Network Engineer

Senior IT Network Specialist

• Location: Veghel
• Salary: € 6.000 - € 6.700

About the Role

As a Senior IT Network Specialist, you are a key member of the Agile Network Product Team within the ICT Core domain. In a DevOps-driven environment, you contribute to delivering secure, scalable, and high-performing network solutions across more than 50 global offices, including the headquarters in the Netherlands.

Your Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities (Concise Overview)

• Co-own and drive the network product roadmap together with the Product Owner and Product Architect
• Design and implement network-related epics and features within the Agile Release Train (ART)
• Review and refine high- and low-level network architectures
• Ensure compliance with Zero-Trust principles, NIS2, and ISO27001 standards
• Lead complex network changes and resolve critical incidents
• Act as technical escalation point for advanced network issues
• Translate business requirements into secure and scalable network solutions
• Collaborate with vendors on technical designs and complex troubleshooting
• Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWX Ansible, Python, and CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure knowledge transfer and documentation towards first- and second-line support teams
• Contribute actively to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and other agile ceremonies

Technology Environment

You will work in a modern enterprise networking environment including:

• Aruba CX (switching, routing, EVPN, VXLAN, BGP)
• Aruba Wireless & ClearPass
• Check Point firewalls
• F5 Application Delivery Controllers
• WAN technologies (Internet, IPsec VPN, SD-WAN)
• Automation tooling such as NetBox, AWX Ansible, Terraform, and Python

Your Profile

You are a senior networking professional with a strong balance between technical depth, architectural thinking, and stakeholder engagement.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise networking environments
• Proven hands-on expertise in routing, switching, WAN, firewalling, and secure network design
• Strong understanding of Zero-Trust architectures and security compliance frameworks (NIS2, ISO27001)
• Experience designing scalable global network infrastructures across multiple sites
• Solid experience with network automation and Infrastructure as Code
• Comfortable working in Agile and DevOps environments within product-oriented teams