Network Engineer (Japan or Hong Kong)

* Responsible for troubleshooting and fixing network issues
* Install, support and maintain network equipment in offices and data centers
* Monitor network usage and performance
* Suggest and provide networking solutions to other teams.
* Act as level 3 support for internal and external connectivity issues
* Daily maintenance and problem resolution, operating system patches and software
upgrades, and routine hardware configuration
* Participate in the week-end shift rotation (1 week-end/month) and weekly evening
meetings
* Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks
* Assist in preparation of proposals and solution presentations
* Manage vendor relationships in Asia

Basic qualifications:
* Bachelor in computer science or equivalent experience
* Hands-on experience with a major network gear vendor: Cisco or Juniper
* Hands-on experience with policy based firewalls: Checkpoint, Netscreen, Cisco, etc.
* Knowledge of the OSI model, especially layers 2-4
* Basic Unix and Windows knowledge
* Knowledge of WAN protocols (Single area OSPF, BGP)
* Knowledge of HSRP, VRRP, MPLS, Spanning Tree, Vlan tagging (802.1Q)
* Excellent communication skills
* Fluent in English, oral and written
* Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment
* Ability to lift 20kg

Desired qualifications:
* Industry certifications (CCNA, CCNP, JNCP)
* Traffic engineering (QoS)
* 2+ years experience in the financial industry
* Daily Japanese conversation skills
* Knowledge of the Juniper SRX product family
* Knowledge of the CheckPoint VSX firewall family
* Hand-on experience with multi-homed internet connectivity
* Knowledge of Ruby and/or Perl
* Knowledge of Cisco telephony (UCM,Unity,UCC, SIP)
* Hands-on experience in a data center
* Familiar with change management policies
* Experience with VPN (IPSEC, SSL, L2TP, PPTP)
* Experience in a large service provider network (MPLS or Etherner), ISP, or financial
institution.

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