Senior Network / System Engineer and Support Lead

Description

SIPEF is a Belgian company, based in Schoten and listed on Euronext Brussels. It currently operates agro-industrial activities in the production of oil palm products, i.e. fresh fruit bunches (FFB), crude palm oil (CPO), palm kernels (PK), crude palm kernel oil (CPKO), as well as bananas, natural rubber, tea, flowers and foliage. The Headquarters constitute a team of about 20 people. The subsidiaries located in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Ivory Coast employ more than 21 000 people. Since 2021, SIPEF has also been operating in Singapore through SIPEF Singapore Pte Ltd. From there, the COO APAC, Petra Meekers, closely monitors all the Group's activities in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Responsibilities and Duties

・Work with vendors and local IT representatives in performing day-to-day operational functions in support of the Microsoft 365 environment, as well as system administration duties in a hybrid cloud environment (Hyper-V/VMware virtualization, Microsoft Windows server, Microsoft Azure Cloud, and Microsoft SQL). ・Ensure optimal system performance, security, and availability. This includes monitoring systems for potential bottlenecks, identifying and implementing solutions, performing system patching, and ensuring data backups for both on-premise and cloud systems. ・Support IT initiatives, which include assisting with Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) and IT audit exercises, participating in the planning and execution of annual IT DR drills, and providing escalation support as needed.

Qualifications and Requirements

・At least 10 years of experience as an architect with multi-disciplinary technical skills in Virtualization’s hypervisors, systems & storage, Backup, Network, DB, O365 and Hyper-converged. ・Expert knowledge of Load Balancing platforms - F5 or AVI / VMWare/Nutanix - MUST 5+ years of experience in Azure cloud engagement. ・7+ years of Network Virtualization with VSAT Broadband experience. ・3+ years of experience with Cambium Networks (Wireless Backhaul), Microwave links communication. ・Good knowledge of Certificates, DNS, DHCP, Authentication, and Authorisation. ・Experience with Cisco routing/switching equipment and routing technology and protocols. ・General experience with security technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion detection, threat mitigation. ・At least one relevant professional certification, such as the CCNP, CCIP, or CCIE. ・Vulnerability management experience. ・Compliance or audit experience. ・Process automation experience. ・Budget planning and/or cost estimation experience. ＜Preferred＞ ・The candidate must possess a Bachelor’s Degree, Postgraduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Computer Science/Information Technology, Engineering (Computer/Telecommunication), Engineering. (Electrical/Electronic) or equivalent. ・Understanding current networking trends, including SDN for Datacentre and SDWAN for WAN. ・Well-organized team player. ・Advanced analytical and conceptual thinking skills. ・The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions. ・Advanced technical and documentation skills. ・Affinity with Asian, African and Australian business interaction is a plus.

Working Condition

Working hours

・5 days, Monday - Friday

Other benefits

・AWS ・Profit sharing ・AL：20days ・Medical issuarance ・Hybrid work (2 days work from Home)

Interview Process

CV screening → 2 interviews