Network Administrator - Project Management

Network Administrator - Project Management

Location: Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines
Employment Type: Regular, Full-Time
Schedule: Standard Business Hours
Department: Tech Services

About the Role:

In this role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise network infrastructure projects across global and regional environments. You will serve as a key technical representative of Network & Communications Services, working closely with global network teams, security, cloud, infrastructure, IT operations, business stakeholders, vendors, and service providers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end network infrastructure projects from planning and design through implementation, stabilization, and transition to operations.
• Manage project scope, schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, changes, decisions, and escalations.
• Translate business and technical requirements into project plans, implementation strategies, resource requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Review network designs, architecture standards, configurations, implementation procedures, test plans, and rollback strategies.
• Coordinate with Global Network Engineering, Network Operations, Security, Cloud, Infrastructure, Service Desk, and local IT teams.
• Lead projects involving WAN, LAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, Internet connectivity, data center networking, cloud connectivity, and network security.
• Coordinate with telecommunications carriers, managed service providers, system integrators, and technology vendors.
• Plan and manage network migrations, cutovers, deployments, technology refreshes, and service transitions with minimal business disruption.
• Ensure network implementations comply with architecture, cybersecurity, change management, documentation, and operational support requirements.
• Lead technical governance meetings, project reviews, status reporting, stakeholder discussions, and escalation meetings.
• Ensure monitoring, alerting, capacity, documentation, knowledge transfer, and operational support requirements are completed before project handover.
• Support vendor evaluation, technical assessments, quotations, procurement activities, contract execution, and budget planning.
• Identify opportunities for network standardization, reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in enterprise networking, infrastructure services, or network administrator.

• 2+ years of experience leading network infrastructure projects, preferably in a global or regional environment.

• Strong understanding of:

  • Enterprise routing and switching
  • TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and QoS
  • VPN and network redundancy
  • WAN, LAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, and Internet connectivity
  • Data center and hybrid network environments
  • Network security, segmentation, firewall integration, and secure connectivity

• Experience with network migration, technology refresh, carrier migration, office deployment, consolidation, or service-transition projects.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud connectivity.

• Strong project management, risk management, change control, vendor management, and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience working with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.

• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCNP Enterprise or equivalent professional-level networking certification is preferred.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent project management certification.
• ITIL Foundation certification.
• Experience with Cisco enterprise networking, SD-WAN, wireless, and network access control.
• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls and enterprise network security solutions.
• Exposure to Zabbix or other network monitoring/observability platforms.
• Knowledge of ServiceNow or other ITSM/CMDB and change-management platforms.
• Experience with network automation, scripting, APIs, and configuration management.
• Experience with business continuity, disaster recovery, capacity planning, and infrastructure lifecycle management.

What We're Looking For:

We are looking for a hands-on and strategic network professional who can bridge technical expertise and project leadership.

The ideal candidate is:

• A strong technical communicator who can work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable leading global, cross-functional, and vendor teams.
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Proactive in identifying risks, resolving issues, and driving decisions.
• Customer-focused, results-oriented, and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Experienced in working within multinational or matrix organizations.

Why Join Us?

Join a global organization where your expertise will contribute to large-scale network transformation and infrastructure initiatives supporting business operations across multiple regions.

If you are an experienced network professional ready to take on a technical project leadership role in a global environment, we would like to hear from you. Send your CV to [email protected]