Octal Philippines Inc.
Network Engineer (SR. LEVEL)
Makati City, National Capital Region, Philippines (city only)
On-site · Full-time
First seen by offpeak October 22, 2026
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A senior network engineer with 10+ years relevant experience in network management. Solid understanding of top vendors (Cisco, Huawei, Juniper) hardware offering. Network design and validation. CORE maintenance, configuration, troubleshoot. Performance analysis and enhancement. Network security. Systems integration. Strong communications skills in English, team player. Willingness to travel for projects.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide complete lifecycle support for enterprise network assets
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, resolve hardware, software and network issues
- Design and implement enterprise-wide network solutions
- Legacy LAN, WAN integration and current SD-WAN and cloud connectivity technologies
- Lead large complex network transformation projects and migration initiatives
- Develop and maintain network security frameworks adhering to industry best practices
- Create and maintain network documentation, policies and procedures
- At times participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for critical network issues
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align network capabilities with project objectives
- Work with client representatives to best address current network requirements and cyber related issues
- Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and industry standards
- Manage and mentor a team of network engineers
- Stay updated and conduct training with employees on network security threats
Requirements
- Bachelors or higher degree in relevant field
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise network engineering
- 2+ years leading a network engineering team
- Extensive experience with Cisco/Juniper/Huawei networking technologies
- Current Cisco/Juniper certification (e.g. CCNP, CISSP, PMP)
- Extensive experience with networking routing protocols and technologies
- (TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, VLAN, VPN, QoS, CG-NAT, PPPoe, MPLS, SDH, xDSL)
- Strong knowledge of network security principles and technologies
- (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs)
- Ability and willingness to acquire new certifications as required
- Preferred experience with cloud networking (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Preferred experience in network automation and scripting (Python, Ansible)
- Preferred experience with SD-WAN implementation and management
- Preferred experience with data center technologies such as cooling, power, access