VP, Network Operations Engineer

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 offices around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

We experiment, design, and lead a 24×7 global business where we support core capabilities in asset management, trading, investment operations, and risk management. We deliver secure, reliable, and integrated solutions, and provide insights on new, and emerging technologies.

Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Resilience (ICR)

GIC is seeking a highly experienced and strategic leader representing Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Resilience (ICR) for the Americas, responsible for overseeing all technology and Cyber functions across North and South America.

What impact can you make in this role?

The VP, Network Operations Engineer is responsible for leading and maintaining operational excellence for our network infrastructure across the Americas region. Operating in a regulated financial environment, this role is responsible for ensuring service reliability, compliance, security, and operational discipline across all network services. The VP will function as the regional approving authority for network changes, the primary escalation point, and the bridge with our global L2 Network Operations team.

This individual must have strong hands‑on expertise with Enterprise campus wired and wireless solutions, and security solutions, backed by deep experience in financial sector operational governance and controls. Additionally, we seek candidates with exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and automation, preferably with a networking engineering background along with operations experience.

What will you do as a VP, Network Operations Engineer? Regional Network Operations Leadership

• Maintain best-in-class operational reliability for network services supporting trading, and corporate connectivity.
• Act as the regional authority for network change approvals, ensuring adherence to financial‑industry standards for stability, risk controls, and documentation quality.
• Serve as the single point of contact (SPOC) for all network escalations in the region, coordinating across Technology, Cybersecurity, Risk, and global support teams.

Core Operational Responsibilities Monitoring & Event Management

• Oversee the monitoring of network and security infrastructure, including performance, bandwidth, latency, and security events.
• Ensure alert thresholds, dashboards, and KPIs reflect regulatory and business expectations for availability and resilience.
• Drive early detection, triage, escalation, and resolution of incidents impacting regional services.
• Integrate Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to enhance monitoring and event management, focusing on automation and continuous improvement.
• Implement automated monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve issues, reducing manual intervention and improving response times.

Inventory & Asset Management

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date inventory of all network devices, software versions, licenses, circuit details, and configurations.
• Ensure inventory records meet internal audit standards and are reconciled regularly with CMDB and procurement systems.

Configuration Management

• Own configuration governance for all regional network devices, ensuring compliance with security baselines, hardening standards, and approved templates.
• Enforce version control, backup policies, and configuration drift detection.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Security Architecture teams to implement configuration updates in a controlled and automated manner.

Patch & Vulnerability Management

• Maintain a structured patch management schedule for network devices in region, aligned with vulnerability severity, vendor advisories, and regulatory expectations.
• Coordinate with Cybersecurity teams to remediate high‑risk vulnerabilities, ensuring timely closure and…