Network Design Engineer - Philippines, Pilipinas - Orica

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About Orica

At Orica, it's the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures. Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world.

It's an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.

About the role

We are extremely excited to announce that we are inviting candidate applications for a Network Design Engineer to be based in our Manila office on a hybrid working setup.

The Network Design Engineer will be responsible for the design, build and documentation of global IT infrastructure platforms and support structures.

This role is going to be accountable for the design and lifecycle management of network and security infra and associated support systems including O/S, H/W, and management tools. Inclusive of on-site, virtual, and hosted infrastructure.

What you will be doing

Change & Lifecycle Management

• Collaborate with service provider and software vendors software/OS releases on network & security infrastructure.
• Schedule, prioritize and plan network & security infrastructure changes & updates, managing interdependencies and vendor constraints
• Review vendor notifications on releases, coordinate and perform impact assessment and provide updates to the engineers for their approval
• Provide recommendations to Lead Engineer for optional enhancements provided by the upgrades/updates
• Ensure appropriate communication to impacted business users and coordinate and perform testing and change management activities
• Record and manage deviations, risks and issues associated with the change management process and manage the associated continuous improvement process to ensure improvement actions are successfully completed
• Ensure Orica's network assets are lifecycle managed including communication of lifecycle milestone notifications and upgrade recommendations.

Infrastructure Design & Build

• Ensure issues or status updates are accurately communicated to business users and IT management & generate reports as needed for data analysis and baselining purposes
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the functionality and business processes for Orica's infrastructure
• Support project teams to effectively transition support and maintenance of solutions post implementation to operational support teams.
• Ensure alignment to IT standards, cyber security, and business requirements, and attend design meetings with appropriate stakeholders

Vendor Management

• Manage outsource, contract and software vendors to ensure they deliver effective network performance including review of SLA, performance and reporting
• Assist projects in ensuring project vendors delivers effective network performance as SME for area of responsibility

Asset & Security Activities

• Ensure licensing requirements are met for area of responsibility
• Provide input to the asset specialist to ensure an accurate asset inventory
• Provide input to procurement and report on licensing numbers
• Drive consolidation and simplification of the Orica network infrastructure

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engagement with key business stakeholders, Chief Cyber Security Office, Architecture and Strategy, and IT business engagement to design, deliver and support solutions
• Engagement with Infrastructure leads, engineers and operational staff to ensure alignment across functional areas
• Liaise with IT PMO Lead and IT Project Managers and teams to provide advice in the development of solutions and plans
• Collaborate with the Infrastructure teams to identify any interdependencies and/or application development needs to support infrastructure delivery

General

• Maintain flexibility on working time to appropriately support the demands and issues of the day
• Escalate potential issues and risks to line manager to ensure the timely and efficient resolution
• Follow the IT and business process governance framework and IT change management and service delivery processes
• Ensure infrastructure delivery activities for areas of responsibility align to the IT design principles, IT strategy & architecture and business objectives

What you will bring

• Tertiary qualification in an IT-related discipline
• 3 + years in an IT infrastructure role
• 2 + years' experience in area of responsibility
• Demonstrated success designing and deploying necessary components that make up network and security infrastructure
• Subject matter expertise in core security technologies and processes.
• Experience in IT Infrastructure & application security, working in a large and complex environment.
• Demonstrated problem solving and remediation skills
• Strong cross-team communication and relationship building skills
• Experience providing support and maintenance across a global platform that includes a multi-sourced workforce as well as third party and managed services
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Initiative to anticipate situations and problems and ability to advise on appropriate workarounds and solutions
• At least one network industry certification such as CCNP (ent/sec) or JNCIS-ENT/SEC etc
• 2+ yrs experience designing a distributed global network is preferred
• Must be familiar with networking technologies such as switching, routing, firewalls, Client based VPNs, VOIP as well as OSS tools related to network operations.
• Working knowledge of ITIL and understanding of ISO OSI and ISO TMN are preferred

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

We respect and value all

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone's contributions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.