Senior Network Engineer / Network Team Lead

BLV Corporation; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 5,625,000 - 9,375,000; Full time

Job summary

BLV Corporation is seeking a senior Network Engineer with 15+ years of hands-on experience in telecommunications/ISP environments. You will lead and mentor a team, architect enterprise-grade networks, and drive multi-vendor strategy across Cisco/Huawei/Juniper platforms.

The role requires CCNP/CCIE, deep expertise in routing protocols, security, cloud networking, and scripting. Strong English communication and leadership skills are essential for stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of hands-on, progressive network engineering experience.
• CCNP or CCIE certification (active or recently lapsed).
• Proven team lead / supervisory experience with people management.
• Extensive experience with routing protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, VLAN, VPN, QoS, CG-NAT, PPPoe, MPLS, SDH, xDSL).
• Strong knowledge of network security principles and technologies (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs).
• Willingness to acquire new certifications as required; cloud networking experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of network engineers across design, implementation, and incident response.
• Architect and maintain enterprise/carrier-grade network infrastructure (routing, switching, WAN/LAN, security).
• Drive vendor evaluation and multi-platform strategy (Cisco-primary, with Huawei/Juniper environments in play).
• Represent the network team to stakeholders, vendors, and leadership.

Skills

Senior team leadership

CCNP/CCIE

TCP/IP

Routing protocols

BGP

Network security

Cloud networking

Python/Ansible

SD-WAN

English proficiency

Tools

Cisco

Huawei

Juniper

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

About the role

A senior technical leadership position for a Network Engineer with 15+ years of hands-on experience in the telecommunications/ISP space. This role involves leading and mentoring a team of network engineers across design, implementation, and incident response, while architecting and maintaining enterprise/carrier-grade network infrastructure. You will drive vendor evaluation and multi-platform strategy, and represent the network team to stakeholders, vendors, and leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of network engineers across design, implementation, and incident response

• Architect and maintain enterprise/carrier-grade network infrastructure (routing, switching, WAN/LAN, security)

• Drive vendor evaluation and multi-platform strategy (Cisco-primary, with Huawei/Juniper environments in play)

• Represent the network team to stakeholders, vendors, and leadership

About you

• 15+ years of hands-on, progressive network engineering experience

• CCNP or CCIE certification (active or recently lapsed)

• Proven team lead / supervisory experience with people management

• Extensive experience with networking routing protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, VLAN, VPN, QoS, CG-NAT, PPPoe, MPLS, SDH, xDSL)

• Strong knowledge of network security principles and technologies (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs)

• Ability and willingness to acquire new certifications as required

• Preferred experience with cloud networking (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Preferred experience in network automation and scripting (Python, Ansible)

• Preferred experience with SD-WAN implementation and management

• Fluent in English