Network Engineer

NovoServe
Enschede, Netherlands
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
€5,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
Dutch, English
Job source

Tech stack

Border Gateway Protocol Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Data Centers DDoS Mitigation Linux Networking Hardware Network Security Network Architecture Overlay Transport Virtualization Ansible System Availability Performance Monitor
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Job description

We operate an international network that supports over 7,000 physical servers, offers 16 Tbps of external connectivity and has dozens of peering partners. Our network infrastructure is distributed across 9 data centers on two continents, ensuring high availability, resilience, and global reach. We are looking to expand the team responsible for our network infrastructure with an experienced Network engineer.

Your role, within our team

As a Network Engineer, you will be part of our operations team. This team is dedicated to ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our infrastructure by combining network expertise with modern DevOps practices.

Within the team you will contribute to the design, implementation and operation of resilient, high-performing network solutions. Together the team focuses on proactive monitoring and continuous improvement, ensuring that our infrastructure can support the growth and evolving demands of our business.

You will collaborate with the Development department to further automate the network, ensure network security, and enhance our in-house DDoS protection. Additionally, you will be involved in incident management (including participation in on-call and standby duties) and traffic optimization.

Requirements

You enjoy collaborating with the team to improve our network infrastructure. You have strong analytical skills, allowing you to get to the root cause of issues during network incidents and resolve them independently.

  • You possess at least a higher professional education (HBO) level of thinking and working.
  • You are well-versed in router technologies and protocols such as BGP, IS-IS, VXLAN, and EVPN.
  • You have solid knowledge and experience with Linux systems.
  • You have solid knowledge and experience with Arista network equipment.
  • Experience with or interest in network automation (e.g. Ansible).
  • Professional working proficiency in Dutch and English.
  • Familiarity with DWDM networks is a plus.

Benefits & conditions

  • a salary up to € 5.000,- gross per month (based on a 40-hour work week), depending on knowledge and experience;
  • supplemented with compensation for participation in the on-call duty rotation.
  • part-time work possible;
  • lease car;
  • free lunch;
  • opportunity to attend conferences;
  • opportunity to obtain certifications in your field.

About the company

NovoServe is an entrepreneurial, tech-driven IaaS provider headquartered in the Netherlands. We deliver high-performance, scalable bare-metal servers on a secure and resilient platform. With global expansion as one of our key ambitions, we’re bringing our services to customers across all industries around the world., Our main office is located in Enschede, but our team includes colleagues from all across the Netherlands. That’s why we work partly remote - it gives everyone flexibility. At the same time we enjoy working together in person regularly at least twice a week.

Interested?

Are you interested in this position and would you like to apply your knowledge and experience with us? Then please send us your CV.

Still have questions? Feel free to contact us via email. Deze baan Landelijk gemiddeld IT ICT vacatures gemiddeld Overijssel gemiddeld Devops engineer

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