Octal Philippines Inc. is seeking a skilled and experienced Network Engineer to join our team. As a Network Engineer is responsible for the implementation, enhancements, and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong technical skills with switching, routing, firewall, and wireless operations. Applicants will be highly motivated, organized, and able to work with distributed teams, while also capable of managing projects independently with minimal supervision. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is a problem solver, creative, has a strong sense of ownership and initiative, collaborates and communicates effectively, and is interested in continually learning new networking technologies in an exciting and challenging environment. Responsibilities: Design, implement, and support network infrastructure, including switches, routers, firewalls, wireless access points, and VPN appliances Configure and troubleshoot network devices and technologies, including VLANs, routing protocols, and network security Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve network issues Maintain network documentation, including network diagrams, configuration details, and procedures Stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices in network engineering Requirements Contributes to the design, implementation, and ongoing management of the corporate IT network. Gathers requirements and design solutions to meet global network infrastructure needs. Establishes & maintains foundational network architecture and technical standards Monitors, manages, and maintains network health and integrity. Performs on-call duties as a member of the on-call rotation team. Triage, troubleshooting and incident management. Escalation for Reactive operations (service requests and incidents). Executes proactive maintenance tasks. Handles provisioning of service requests. Manages change implementation including hardware/software upgrades, required refresh and post-testing to ensure no unplanned business interruption Manages network projects from initiation to completion. Interfaces with the internal security team to design and continuously deliver security-related enhancements. Analyzes data and defines network capacity models and performance metrics. Deliver Capacity management reports and resolution plans Identifies, recommends, and implements operational improvements. Develops Operational Materials including Troubleshooting & Maintenance Guides as necessary Develops automated methods to mitigate and remediate network events and minimize operational complexity. Assist in the evaluation of new technology solutions, provide perspective to the selection of new technology and adoption of processes Strives towards optimizing the network in every possible way Qualifications Graduate of BS degree, preferably in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, or other related field 3-7+ years in the following: o Network engineer / operations in a multi-site, multi-national company. o Building and supporting LANs, MANs, WANs, VPNs, and remote access solutions in a variety of topologies in a multi-vendor environment Competency in at least three Products (WAN, LAN, WLAN/Wireless, Data Center, Security, Voice) Competency in at least one Technical Domain in each Product listed Competency in multiple Tech Domains in at least one Product Can troubleshoot across any part of the network; from end-to-end network Competency in internally managed parts of the network Full comprehension of the design of a given Tech Domain Ability to implement and support something in given Tech Domain (if given a product, platform or solution) Can execute simple to moderately complex changes as explicitly directed by Project Engineer or Architect Writes Project-related documentation including technical design plans, cost summaries, implementation plans, and Operations handoff documentation Experience with high end Layer2 and Layer3 Switching platforms such as Cisco Nexus, Catalyst and Arista Networks Hands-on experience with Cisco IOS, NX-OS, IOS-XE, IOS-XR routers Hands-on experience with Network segmentation and Endpoint security Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) preferred (eg Fortinet, etc) Knowledge of Network Access Control and Zero Trust Network models Deep Understanding of various network protocols such as OSPF, BGP, MP-BGP, VRFs, MPLS, EVPN/VxLAN, QoS High level understanding of Datacenter Virtualization and virtualized workload mobility Advanced knowledge of Multicast Knowledge of F5 Load Balancers (physical and virtual) An understanding of Network monitoring, analysis, and management with tools such as DNA Center/Assurance/Spaces, Cisco Prime, Solarwinds, Arista Cloudvision, and/or other Network monitoring tools Advanced troubleshooting skills Cisco Certified Network Associated (CCNA) required Other preferences: Public and Private cloud knowledge Python / Ansible and any relevant hands-on Network automation experience Project management skills Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and/or Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Media/Entertainment/Video Distribution/Broadcast/Finance/Banking industry experience, but not required Benefits Gov't mandatory (Phil health, SSS, Pag-ibig, etc.)