Network Engineer

Company Description

Vitol is a leader in energy and commodities. Vitol produces, manages and delivers energy and commodities, including metals, to consumers and industry worldwide. In addition to its primary business, trading, Vitol is invested in infrastructure globally, with $13+billion invested in long-term assets.

Vitol’s customers include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves its customers from some 40 offices worldwide. Revenues in 2024 were over $330bn.

Find out more at vitol.com.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and technically strong Senior Network Engineer to join our Singapore team. The ideal candidate brings 8–10+ years of enterprise networking experience and will own day-to-day network operations across the Asia region while leading the design and delivery of Vitol’s IT network infrastructure. You will work as part of a global Follow-the-Sun team, collaborating with IT teams worldwide to deliver reliable, secure, and modern network solutions across LAN, WAN, wireless, SD-WAN, and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Support

• Own day-to-day network monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance management across LAN, WAN, and data center environments.
• Manage firmware upgrades and ensure all equipment is maintained to current stable releases.
• Participate in on-call rotation and Follow-the-Sun (FTS) coverage.
• Escalate issues effectively to vendors, data centers, and remote offices.
• Operate and develop Monitoring & Automation platforms
  
  

Design & Architecture

• Design, build and develop next-generation network topologies and drive modernization initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, high-availability network designs.
• Create and document network processes, standards, and design architecture
• Enable Cloud architecture development
  
  

Security & Compliance

• Implement and maintain Palo Alto Firewalls for network security and access control.
• Manage Cisco ISE for network authentication.
• Manage F5 LTM/GTM environments
• Manage proxy solutions (Zscaler, Palo Alto, McAfee).
• Document all network processes, cabling layouts, and security configurations.
  
  

Qualifications

Certifications / Education

• BSc in Networking or equivalent
• CCNP (required)
• F5 LTM certification - advantageous
  
  

Technical Skills

• Switching & Routing (Cisco Catalyst & Nexus; Huawei and other vendors, Eigrp, Ospf, BGP, DmVPN)
• SD-WAN design & operation, Low-latency & Internet circuit experience
• Wireless deployment and operation (Aruba, Cisco Meraki, China EIRP/SRRC wireless compliance)
• Network security and Access control (Palo Alto FW, Zscaler solution, Proxy, Cisco ISE, 802.x, Radius, Tacacs)
• Load Balancing implementation and operation (F5 LTM, GTM, WAF, F5 Silverline)
• Cloud solution implementation (Multi-Cloud tenants)
• Monitoring tools (Solarwinds, ThousandEyes…)
• Telephony systems (Audiocodes SBC, MS Teams voice)
• Experience with trading market data platform – advantageous
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Honest, trustworthy, and flexible in approach.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively under pressure, with shifting priorities.
• Highly responsive, energetic, and proactive.
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Business-first mindset – solving for the organisation, not for IT’s sake.
• Strong team player with an open, non-political style and high personal integrity.
• Culturally aware and comfortable working across a multi-cultural, multi-timezone environment.
• Willingness to work outside normal business hours and participate in on-call rotation.
  
  

Additional Information

What We Offer

Joining Vitol means being part of a high-performance, globally connected team where talent is valued and individuals are empowered. You’ll work at the intersection of energy markets and technology, with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across a truly global organization.