Senior IT Network Engineer - Hybrid, Lease Car & Growth

ALTEN; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Lease car + fuel card

Hybrid working

Monthly net expense allowance

27 vacation days + 10 purchasable

Pension scheme

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking a Senior IT Network Engineer to join our Eindhoven team. You will design, implement, and maintain complex LAN/WAN networks in an Agile DevOps environment, co-owning the network product roadmap with Product Owners and Architects.

You should have 8+ years in enterprise networking, fluent English (Dutch preferred), and hands-on experience with Aruba CX, Aruba ClearPass, Check Point, F5, and automation tools like Terraform, Ansible (AWX), and Python.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Network Engineering, CS, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of IT networking experience in enterprise environments.
• Fluent in English; Dutch preferable.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, VLANs, VPNs.
• Hands-on with Aruba CX, Aruba Wireless, Aruba ClearPass; Check Point and F5 ADCs.
• Experience with WAN technologies and SD-WAN; automation via Terraform, Ansible, Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain complex network infrastructures (LAN, WAN, WLAN).
• Lead within the agile team and co-own the network product roadmap with Product Owners and Architects.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of network-related epics and features within the ART.
• Review high- and low-level network architectures focusing on security and performance.
• Implement and enforce modern security frameworks (Zero-Trust, NIS2, ISO27001).
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize global network performance and availability.
• Lead complex network changes, migrations, and incident resolution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into secure network solutions.
• Drive automation and CI/CD using Infrastructure as Code; work with Terraform, AWX Ansible, Python, Atlassian suite.
• Act as escalation point and liaise with vendors on complex issues; document configurations for knowledge sharing.

Skills

LAN/WAN/VLAN

TCP/IP

BGP

EVPN

VXLAN

VPNs

Security frameworks

Incident management

Leadership

Agile/DevOps

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Network Engineering or CS

Tools

Aruba CX

Aruba Wireless

Aruba ClearPass

Check Point firewalls

F5 Application Delivery Controllers

Terraform

AWX Ansible

NetBox

Python

Job description

ALTEN is seeking a Senior IT Network Engineer to join our Eindhoven team. You will design, implement, and maintain complex LAN/WAN networks in an Agile DevOps environment, co-owning the network product roadmap with Product Owners and Architects.

You should have 8+ years in enterprise networking, fluent English (Dutch preferred), and hands-on experience with Aruba CX, Aruba ClearPass, Check Point, F5, and automation tools like Terraform, Ansible (AWX), and Python.