Principal Network Automation Engineer

Eames Consulting; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Eames Consulting partners with a well-established financial institution in Singapore to recruit a Principal Network Engineer focused on automation. You will own the end-to-end architecture and engineering across a vast global network including Data Center, Campus and SD-WAN.

This role emphasizes building modern, high-availability fabrics from the ground up and driving Infra as Code across the estate. It targets 8–12 years of core network engineering with senior design authority experience in

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of core network engineering experience.
• 3–5+ years in senior design authority/architect role.
• Experience in highly regulated environments (banking/fintech).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture and engineering of global network estate.
• Lead SD-WAN migrations and Zero Trust remote access designs.
• Review High-Level and Low-Level Designs as the design authority.

Skills

Networking design

Automation mindset

Code-driven engineering

Tools

Ansible

Jinja2

Git CI/CD

Python

Terraform

Job description

I am partnering with a well-established financial institution in Singapore to find a heavily automation-focused Principal Network Engineer. You will own the end-to-end architecture and engineering of a massive global estate spanning Data Center, Campus, and SD-WAN networks.

This isn't a 'run the bank' operational role. You will be building modern, high-availability fabrics from the ground up and driving a major transition toward Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

The Tech Stack & Mandate:

• SD-WAN & SASE: Leading complex MPLS to SD-WAN migrations and embedding Zero Trust remote-access designs (Zscaler, Prisma, Viptela, Fortinet).
• Network Automation (The core requirement): You must be highly proficient in reading, editing, and building automation code from scratch - specifically Ansible (playbooks, roles, Jinja2) and Git-based CI/CD pipelines. Python and Terraform are highly advantageous.
• Design Authority: Acting as the final technical reviewer for High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs) across the global environment.

What we’re looking for:

• 8–12 years of core network engineering experience, with the last 3–5+ years operating as a senior design authority/architect.
• Background in highly regulated, complex environments (Tier-1 Banking, Hedge Funds, or mature FinTechs).
• A true engineering mindset: you solve scale and consistency problems with code, not manual CLI configurations.

Please note: Due to current work pass quota restrictions, we are only able to consider Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents for this position.