Senior Network Engineer

SMC Corporation (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SMC Corporation (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to support global IT operations in Singapore. You will implement and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, including routing, switching, and security, while aligning with global IT standards and best practices.

The role requires hands-on expertise with BGP, VLANs, QoS, SD-WAN, and firewalls, plus strong monitoring and troubleshooting skills.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent with industry-leading certifications.
• 5+ years of experience in a large enterprise network environment.
• Strong knowledge of OSI model and network management services.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for current and future Global IT.
• Adhere to the administration of IT security policies, procedures, best practices and established standards.
• Participate in and optimize IT infrastructure implementations, forecasting and maintenance.
• Design, plan, install, review and evaluate wired and wireless network infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot network systems including routing or switching problems and recommend improvements.
• Coordinate, implement or maintain router and switch hardware and configurations within the enterprise.
• Provide network monitoring services utilizing various network management tools.
• Follow Global IT change management and configuration management processes.

Skills

BGP

VLANs

QoS

VPN tunnels

SD-WAN

Firewalls

Spine and Leaf

Packet captures

Network monitoring

Subnetting

Education

Associate degree or equivalent with certifications

Tools

Cisco routers

Juniper devices

Wireshark

SNMP tools

Job description

Job Description:

• Provide support for current and future Global IT




• Adherence to the administration of SMC Global IT security policies, procedures, best practices and established standards




• Participate in and optimize IT infrastructure implementations, forecasting and maintenance




• Implement and maintain network hardware based on the IT initiatives and required upgrade project with SMC




• Provide management with ways to improve administration, monitoring, reporting and standard operating procedures




• Design, plan, install. review and evaluate wired and wireless network infrastructure




• Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with all departments to optimize communications and exchange of pertinent information




• Troubleshoot network systems including any reported routing or switching problems and recommend improvements required to enhance performance




• Coordinate, implement or maintain router and switch hardware and configurations within the enterprise




• Manage current infrastructure equipment inventory levels to keep equipment up to date with current OS levels and required Enterprise functionalities




• Provide network monitoring services utilizing various network management tools




• Coordinate with vendors and customers to minimize and/or plan downtime




• Follow Global IT change management and configuration management processes




• Maintain a current level of technical knowledge and/or certification on enterprise routing and switching technologies




• Provide tactical and strategic input for overall network planning and related projects to include utilization of technology for cost savings or enhanced productivity in SMC




• Work with customers to assist with network capacity and high availability requirements




• Ensure accuracy of the information in DNS and IP databases

Job Requirements:

• Associate degree or work experience with industry leading certifications




• Preferably at least 5 years of relevant experience working in a large enterprise network environment including a multi-protocol network, problem resolutions, extensive knowledge of the OSI model, familiarity with industry leading network hardware, network management services, proactive monitoring and performance reporting

• Experience with various network monitoring tools and methodologies




• Mastery of advanced networking technologies and solutions including but not limited to BGP, extensible LAN, virtual route forwarding, virtual device contexts, policy-based routing, ether-channel, QoS, traffic-shaping, load balancing, VPN tunnels, WAN Optimization, SDWAN, firewalls, subnetting, VLANs, STP, Spine and Leaf architecture, packet captures, etc.




• Strong working knowledge of structured cabling systems, network facilities, electrical requirements, UPS, etc.




• Ability to travel abroad




• Candidates with Japanese language skills are welcome to apply as the role may involve interaction with Japanese speaking clients, partners or colleagues