Network Engineer

Pacific Life; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance company based in Singapore seeks a Network Engineer to design, implement, and support its network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess at least 7 years of experience in configuring network devices and services. This role also includes maintaining network security and collaborating with the corporate security team. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Computer Science is required, along with relevant certifications like CCNP or CCIE. Competitive benefits and a commitment to work-life balance are offered.

Benefits

23 days of annual leave

Comprehensive private insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of IT experience in network configuration and installation.
• Advanced skills in IPSec, DMVPN, BGP, OSPF, VPC.
• Familiarity with open-source monitoring tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage the rollout of various network infrastructures.
• Maintain network security and analyze networks for security threats.
• Develop technical documentation for network infrastructure.

Skills

Network device installation and configuration

L2 and L3 protocols expertise

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Education

B.S/MS in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Cisco IOS

NetScaler

Palo Alto

Riverbed

Job description

Network Engineer

Pacific Life Re is investing in its global network and security to support its digital transformation journey. As such, we are searching for a Network Engineer to join a small team to help us transform our network and to protect our customers and brand. This engineer will design, implement, maintain, and support our growing network infrastructure. This person will also collaborate with our corporate security team to design and build security controls to protect our environment. The successful candidate will have served in a similar role in a Fortune 500 environment and will have significant experience in supporting global networks.

Description

• Implement products, platforms, software, hardware, or appliance-based solutions related to network and network security.
• Interface with management and vendors to develop and implement new solutions to meet business requirements.
• Design and manage the rollout of various network infrastructures with necessary capacity planning, performance tuning, and configuration optimization.
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations.
• Maintain network security across the global enterprise; analyze networks for security threats. Monitor organization's networks for security breaches and investigates violations when they occur.
• Use network tools for administration, maintenance, automation, and visualization reporting.
• Develops technical documentation describing the deployment, configuration, and management of network infrastructure.
• Participates in IT security audits. Responds to existing audits and ensures required controls are implemented as required.
• Builds strong relationships outside of IT to understand business needs. Communicates complex details in a way that people can understand. Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the products, empathizing with and understanding user needs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Must have a minimum of 7 years of experience in IT, configuring and installing various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS).
• Candidate must have advanced technical skills and experience with the following L2 and L3 protocols and technologies such as IPSec, DMVPN, BGP, OSPF, VPC, QoS, 802.1x. Be familiar with Cisco IOS, IOS-XE and NXOS.
• Candidate must be familiar with various platforms - NetScaler, Riverbed, Palo Alto, Cisco (Catalyst, ISR, ASR, Nexus, ASA/FTD). Cisco ACI is a plus, Knowledge of Juniper and HPE routing/switching equipment is a plus.
• Must have an understanding of open-source and other tools to assist in monitoring, troubleshooting and performance analysis.
• Must have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, attention to detail.
• One or more of the following certifications: Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCIE.
• Flexible schedule, including the ability to work nights and weekends.
• B.S/MS in Engineering and/or Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Working For Pacific Life Re

Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. Of course, we take our work seriously and we know our team can operate under great pressure. We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too. We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.

Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture. We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and well being initiatives. We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events and overseeing volunteering opportunities.

Benefits

Leave

• 23 days of annual leave with option to buy/sell more days.
• Adoption and fertility leave.
• Generous enhanced parental leave.

Healthcare

• Comprehensive private insurance coverage for employee and dependents.
• Group Term Life Insurance coverage of 5x basic annual salary, Group Accelerated CI of 1x annual basic salary and Group Accidental Death & Dismemberment of 3x annual basic salary.
• Optical & Dental benefits.
• Additional flexi benefits.

Wellness

• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Time off for volunteering.
• Charitable matching of employee donations.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.