Global Network Engineer (12 Months)

Role Overview

The Network Engineer (EMEA & APAC) is responsible for maintaining, optimizing, and securing enterprise network infrastructure across virtual regional data centers and physical branch offices. Operating within an ITIL-driven framework, this role balances Network Operations (NetOps) tier-2/3 incident resolution with Network Engineering project delivery, including SD-WAN migrations and Cloud Security rollouts.

Key Responsibilities

1. Incident Resolution & Tier-2/3 Escalation

• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for the Level 1 Network Operations Center (NOC).
• Diagnose complex network performance bottlenecks, latency issues, and outages to maintain high availability.

2. Infrastructure Deployment & Branch Engineering

• Lead remote staging, configuration, and provisioning of branch networking hardware.
• Provide remote technical leadership to field engineers during physical rack-and-stack, cabling, and patching phases.

3. Project Engineering & Cloud Migrations

• Implement network designs provided by Global Network Architecture teams.
• Execute enterprise rollouts for Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture.

4. Network Security & Compliance

• Execute lifecycle patching, firmware updates, and vulnerability remediation across all network hardware.
• Conduct automated and manual configuration audits to ensure 100% compliance with enterprise security baselines.

5. Proactive Maintenance & Capacity Planning

• Monitor network telemetry and system health to identify and resolve performance degradation before impact.

Technical Stack & Hardware Profile

• Routing & Switching: Cisco Switches, Aruba Switching, VeloCloud SD-WAN, BGP, OSPF
• Network Security: Cisco ASA Firewalls, Cloudflare SASE / Zero Trust, IPsec VPN
• Wireless (WLAN): Aruba Wireless, Aerohive Access Points, Wi-Fi 6
• Virtualization & SDN: VMware NSX (Microsegmentation), Ivanti Traffic Managers (ADC/Load Balancing)
• Core Network Services: DNS, DHCP, Proxy Servers, IPAM