Associate Network Engineer - Project Management (Infra Delivery)

SYNAPXE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SYNAPXE PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks an Associate Network Engineer to support and maintain infrastructure operations, lead high-impact projects, and guide teams to implement plans within budgets.

The role requires on-call standby across varied shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays. You will manage network incidents, changes, and capacity planning while coordinating with vendors and internal teams to ensure high availability and security of enterprise services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 5-7 years hands-on experience in network operation support and project management.
• Minimum CCNA; CCNP preferred; CCIE advantageous.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco/Aruba/Huawei or equivalent tech.
• Experience implementing Cisco ACI environments.
• Experience with LAN/WAN including MPLS.
• Exposure to NAC solutions is a plus.
• Willingness to standby 24/7.
• Travel to PHI sites across the cluster.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of network infrastructure and transformation projects.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Drive LAN/WAN modernization, SD-WAN, data center moves, cloud connectivity.
• Oversee procurement, governance, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure post-implementation support and minimize business disruption.
• Manage daily BAU network operations for high availability and security.
• Lead incident, problem, change, and service request management per ITIL.

Skills

Network infra

Project management

Vendor coordination

LAN/WAN

MPLS

NAC

Cisco ACI

Wireless networking

Education

Bachelor in Computer Engineering or equivalent

CCNA certification

CCNP certification

CCIE certification

Tools

Cisco, Aruba, Huawei hardware

Job description

Position Summary:

The Associate Network Engineer supports and maintains infrastructure operations; monitors infrastructure performance and resolution of technical problems. He/She leads high impact projects, prioritises and assigns tasks to ensure that team’s resources are used effectively and that infrastructure projects are implemented in accordance with plans and budgets. He/She identifies and resolves highly complex or specialised issues that may require the establishment of new techniques and processes. Able to anticipate internal and/or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues; recommends improvements. Required to be on standby with on-call availability with varied shifts including nights, weekends and holidays.

Applies a critical and analytical approach to resolving technical problems. Works well with the team and is able to guide them to ensure infrastructure projects are well implemented.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of network infrastructure and transformation projects, from initiation, planning, design, implementation, testing, and operational handover.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including network engineers, cybersecurity, infrastructure, application teams, business stakeholders, and vendors.
• Drive network modernization initiatives such as LAN/WAN refresh, SD-WAN deployment, wireless upgrades, data center migration, and cloud connectivity.
• Manage vendor procurement, contract negotiations, project governance, and stakeholder communications.
• Oversee testing, migration, cutover, and post-implementation support to minimize business disruption.

Network Operations (BAU)

• Manage daily network operations to ensure high availability, performance, reliability, and security of enterprise network services.
• Oversee incident, problem, change, and service request management in accordance with ITIL best practices and service level agreements (SLAs).
• Lead operational teams and vendors in monitoring, troubleshooting, escalation management, and root cause analysis.
• Drive capacity planning, service improvement initiatives, operational readiness, and technology lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with security policies, regulatory requirements, and operational standards.
• Manage operational governance, KPI/SLA reporting, stakeholder engagement, and continuous service optimization.

Requirements/ Qualifications:

• Bachelor in Computer Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 5-7 years of hands‑on experience in network operation support and network project management
• Minimum CCNA certified
• CCNP certification preferred; CCIE certification will be a strong added advantage
• Hands‑on experience with Cisco, Aruba, Huawei or equivalent technologies
• Proven hands‑on experience in implementing, operating, and troubleshooting Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) environments
• Strong operational and troubleshooting experience supporting LAN/WAN networks, including MPLS architectures
• Hands‑on experience with Network Access Control (NAC) solutions (e.g., authentication, authorization, policy enforcement) will be an added advantage
• Exposure to enterprise wireless networking technologies is an added advantage
• Comfortable to commit 24/7 standby
• Able to travel to differnt PHI sites among the cluster
• 2 years contract