Senior Network Engineer - Remote-Ready, Training Budget

SwissPeak Partners GmbH; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Room to shape the role

Flexible home office (up to 60%)

Training and certification budget

Comprehensive social benefits

Long-term position

Job summary

SwissPeak Partners GmbH near Zurich is seeking a Network Engineer to build and run secure networks for customer sites worldwide. You will set up VPNs, manage firewalls, design LANs, and diagnose issues both remotely and on site.

You should have an IT or electrical engineering education, 3+ years in network or system engineering, proficiency with TCP/IP, VPNs, Windows Server, and fluency in German and English. Occasional travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Completed IT or electrical engineering education (EFZ with further training, HF, FH or equivalent).
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in network or system engineering.
• Solid knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewalls.
• Real experience with VPNs, ideally IPsec and OpenVPN.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server.
• A calm, customer-focused way of solving problems, including under pressure.
• Fluent German and English.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for on-site work.

Responsibilities

• Set up, run and troubleshoot site-to-site and remote-access VPNs (IPsec, OpenVPN).
• Configure and maintain firewalls (Fortinet, OPNsense and others).
• Design and implement networks at customer sites: switching, routing, VLANs, WLAN.
• Find and fix network problems together with customers and colleagues around the world, remotely or on site.
• Install and roll out software on Windows and Linux systems.
• Build and maintain the internal test and lab networks.
• Keep network documentation clear and up to date, and help improve how the team works.

Skills

TCP/IP networking

Routing & Switching

Firewalls

VPNs (IPsec/OpenVPN)

German

English

Customer focus

Education

EFZ or higher education

Tools

Fortinet

OPNsense

Job description

SwissPeak Partners GmbH near Zurich is seeking a Network Engineer to build and run secure networks for customer sites worldwide. You will set up VPNs, manage firewalls, design LANs, and diagnose issues both remotely and on site.

You should have an IT or electrical engineering education, 3+ years in network or system engineering, proficiency with TCP/IP, VPNs, Windows Server, and fluency in German and English. Occasional travel is expected.