System and Network Administrator Engineer

NETWORK & SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR ENGINEER

Work Setup: Hybrid
Salary: ₱50,000 – ₱70,000
Employment Type: Full-time
Vacancies: 1
Preferred Location: Candidates near Ortigas or One Ayala are preferred
Start Date: ASAP preferred

JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for a Network & System Administrator Engineer to support and maintain the organization’s network, systems, cloud infrastructure, and security operations.

The role will handle day-to-day infrastructure incidents, system and network administration, AWS and Linux environments, endpoint and access management, connectivity, security monitoring, and technical troubleshooting. The ideal candidate is hands-on, analytical, dependable, and comfortable working independently while collaborating with other technical teams.

This is a hybrid role, with occasional onsite support required for urgent activities such as audits, hardware concerns, network activities, and other critical infrastructure requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and resolve system, network, and infrastructure incidents and service requests within assigned areas.
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for recurring technical issues and recommend preventive actions.
• Administer Linux and Windows servers, including system configuration, patching, services, file systems, logs, and basic scripting.
• Manage user accounts, identity, access, and permissions across assigned systems and devices.
• Support software deployment, endpoint protection, configuration management, and security compliance.
• Administer and troubleshoot network infrastructure including switches, routers, VLANs, wireless, LAN, firewalls, and VPNs.
• Manage core network services such as DNS, DHCP, NAT, and IP allocation.
• Support connectivity between on-premises infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Administer assigned AWS infrastructure, including EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, VPC, subnets, security groups, and route tables.
• Monitor AWS resources and infrastructure performance, logs, alerts, backups, snapshots, and recovery activities.
• Support AWS security, access management, configuration hygiene, tagging, and basic cost-management activities.
• Monitor and investigate security alerts and escalate confirmed incidents based on severity.
• Support vulnerability assessment, remediation, system hardening, patching, and secure configuration activities.
• Assist with backup validation, redundancy checks, recovery activities, and disaster recovery coordination.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation for systems, network configurations, incidents, changes, and standard resolutions.
• Follow established change and release management procedures when implementing infrastructure changes.
• Coordinate with internal teams and service providers to resolve infrastructure and connectivity issues.
• Provide first-line technical support across a secondary infrastructure domain when the primary owner is unavailable.
• Participate in audit-readiness, data protection, privacy, and security compliance activities.
• Provide timely updates to stakeholders and escalate blockers or high-impact issues appropriately.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in Network and System Administration.

• At least 2 years of hands-on experience with AWS and Linux.

• Solid knowledge of:

  • Linux server administration
  • Windows administration
  • AWS infrastructure
  • Network administration
  • TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VLAN, and routing
  • Firewalls and VPN
  • System monitoring and troubleshooting
  • Identity and access management
  • Backup and recovery
  • Basic cybersecurity and system hardening

• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, VPC, security groups, and route tables.

• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and root cause analysis skills.

• Good written and verbal English communication skills.

• Able to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively with other teams.

• Willing to participate in on-call support for urgent onsite requirements, including audits, hardware issues, and network activities.

• Willing to work weekends or extended hours when necessary due to urgent infrastructure or business requirements.

• Candidates who are residing near Ortigas or One Ayala are preferred due to occasional onsite requirements.

• ASAP availability is highly preferred.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS

Candidates with at least one relevant certification are preferred:

• CCNA
• Red Hat Certification
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• CompTIA Security+
• Other relevant networking, cloud, systems, or cybersecurity certifications

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary of ₱50,000 – ₱70,000
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Opportunity to work across AWS, Linux, networking, systems, and cybersecurity
• Exposure to enterprise infrastructure and security operations
• Collaborative technical environment
• Career growth and learning opportunities

IMPORTANT ROLE DETAILS

• Position: Network & System Administrator Engineer
• Vacancy: 1
• Work Setup: Hybrid
• Salary: ₱50,000 – ₱70,000
• On-call: Required for urgent onsite infrastructure activities
• Weekend/Extended Hours: May be required when necessary
• Preferred Area: Near Ortigas / One Ayala
• Start Date: ASAP preferred