Network Engineer

First Focus

Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago
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If you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference, where your input will be valued, where the skills and experience you have developed will have an impact and where every day will bring new challenges and rewards, this could be your next big step.Life at First Focus is all about helping our customers use technology. We simplify, we succeed as a team, and when something isn't right, we call it out. We listen to each other, and to our customers. We make changes (often very quickly) and we don't tolerate office politics.First Focus is Australia's #1 Managed Service Provider (check it out, we have just been voted the best for the 7th year running at CloudTango dot net), with over 270 staff across several Australian and Philippine offices. We have grown consistently and profitably for over 12 years, and we're continuing to win new clients and evolve our solutions.RequirementsRole Purpose:We are currently looking for a highly motivated and capable individual to provide advanced network technical services to our customer base across Australia and New Zealand, working from home and our Ortigas and/or Alabang offices.Duties:As a Network Engineer, you are responsible for the management and planning of Technology solutions and associated project delivery for First Focus in line with the strategic direction of the business.Requirements:

Design, implement, maintain, and support our clients and First Focus’ growing network infrastructure. You will be part of a systems engineering team that is responsible for designing and supporting scalable, maintainable, highly available network architectures that meet client objectives and SLAs.
Operational Network Management and monitoring for client networks.
Routing, Switching and firewall deployment of networking technologies.
Provide project support as required to deliver projects across multiple clients.
Resolve network and service issues
Configuring and installing various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS, SD-WAN)
Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations

Desired Skills:To perform this role, we are seeking most of the following experience:

5+ years' Network Administration experience
Currently working for or have experience working for a Managed Service provider
Hands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic and network analytics tools
Experience with network technologies (i.e. Fortinet, Fortigate, Cisco Meraki, Unifi, Aruba, Palo Alto)
Exposure to Routing, switching, Wireless networking, Firewalling and advanced network security, SD-WAN etc
Experience with Cisco solutions, Fortinet a bonus
Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching certification (CCNP certification highly valued)
Fortinet Certifications would be highly valued
If you have VMWare, MS Server, Storage and Backup experience it would be considered super awesome
Excellent written and spoken English
Experience working with an IT outsourcer or Managed Service Provider.

Benefits

First Focus understands the importance of flexibility for a satisfying work-life balance, which is why we offer hybrid working arrangements.
‘Never Stop Growing’ is deeply embedded in our DNA - we offer 1 paid study day every month and support employees towards certifications and qualifications - we will pay for the exam and will also give you a pay rise for achieving certs (conditions apply, of course)
HMO from the first day of your employment
Addition of one (1) dependent (e.g., your spouse) to the Company's HMO policy (which includes medical coverage plus dental benefits package) on the first day of your employment
All employees have free access to Uprise, including 1:1 coaching sessions from qualified psychologists or counselors
Dayshift, weekends off* plus25 days paid days leave annually
Employee Referral Program (Php 20,000)
Employee MVP Award (Php 10,000)
Social events, End of Financial Year and Christmas
Employee Profit Sharing*
Loyalty bonus for long-term employees*

Office Locations:

29th Floor, Robinsons Cyberscape Gamma, Topaz Road, Ortigas Pasig City Metro Manila Philippines
26th floor, Axis Tower One Building, Filinvest Ave, Alabang, Muntinlupa

Additional information:

Opportunity to work from home. If you are residing within Metro Manila or in other nearby provinces, a hybrid work set-up will apply.

*Terms and conditions apply

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