Network Manager

About the role

Habib Bank AG Zurich, an international bank with a strong presence across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, is looking for an experienced Network Manager to lead the design, implementation and management of its enterprise network infrastructure. The role covers network architecture, security and operations so that banking environments remain highly available, performant and scalable.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment and management of enterprise LAN, WAN, SD-WAN and wireless networks across multiple locations.
• Manage and maintain routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and access points.
• Ensure network security, compliance and adherence to banking regulations and standards.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot complex issues and implement proactive solutions to minimise downtime.
• Plan and run capacity planning, upgrades and migration projects.
• Maintain network documentation, diagrams, policies and standard operating procedures.
• Manage vendor relationships for network hardware, software and service providers.
• Lead and mentor a team of network engineers and administrators.
• Work with Security, Infrastructure and Applications teams, implement monitoring tools and ensure 24/7 availability.
• Drive disaster recovery and business continuity planning for network services.

Required profile

• Minimum 6 years of progressive experience in network engineering or management, preferably in banking or financial services.
• CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) certification is mandatory.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications or a related field.
• Preferred: CCIE certification, multi-country banking network experience, hybrid cloud infrastructure experience, PCI-DSS/ISO 27001 knowledge, ITIL or ITSM familiarity.

Required skills

• Cisco routing and switching (Catalyst, Nexus, ISR/ASR).
• Firewalls (Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, Fortinet).
• Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VPN (IPSec/SSL).
• SD-WAN, cloud networking (AWS/Azure), load balancing (F5, Citrix ADC), VoIP/UC and wireless (Cisco WLC/Meraki).
• Monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, PRTG or Cisco Prime; network security frameworks, NAC, IDS/IPS and Zero Trust.