Network Architect / Team Lead

• Network Installation and Support: Install, configure, and support network environments using technologies such as Extreme Networks, Cisco, and Fortinet, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability.
• Firewall Management: Install, configure, and provide ongoing support for firewalls, including Fortigate and Cisco, ensuring the protection of network infrastructure from threats and unauthorized access.
• Design and Administration: Design, implement, and administer customer network environments, tailoring solutions to meet specific client needs and ensuring high availability, performance, and resilience.
• Second-Level IT Support: Act as 2nd Level IT Support for local field services, providing expert assistance, troubleshooting complex network issues, and maintaining seamless operations.
• Ability to lead a team of6-8 team members.
• Focus on automating networking tasks with Infrastructure-as-Code, Ansible, Terraform, SND, Cloud Network, Network Fabric
• Focus on Security (Zero Trust, Identity-based Access)
• Network Monitoring and Administration: Monitor and administer local network environments, proactively identifying potential issues, optimizing performance, and ensuring secure network operations.
• Incident Management: Efficiently manage, document, and resolve incidents using the Jira ticketing system, ensuring accurate tracking, timely resolution, and communication of network-related issues.
• Network Optimization and Upgrades: Continuously assess network performance and implement upgrades or optimization strategies, including firmware updates, hardware replacements, and software patches.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain comprehensive documentation of network configurations, changes, and procedures, and generate regular reports on network performance, incidents, and improvements.
• Disaster Recovery Planning: Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans for network infrastructure, ensuring that backup and recovery procedures are tested and effective in restoring services after a failure.
• Network Audit and Compliance Checks: Conduct regular network audits to ensure compliance with internal and external regulations, identifying areas for improvement and implementing necessary changes.
• International Team Collaboration: Collaborate with an international IT team, contributing to cross-border projects and ensuring cohesive network management and support across global operations.
• Standby Participation: Participate in standby duties.

Do you have experience in Terraform?, * More than 5years of experience as network engineer, ideally within an international setup

• First experience in leading function is considered as a plus
• Certifications for Network devices like CISCO-CCNA, Fortinet or Extreme Certified Associate
• Experiences in administration of phone systems.(Not required but advantageous)
• Good knowledge central managed networks systems and environment
• Experience in Automatization of Networks
• Technical documentation skills
• Proficient/Good in English and Dutch skills both spoken and written.
• Ability to travel internationally (10% - 20%)

We offer you a stable yet very diverse working environment with an outstanding team spirit and atmosphere. If you love working in a very diverse and technical environment, at a great location in Amsterdam, within an awesome international team, this is the job for you!

Next to these amazing perks we offer:

• An attractive salary package: we honour your performance appropriately
• Enough time to relax: 26+ vacation days
• A high level of autonomy
• It will never get boring: professional challenges, exciting, diverse tasks
• Opportunity to grow: continuous professional development and training with career growth opportunities
• Office +home work: mix between working in our beautiful Amsterdam office + home office days
• The greatest colleagues: relaxed atmosphere, steady, supportive international team

DE-CIX (Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange) is the world's leading operator of internet exchanges. At its locations in Europe, North America, the Middle East, India and Asia, DE-CIX connects thousands of network operators (carriers), internet service providers (ISP), content providers and company networks from more than 100 countries and offers peering, cloud and interconnection services. With a data volume of  almost 30 exabytes per year (as of 2021) and well over 1000 connected  networks, DE-CIX in Frankfurt am Main is one of the largest Internet nodes in the world.