Senior Network Engineer (2 Year Contract)

NETS; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payment infrastructure provider in Singapore is seeking a Network Administrator with a Bachelor's degree in IT and at least 5 years of experience managing network equipment. You will perform network administration, support projects, and ensure compliance with security policies. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills and is familiar with incident management and change processes. Professional certifications like CCNA or CCNP will be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in managing network and security equipment.
• Familiar with data centre operations is an advantage.
• Professional certifications like CCNA or CCNP are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform network administration in heterogeneous environments.
• Provide second-level network support and resolve incidents.
• Monitor capacity and performance of network systems.

Skills

Network engineering experience

Analytical skills

Problem-solving abilities

Interpersonal skills

Customer-oriented mindset

Multi-tasking in high-stakes environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Routers

Switches

Firewalls

VPN

Load Balancer

DNS

Job description

BCS is NETS’ wholly owned subsidiary, and is an entity within the NETS Group. It manages and operates clearing and payment infrastructure for the Singapore Automated Clearing House, including Fast And Secure Transfers (FAST), Inter-bank GIRO (IBG), Cheque Truncation System (CTS), and provides services for PayNow and SGQR Central Repository.

Team and Position Summary

The Technology Division at BCS is responsible for the operations, maintenance, and support of BCS applications such as FAST, Giro, CTS, PayNow, SGQR, TFR, eGIRO and its critical infrastructure, ensuring its operational stability, regulatory compliance, and service reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Network Administration

• Perform network administration in a heterogeneous environment (production, DR, test) comprising of network and security equipment, telecommunication links
• Perform hardening, upgrade and enhancement on IT infrastructure components
• Monitor, assess, schedule and implement network, and product-specific security vulnerability patches
• Monitor obsolescence of IT infrastructure components (network systems)
• Monitor expiry and perform renewal of network system password and certificates
• Implement network backups operations to ensure data recoverability and business continuity
• Execute disaster recovery plans for IT infrastructure (network systems) and conduct regular disaster recovery (DR) testing and component switchover exercises to ensure usability of standby and DR equipment
• 24 x 7 support is required (Need to work in 5 x shifts)

Project Management and Supporth3>

• Provide system and network support for projects in accordance with the project timeline
• Manage infrastructure enhancement and projects in accordance with established

Incident and Problem Management

• Provide second-level network support and resolve incidents and problems in accordance with the established Service Level Agreement (SLA)
• Perform problem diagnosis on incidents and propose & implement measures to prevent recurrence

Change and Release Management

• Schedule and release network system changes to production environment in accordance with the change management process/ procedures
• Present and articulate change requests in CAB or CAMC

Configuration Management

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive operating system hardware and software configuration database library of all IT infrastructure components used in the production environment

Capacity and Performance Management

• Perform infrastructure system and network capacity monitoring and planning
• Monitor and perform performance tuning to optimize network performance

Process Management

• Implement the underlying processes supporting IT service management, in conformance to corporate security policies and guidelines

Documentation

• Develop and maintain technical and process documents to upkeep IT infrastructure

Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience in managing network and security equipment such as Routers, Switches, Firewalls, VPN, Load Balancer, DNS, NAC in financial institutions or mission‑critical environment

Skills and Knowledge

• Proven hands‑on network engineering experience
• Demonstrate good analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills and possess a customer‑oriented mindset
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to work independently as well as in a team
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks and projects effectively, particularly in a high‑stakes environment with competing deadlines
• Familiar with data centre operations will be an advantage

Professional Certifications

• Any certifications in Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise, Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA), Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE), Palo Alto Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA), Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE), Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) (up to level 4) and Certified Network Defender

Banking Computer Services Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of Network for Electronic Transfers (Singapore) Pte Ltd)