Network Engineer
FN-2
Posted: 12/10/2024
- €75,000-€85,000 per annum
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Permanent
Network Engineer | Permanent role | Leading Tech Company | Amsterdam
We are seeking a skilled and passionate network engineer to join a trailblazing team at the forefront of innovation in large-scale systems and connectivity solutions. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and have a penchant for designing scalable networks, driving automation, and building cutting-edge tools, this could be the perfect role for you. We value curiosity, simplicity, and a commitment to growth—both personal and collective.
Responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled and passionate network engineer to join a trailblazing team at the forefront of innovation in large-scale systems and connectivity solutions. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and have a penchant for designing scalable networks, driving automation, and building cutting-edge tools, this could be the perfect role for you. We value curiosity, simplicity, and a commitment to growth—both personal and collective.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and manage state-of-the-art network infrastructures, encompassing on-premises, cloud, transit, and backbone systems, ensuring 24/7 operational excellence.
- Maintain network availability, optimize performance, and enable scalability across an expansive platform that integrates cloud and on-premise ecosystems.
- Collaborate across multiple engineering and business units to develop network solutions that support the organization's global ambitions.
- Research and experiment with emerging technologies, applying them in practical and transformative ways to improve production networks.
- Deliver operational support for network troubleshooting, issue resolution, and problem remediation at Level 1 and Level 2 tiers.
- Provide technical expertise in cloud and on-premises networking, including VPC creation and interconnects.
- Play a critical role in capacity expansion, hardware installations, and network lifecycle management.
- Actively participate in on-call rotations to ensure network reliability and availability.
- Work alongside project management and technical teams on deployments, upgrades, and critical projects.
- Offer remote deployment support to maintain seamless operations.
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years in network architecture and engineering within high-performance production environments.
- Expertise: In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, and dynamic routing protocols like BGP.
- Programming: Proficiency in Python or Go to drive network automation and observability initiatives.
- Proven experience in designing and deploying large-scale network solutions for enterprises, service providers, or data center environments.
- A strong commitment to leveraging software to enhance network efficiency, automate processes, and prevent issues.
- Advanced proficiency in programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java) with a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience.
- Demonstrated ability to drive operational excellence through robust change management, problem-solving, and post-mortem analysis.
- Expertise in cloud networking (AWS, GCP), including VPC setups, security controls, and direct peering.
- Comprehensive knowledge of distributed systems, including load balancers, DNS, and VM/container networking.
- Domain expertise in areas such as backbone network design, large-scale data centers, or network automation frameworks.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, a track record of successful project execution, and the ability to build consensus around technical strategies.
- A relentless drive to innovate and improve, viewing networks as a fusion of engineering rigor and creative problem-solving.
Floor Nooitgedagt
Principal Consultant