Senior Network & Automation Engineer

CDH Professionals; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CDH Professionals in the Netherlands is seeking a Senior Network Services & Automation Engineer to join a hands-on, operations-focused team ensuring performance and reliability of network connectivity and data center services in a large-scale, multi-tenant environment.

You will own the management of LAN/WAN, support automation initiatives, and drive continuous service improvements through scripting and IaC, collaborating with architects and coaching teammates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of experience.
• CCNP Enterprise and/or DevNet Associate certified.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in network engineering.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, wireless, firewalling, and network security.
• Scripting skills in Bash and/or Python.
• Experience with network automation and Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Ansible, NetConf, YANG, JSON, APIs).
• Dutch - must be professional level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and improve network and data center environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents proactively and reactively.
• Design and implement changes using automation tools and scripting.
• Collaborate with architects to define technical priorities.
• Coach and support team members on network and automation topics.
• Execute scheduled maintenance and participate in project rollouts.
• Integrate and automate various internal systems and network processes.
• Visualize and report on network-related data for operational insights.
• Ensure documentation and process improvement across operations.

Skills

Bash

Python

Routing

Switching

Wireless

Firewalling

Network security

Automation

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Ansible

NetConf

YANG

JSON

APIs

Job description

CDH Professionals in the Netherlands is seeking a Senior Network Services & Automation Engineer to join a hands-on, operations-focused team ensuring performance and reliability of network connectivity and data center services in a large-scale, multi-tenant environment.

You will own the management of LAN/WAN, support automation initiatives, and drive continuous service improvements through scripting and IaC, collaborating with architects and coaching teammates.