Job Responsibilities:
Global Network Operations: 
•    Support, maintain and solution network global infrastructure (Data, Security) as part of the global network operations team, organized by region (APAC, EMEA & Americas) in a “follow the sun” model.
•    Troubleshoot complex network (LAN, WAN, DNS, etc.) and firewall-related issues.
•    Acts as primary point of escalation and subject matter expert for network operations in the Asia Pacific region.
•    Provide technical leadership and expertise to the global operations team, particularly in the Asia Pacific region.
•    Proactively pinpoint and eliminate network performance bottlenecks impacting business workloads and steadily improve network uptime.
•    Proactively work to enhance network security and participate as needed in security incident response efforts as a network SME.
•    Continuous improvements - participates in Problem Management, post-mortems, root cause analysis and accelerate/advance the resolution of incidents impacting critical production environments & prolonging escalations.
 
Global Network Solutions, Implementation and Technology: 
•    Contribute in exciting global network projects – site buildouts, new acquisitions, new technology deployments, technology refreshes, network security enhancements, etc.
•    Stabilize newly deployed cutting edge network solutions 
•    Potentially assist with business engagement/stakeholder communications for new deployments or continuous improvement initiatives. Candidate needs to be comfortable with collaborating closely with business stakeholders.
•    Willingness to work flexible hours including weekend and holiday coverage for any operational or project needs.
•    Travel as needed to support deployment activities throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Job Qualifications

We’re looking for a diversely skilled, experienced network engineer with these qualifications:
•    BS in Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology or equivalent certification and/or experience
•    3 - 5 years of hands-on network and security experience.
•    Cisco certification is a must, preferably CCNP.  More advanced certification and/or security specialization are a plus.
•    An ideal candidate will have experience or certification with some or all of the following technologies:
-    SolarWinds
-    Palo Alto Networks firewalls
-    Fortinet firewalls
-    Riverbed Steelhead
•    Wan Optimization
•    Performance Management 
-    Cisco SDWAN
-    Cisco Wireless
-    Cisco Routing/Switches (Catalyst and Nexus platforms)
-    Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
-    Cisco Identity Services Engine
-    Cisco DNA Center
-    InfoBlox DDI
-    A10 Load Balancers
-    Juniper Switches