Network Engineer

Avance Consulting; Stuttgart; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Avance Consulting is seeking experienced Network Services & Infrastructure professionals to lead and manage network sites with focus on reliability, performance, and service excellence. The role requires strong stakeholder management and collaboration across offshore and onsite teams.

You will work within a hybrid model, three days onsite at customer locations, and coordinate with global teams to drive projects and resolve complex issues.

Qualifications

• Fluency in the local language is mandatory and English knowledge is required.
• Strong customer and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience in complex and dynamic enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, locally and in diverse teams.
• Hybrid working model with 3 days onsite – operates from Customer location.

Responsibilities

• Perform the leadership role as Network Services Manager – including all aspects of sites under ownership.
• Act as a technical escalation for priority incidents.
• Guide the team to resolve issues and bridge offshore and onsite technical teams.
• Drive business projects and lifecycle management for sites under ownership.
• Responsible or act as Project/Program lead.
• Monitor project progress, SLA, and ops reporting; attend meetings with client and stakeholders.
• Discuss approvals with customer on financial aspects including budgeting, SLA penalties, invoicing, with central invoicing.

Skills

Routing and switching & DDI

Wireless networking technologies

Firewall and network security concepts

Capacity and performance management

Troubleshooting and analytics

Tools

Fortinet

Aruba Networks

VPN and Remote Access Solutions

Job description

Role: Network Services & Infrastructure Professionals

We are looking to connect with experienced network and infrastructure professionals who enjoy solving complex challenges, driving service excellence, and supporting enterprise environments where reliability and performance truly matter.

If you are passionate about networking technologies and want to contribute to transformational programs for leading international organizations, we would welcome the opportunity to connect.

German language proficiency: C1 or above

Network & Infrastructure Services

• Network Administrators
• Network Operations Specialists
• Network Service Managers
• Infrastructure Support Professionals
• Connectivity Experts

What We're Looking For

• Strong customer and stakeholder management capabilities
• A passion for service excellence and continuous improvement
• Experience working in complex and dynamic enterprise environments
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, locally and in diverse teams
• Fluency in the local language is mandatory, and good knowledge of English is required
• Hybrid working model with 3 days of onsite presence – Operates from Customer location

Key Skills

• Routing and switching & DDI
• Wireless networking technologies
• Firewall and network security concepts
• Capacity and performance management
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical capabilities

Preferred Technologies

• Fortinet
• Aruba Networks
• VPN and Remote Access Solutions

Preferred Certifications

• Fortinet NSE

Job responsibilities:

1. Perform the leadership role as Network Services Manager – including all aspects of sites under ownership
2. Act as a technical escalation for any priority incidents
3. Guide the team to resolve issues and help bridge between offshore and onsite technical teams
4. Drive Business projects, LCM for sites in ownership, leverage onsite teams and L2/L3 engineers to execute projects
5. Responsible or act as Project/Program lead
6. Project progress , SLA , Ops reporting. Attend Monthly, weekly, daily meetings with client/internal stakeholders
7. Discuss and seek approvals from customer on financial aspects including budgeting of projects, SLA penalties, invoicing etc. in coordination with central invoicing, reporting,