Assistant Vice President, Network Security Engineer

Randstad Malaysia

8-10 Years

Not Disclosed

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

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Job Description

about the company
We are one of the world's leading global financial groups, uniting over 150,000 professionals worldwide with a commitment to long-term trust, innovation, and sustainable growth.

about the manager/team
You will be part of a dynamic, growing regional network operations team based in Kuala Lumpur. You will work closely with regional engineering leads, cloud architects, and infrastructure squads in a collaborative environment that values continuous learning, technical agility, and engineering excellence.

about the job

Network Administration & Optimization: Administer, monitor, and optimize WAN, LAN, and Wi-Fi networks to guarantee peak availability and performance.
Advanced Incident Resolution: Troubleshoot complex network incidents including latency, packet loss, DNS issues, firewall policies, and VPN instability.
Regional Deployments: Collaborate with regional engineering squads on the design and rollout of new technical solutions and data center infrastructure.
DevOps & Automation Approach: Apply automation scripts (Python, Ansible, Terraform) and data-driven diagnostic methods to streamline network management and operations.
Security & Compliance Governance: Enforce Zero Trust concepts, perimeter/DMZ segmentation, firewall configurations, and alignment with regulatory standards.
Technical Escalation: Serve as the senior technical escalation point for L1/L2 engineers and coordinate across cross-functional teams.

about the requirements

Experience: Minimum 8 years of hands-on networking experience across data networks, firewalls, proxies, load balancers, and routing architectures.
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related discipline.
Protocol & Security Mastery: Strong expertise in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, IPsec, and TCP/IP, alongside hands-on proficiency with enterprise firewalls, F5 BIG-IP/AVI load balancers, and DDI services.
Architecture & Cloud Connectivity: Solid understanding of data center spine-leaf fabrics and hybrid cloud connectivity (Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, VPN).
Automation Toolkit: Practical knowledge of network automation using Python scripting, Ansible, or Terraform.
Certifications: CCNA/CCNP preferred; vendor firewall certifications (Palo Alto, Fortinet NSE, or Check Point) are a plus.