Job Title:
IT Network EngineerContract Type:
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Job Description:
Summary of Company
Centalion is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy, bulk materials, and base metals from where they are sourced and stored to where they are demanded most. With strategic investments in industrial infrastructure—upstream, terminals, refineries, power plants and storage – Centalion further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers. Centalion trades in more than 100 countries with main trading hubs in Geneva, Singapore and Houston, along with other trading offices in Calgary, Dubai, Stamford, London and Shanghai, supported by a network of more than 20 representative offices around the globe. In 2025, Centalion generated revenue of US$144 billion and traded 253 million MT of commodities. For more information: Centalion.com
Overview of Role
The IT Network Engineer reports to the IT Infrastructure manager and the primary role is to be responsible for the evaluation, design, planning, implementation and support of Network related solutions with a global scope. You will be joining an international team of Network Engineers, contributing to the continuous optimization of our IT infrastructure services.
Assist project teams with technical issues in the Initiation and Planning phases of our standard Project Management Methodology. These activities include the definition of needs, benefits, and technical strategy; research & development within the project life cycle; technical analysis and design; and support of operations staff in executing, testing and rolling-out the solutions. Participation in projects focused on smoothing the transition of projects from development to production matters by performing operations activities within the project life cycle.
Main Responsibilities
- Monitor the global network eco-system to ensure issues are addressed to maintain SLA’S
- Become ICT Owner of specific products and ensure that all the responsibilities surrounding ICT ownership, such as product evolution, Design and documentation are addressed
- Diagnose, analyze and solve problems over the numerous technologies ( Centalion Networks Global, Firewall related issues and Routing Issues)
- Analyze network performance and provide operations reports on the network infrastructure
- Design and perform installation of new sites
- Be a project manager and technical resource on Global and regional Projects to implement new technologies
- Provide architectural insight and possible improvements that could be made based on the Centalion IT Strategy
- Ensure that systems are managed per established SLA (Service Level Agreement)
- Support for global deployment will require off-hours support across multiple time zones
- Perform ad-hoc duties as assigned by manager
Profile
The individual should have the following experience:
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Minimum 4 years of previous working experience as a network specialist from an international company
- Wide understanding of global corporate technologies: Network Protocols (STP, ARP, DHCP, DNS and DNS management, IPSec); Geo-location technologies; Switching; Routing and Routers technologies (Peplinks); Web Proxy management; Fortinet firewalls; SSLVPN remote gateway technologies; WAN optimization; Load Balancers; Wifi Technologies
- Knowledge in the following technologies is a plus: Cisco VoIP, Cisco Nexus vPC, Microsoft Azure, SDWan;
- Global projects management experience
- Good time management skills
- Fluent English language skills, any other language is a plus
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and strong team-player skills
- Team player with sense of urgency and respect of deadlines
- Process oriented person.5+ years’ administrating experience and support other network related products such as AD, networking and related technical infrastructure
If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Our people make all the difference in our success.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Minimum 4 years of experience as a network specialist in an international company
- Understanding of network protocols including STP, ARP, DHCP, DNS, DNS management, and IPSec
- Experience with switching, routing, routers, Peplink, web proxy management, Fortinet firewalls, SSL VPN, WAN optimization, load balancers, and Wi-Fi technologies
- Global project management experience
- 5+ years of administration and support experience with networking and related technical infrastructure
- Cisco VoIP, Cisco Nexus vPC, Microsoft Azure, or SD-WAN knowledge
- Fluent English language skills
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills
- Strong time management, process orientation, urgency, and respect for deadlines
What We Do
Gunvor Group is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy, metals and bulk materials from where they are sourced and stored to where they are demanded most. With strategic investments in industrial infrastructure—refineries, pipelines, storage, terminals, mining and upstream—Gunvor further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers. More information can be found at www.gunvorgroup.com or @Gunvor
