Senior Network Engineer: Global SD-WAN & Cloud Ops

NetApp; Schiphol; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NetApp is seeking a Senior Network Systems Engineer to own and operate the global enterprise network, spanning routing, SD-WAN, and campus networking. You will design, deploy, and troubleshoot complex infrastructure across regions, driving automation-led improvements and codified operations.

You will mentor teams, define standards, and lead network projects with vendors and partners, contributing to a cloud-first operating model while ensuring reliability and performance across the global

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise network engineering and operations, with senior technical capacity.
• Deep hands-on Cisco SD-WAN (Catalyst SD-WAN/Viptela) experience including vManage/vBond/vSmart.
• Expert routing knowledge (BGP/OSPF, route redistribution, policy-based routing) with Cisco experience.
• Proven track record delivering complex network projects at multi-site scale.

Responsibilities

• Own routing across the global network: design, implement, operate enterprise routing for internet edge, WAN, and inter-site connectivity.
• Engineer and operate Cisco SD-WAN: manage policy design, templates, site onboarding, overlay/underlay Troubleshooting.
• Lead campus networking: support global offices, labs, and manufacturing across L2/L3, switching, VLANs, and redundancy.
• Resolve escalated operational issues: provide senior escalation, root-cause analysis, permanent resolutions.
• Deliver network projects: lead site builds, migrations, and design changes with vendors and partners.
• Maintain operational health: monitor telemetry, manage changes through formal change control.
• Contribute to standards and direction: develop runbooks, documentation, and mentor engineers.
• Support automation and modernisation: collaborate to automate recurring tasks via code.

Skills

Cisco SD-WAN

BGP & OSPF

Enterprise routing

Campus LAN/WAN

Automation (Python/Ansible/Terraform)

Mentoring/leadership

Vendor coordination

Job description

NetApp is seeking a Senior Network Systems Engineer to own and operate the global enterprise network, spanning routing, SD-WAN, and campus networking. You will design, deploy, and troubleshoot complex infrastructure across regions, driving automation-led improvements and codified operations.

You will mentor teams, define standards, and lead network projects with vendors and partners, contributing to a cloud-first operating model while ensuring reliability and performance across the global