Network Engineer (Core & IP)

Network Engineer (Core & IP)

Location: Kuala Lumpur

Work Model: 5 days onsite

Hours: Standard office hours (no shift work or on-call)

A global technology services provider is seeking a Network Engineer in Kuala Lumpur, supporting a large-scale, high-performance network environment across Core and IP infrastructure.

This is a rare opportunity to join a specialist operations team responsible for maintaining and supporting critical network services across data centre and backbone environments. The network underpins real-world internet infrastructure, combining core routing platforms with complex IP networks to deliver high availability connectivity at scale.

This role is well suited to a Network Operations Engineer looking to deepen their exposure within core and IP networks in a structured, non-shift environment.

The Role

As part of the Network Operations team, you will be responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining network performance across core and IP layers.

You will play a key role in ensuring network availability, resolving incidents, and supporting the delivery of reliable, high-capacity connectivity across the infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and support network infrastructure across Core and IP domains (L1–L3)

• Troubleshoot faults across routing, switching, and core network environments

• Act as the primary point of contact for network incidents and service issues

• Perform structured fault isolation across physical and logical network layers

• Manage incidents in line with SLAs, ensuring timely resolution and communication

• Escalate issues to engineering and vendor teams where required

• Support provisioning activities, including circuit turn-up, testing, and validation

• Maintain accurate documentation across incidents, changes, and configurations

• Contribute to continuous improvement across monitoring, tooling, and processes

Required Experience

• Experience within a Network Operations Centre or large-scale network environment

• Strong foundation in IP networking (TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs)

• Understanding of core network concepts (e.g. backbone networks, BGP, MPLS)

• Hands-on experience with vendors such as Cisco or Juniper

• Experience using monitoring and ticketing systems in an operations environment

• Ability to troubleshoot across multiple layers of the network stack

• Strong communication and documentation skills

Nice to Have

• Certifications such as CCNA, JNCIA, or equivalent

• Experience within telecom, ISP, or service provider environments

• Exposure to core technologies such as BGP, MPLS, or large-scale routing environments

• Understanding of circuit provisioning, cross-connects, or backbone connectivity