Lead Network Engineer

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lead Network Engineer

Job Description:

JOB SCOPE

Role : Lead Network Engineer

The candidate is responsible for solution design, implementation, and operational support of Abbott's global manufacturing businesses. This position will serve as the technical lead for projects involving complex planning for all Abbott manufacturing sites, including detailed design creation, proposals, analysis, project preparation/implementation/support. Responsible for timely interaction with customers of the platform, peer technologists, and senior management. The ideal candidate will have experience in routing, switching, wireless access, firewall controls, and load balancing.

Responsibilities

• Design large scale site LAN, WLAN including switches, firewalls, and other network-related hardware.
• Define requirements in support of budget plans where applicable and make recommendations for ways to improve performance, reduce costs, and meet business requirements.
• Define the architecture and hardware requirements for project proposals.
• Design, execute, and support day-to-day service requests.
• Lead large scale manufacturing network refresh projects as well as divisional expansion projects.
• Evaluate and identify opportunities for network performance and functionality improvement within the enterprise network for responsible technologies.
• Participate in the development efforts to bring automation into the network environment.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and industry best practices.
• Successfully negotiate technical design and deployment strategy with key stakeholders and consumers of the service.
• Serve as the platform technical subject matter expert and provide consulting support to the business and end-user organizations.
• Produce and maintain timely, accurate engineering documentation.
• Partner with Abbott's Cybersecurity organization in conducting security and vulnerability assessments to ensure compliance with corporate security policies and adherence to best practices.
• Provide technical leadership to the network team in the region.
• Integrate technical expertise with communication, leadership, and business skills in a team environment.

Position Accountability / Scope

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to deadlines.
• Demonstrates mastery of the concepts and theory of network security and possesses adept knowledge of data networking, including expertise in switching, routing, and TCP/IP fundamentals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of encryption protocols, as well as means for compromising systems based on known vulnerabilities.
• Demonstrates a strong customer-centric approach and excellent communication skills.
• Responsible for the support of the global landscape of the Abbott manufacturing businesses with a focus on assigned sites in the region.
• Keeps abreast of industry trends and makes recommendations based on these trends.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Telecommunication, or other related fields, or a combination of experience/education.
• MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Telecommunications. Active Certifications: CISSP, CCNP, CCSE, CCIE.
• 8+ years of networking experience with multinational enterprises of 5000+ users.
• Experience in regulated environments is a plus.
• 8+ years designing enterprise-scale routing and switching environments, MPLS/VPN, WLAN, firewalls, monitoring tools, network topologies, load balancing, and WAN acceleration/QoS.
• Experience in healthcare-related industries is a plus.

Required Skills:

Routing, Network Security, Firewalls, Telecommunications, Load Accountability, Healthcare, Consulting, Information Systems, Switches, Business Requirements, Architecture, Manufacturing, Networking, Automation, Strategy, Security, Computer Science, Education, Documentation, Preparation, Planning, Leadership, Design, Engineering, Business Communication, Science Management.