers, switches, firewalls, wireless controllers, and other critical networking hardware.

• Performance and Monitoring: Utilize monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, ManageEngine OPManager) to assess network health, ensure optimal performance, and proactively address issues.

• Security Compliance: Implement and maintain network security protocols and technologies including firewalls, IPS/IDS, ACLs, NAC, and segmentation to safeguard enterprise data and infrastructure.

• Incident Response: Serve as the highest point of escalation for complex network-related incidents, ensuring timely resolution and root cause analysis.

• Documentation: Maintain up-to-date network diagrams, technical documentation, asset inventories, and change logs.

• Collaboration: Work closely with cybersecurity, systems, cloud, and application teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment of infrastructure services.

• Vendor and Project Management: Evaluate and manage vendors, service providers, and hardware/software solutions as part of network project delivery.

• Innovation and Improvement: Recommend and implement improvements to increase reliability, efficiency, and security across the network.

• Mentorship: Guide and mentor junior network engineers and technicians, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive experience in network engineering, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacity.

• Relevant certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Fortinet NSE 4/5/7, Juniper JNCIS, or equivalent are strongly preferred.

• Advanced knowledge of networking protocols and technologies: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, NAT, DHCP, DNS, VLANs, VPNs, QoS.

• Hands-on experience with enterprise firewalls (e.g., Fortinet, Cisco ASA, Sophos XG), load balancers, and network access controls.

• Proven experience managing large-scale network deployments, migrations, or data center projects.