Network Administrator

STAFIDE; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stafide in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is seeking a senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure enterprise network infrastructure. You will manage Palo Alto firewalls, apply IaC with Terraform, and develop CI/CD pipelines to automate network changes.

You will work across infrastructure, security, cloud, and operations teams to ensure high availability, performance, and adherence to Zero Trust principles. 8+ years of experience is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in network administration or enterprise network infrastructure management.
• Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls.
• Expertise in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise network infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for network deployment and changes.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable enterprise network environments.
• Automate network configurations and infrastructure deployments using Terraform.
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewall environments.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for network infrastructure changes.
• Identify and resolve connectivity, performance, and security-related issues.

Skills

Palo Alto firewalls

Terraform / IaC

CI/CD pipelines for network infra

Network security concepts

Network automation

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD tooling (Jenkins/GitLab)

Remedy / IBM Connections ( familiarity )

Job description

• Design, implement, and maintain secure enterprise network infrastructure.
• Configure, manage, and maintain Palo Alto Networks firewalls to ensure network security.
• Manage network configurations using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices, particularly Terraform.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate network configuration changes and deployments.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and overall infrastructure health.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues, identify root causes, and resolve network incidents.
• Manage network operations and ensure reliable, secure, and uninterrupted network services.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, cloud, and operations teams to maintain network stability.
• Implement network security policies and follow Zero Trust networking principles.

What You Bring to the Table:

• 8+ years of overall experience in network administration, network engineering, or enterprise network infrastructure management.
• Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls.
• Expertise in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise network infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols, services, and network security concepts.
• Experience in network automation and configuration management.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated network deployment processes.
• Experience in network monitoring, incident management, and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Remedy and IBM Connections.

You should possess the ability to:

• Design and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable enterprise network environments.
• Automate network configurations and infrastructure deployments using Terraform.
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewall environments.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for network infrastructure changes.
• Identify and resolve network connectivity, performance, and security-related issues.
• Work effectively in multi-vendor network environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable network services.
• Apply Zero Trust security principles to enterprise networking environments.

What We Bring to the Table:

• An opportunity to work on enterprise-level network infrastructure and security projects.
• Exposure to advanced network automation and Infrastructure-as-Code technologies.
• An opportunity to work with Palo Alto firewalls and Terraform-based automation.
• Experience working with cloud and hybrid networking environments.
• A collaborative and technically challenging project environment.

Let’s Connect

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