Lead Senior Network Engineer (Cloud)

RedQ Department: ICT Entity: AAAMS Employment Type: Full-time Reports To: Regional Network Manager WHAT YOU'LL CHAMPION Lead Cloud Network Architecture: Own the design, deployment, automation, and scaling of public, private, and multi-cloud network infrastructure across enterprise cloud environments (Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Alibaba Cloud).

Based on your performance and contribution in this role, you’ll grow into becoming a Principal Cloud Architect / Head of Cloud Infrastructure] .

About Airasia

• Offer and negotiation GET TO KNOW AIRASIA AirAsia has been the World's Best Low-Cost Airline for 16 consecutive years with over 800 million guests flown.
• We continue to champion dreams, serve the underserved and connect the world and Asean like no other so Now Everyone Can Fly.
• Our story begins in 2001 with a dream, two planes and a 40 million ringgit debt.
• You’ll know us as the ‘Now Everyone Can Fly’ airline (if you don’t, we’re definitely older than you).
• Today, we’re more than just an airline.
• We’re Capital A - a world-class brand that wears many hats.
• Our mission is to connect people and transform lives in Asean.
• Above all, we’re Allstars.
• We believe in the unbelievable and we dare to dream.
• We also believe in celebrating all individuals.
• So no matter your culture and background or if you prefer aisle seat to window seat, we’re excited to have you onboard.

Responsibilities

• Engineer resilient, low-latency interconnection architectures—including VPC/VNet peering, Transit Gateways, Cloud Interconnects, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, and software-defined overlay networks.
• Architect and support complex networking layers for containerized workloads, Kubernetes clusters (EKS, GKE, AKS), ingress/egress controllers, and cloud service meshes.
• Design and maintain robust cloud network security perimeters, implementing Cloud Firewalls, Security Groups, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), DDoS mitigation, and Zero-Trust network access models.
• Serve as the top-tier escalation authority for cloud network incidents, troubleshooting latency, packet loss, and routing issues while driving permanent architectural fixes.
• Design multi-region cloud failover strategies, ensuring data protection, continuous availability, and resilience against outages and cyber threats.
• Produce reference architectures, automated runbooks, and cloud connectivity standards to ensure seamless knowledge transfer and high operational continuity.
• Lead, train, and mentor junior and senior network engineers in cloud-native networking practices, automation, and modern infrastructure methodologies.
• Deep expertise in hybrid networking technologies, IPSEC VPN, BGP routing, NAT, Load Balancing (L4/L7), and cloud edge security.

Requirements

• Lead the transition toward automated network provisioning and configuration management using Terraform, Ansible, Python, and cloud-native orchestration tools.
• Possess extensive hands-on engineering and architectural experience deploying and troubleshooting complex network topologies on public clouds such as Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Alibaba Cloud.
• Proven working experience with virtualization, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud-native networking protocols (CNI, Service Mesh, SDN).
• Exceptional proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation workflows using Terraform, Ansible, Python, or CI/CD pipelines to manage cloud infrastructure at scale.
• Strong background in enterprise networking protocols and hardware platforms (switches, routers, firewalls) to ensure seamless integration between on-premise Core networks and Cloud environments.
• Self-motivated technical leader with strong multitasking abilities, a collaborative team-player mindset, and the capability to communicate complex technical concepts to all levels of users and executives.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; Bahasa Malaysia or additional languages is an added advantage.
• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent, with 9+ years of solid working experience in Networking Engineering, with at least 4+ years specifically dedicated to Cloud Networking and Architecture .
• (Professional Cloud Network Specialty certifications from AWS, GCP, or Azure are highly desirable) WHERE YOU'LL GO Dispatcher to captain, ramp agent to data analyst, brand executive to CEO - these are some Dare To Dream stories of our Allstars.

Benefits

• In this role, you’ll shape the future of enterprise cloud adoption and multi-cloud infrastructure strategy across .
• Key medical and insurance benefits, maternity expenses, flexible work arrangement, and health and fitness amenities.
• Paid time off, wellness programmes, and childcare amenities.
• Resources relating to financial, personal skills and career growth programmes.
• Free flights, unlimited discounted flights, and exclusive discounts with partners.

A unique Allstar culture like no other OUR HIRING PROCESS Application received Candidate screening Interview(s) and assessment(s) Background check and/or other assessments