Network Engineer

Franklin Fitch; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin Fitch in Germany is seeking a Senior Network Consultant specializing in Juniper and Arista to join its consulting team. You will work on complex customer projects, combining hands-on networking with consultancy, solution design and project ownership.

The role requires deep routing/switching and network-architecture knowledge, Juniper certifications (JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP), and Fortinet experience is a plus. German and English fluency are important for client engagements.

Qualifications

• Several years’ experience as a Network Engineer or Network Consultant, with a strong focus on Juniper Networks and ideally additional Arista experience
• Strong understanding of routing and switching, network architecture and enterprise networking environments
• Experience with Juniper technologies, ideally supported by certifications such as JNCIA, JNCIS or JNCIP
• Fortinet / FortiGate experience would be advantageous
• Independently manage and deliver customer projects from initial planning through to implementation
• Produce High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs) and technical documentation
• Lead proofs of concept (POCs), installations, configurations and deployments
• Confidently engage with customers at both technical and management level, delivering presentations and workshops

Responsibilities

• Independently manage and deliver customer projects from initial planning through to implementation
• Produce High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs) and technical documentation
• Lead proofs of concept (POCs), installations, configurations and deployments
• Engage with customers at technical and management level, delivering presentations and workshops

Skills

Juniper Networks

Arista Networks

Routing & Switching

Network Architecture

JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP

Fortinet FortiGate

Project Management

Documentation

German language

English language

Customer-facing

Job description

Senior Network Consultant – Juniper / Arista

An established international IT services and cybersecurity business is expanding its German consulting team to support growing customer demand across networking and cybersecurity. The role offers the opportunity to work on complex customer projects, combining hands-on technical expertise with consultancy, solution design and project ownership.

Key Responsibilities & Requirements

• Several years’ experience as a Network Engineer or Network Consultant, with a strong focus on Juniper Networks and ideally additional Arista experience
• Strong understanding of routing and switching, network architecture and enterprise networking environments
• Experience with Juniper technologies, ideally supported by certifications such as JNCIA, JNCIS or JNCIP
• Fortinet / FortiGate experience would be advantageous
• Independently manage and deliver customer projects from initial planning through to implementation
• Produce High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs) and technical documentation |
• Lead proofs of concept (POCs), installations, configurations and deployments
• Confidently engage with customers at both technical and management level, delivering presentations and workshops
• Strong communication skills with very good German and good English.

Candidate Profile

This is not a purely hands-on engineering position. The successful candidate will combine deep technical networking expertise with strong consulting skills, customer-facing experience and the ability to take ownership of projects independently.

Technical Focus: