Network Engineer

NovoServe; Enschede; Hybrid; EUR 33,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to € 5,000 gross per month

On-call compensation

Part-time option

Lease car

Free lunch

Conference attendance

Certifications support

Job summary

NovoServe, an entrepreneurial, tech-driven IaaS provider headquartered in the Netherlands, seeks a Network Engineer to join our operations team in Enschede. You will help design, implement and operate resilient, high-performing networks across multiple data centers and continents, collaborating with Development to automate and secure the network and improve DDoS protection.

The role includes on-call duties, proactive monitoring and traffic optimization to support rapid growth.

Qualifications

• At least HBO level thinking and working.
• Familiar with router technologies and protocols: BGP, IS-IS, VXLAN, EVPN.
• Solid knowledge of Linux systems.
• Solid knowledge and experience with Arista network equipment.
• Experience with network automation (e.g. Ansible).
• Professional working proficiency in Dutch and English.
• Familiarity with DWDM networks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and operate resilient, high-performing network solutions.
• Focus on proactive monitoring and continuous improvement of infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Development to automate the network and enhance in-house DDoS protection.
• Contribute to incident management, including on-call and standby duties.
• Assist in traffic optimization to support growth and evolving demands.

Skills

BGP/IS-IS/VXLAN/EVPN

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Dutch & English proficiency

Education

Higher professional education (HBO)

Tools

Arista gear

Ansible

DWDM knowledge

Job description

Our 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.

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.

Taken

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.

Vereisten

Your profile

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

We offer the following

• 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.

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.

Still have questions? Feel free to contact us via email.