Network Engineer

Smith & Nephew; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 160,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working Model

Generous annual bonus

Life insurance

Private health and dental plans

Multisport card

Job summary

Smith+ Nephew's Network team within Enterprise Technology is seeking a skilled professional to take ownership of complex network environments, delivering secure, scalable solutions across our global footprint.

You will plan, coordinate and support day-to-day operations of LAN, WAN and wireless networks across offices, warehouses and manufacturing sites, translating business needs into robust designs while maintaining governance and ITIL practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in network design, implementation and operations.
• Solid understanding of LAN, WAN and wireless technologies.
• Ability to create detailed technical documentation and translate requirements into clear network designs.
• Knowledge of ITIL practices and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and support the day-to-day operations of network services.
• Design and evolve LAN, WAN and wireless environments across offices, warehouses and manufacturing sites.
• Collaborate with service providers and internal teams to maintain high service availability.
• Contribute to capacity planning, roadmap development and contract renewals.

Skills

Network design

LAN/WAN/Wireless

Technical documentation

ITIL practices

Job description

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+ Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. Are you ready to take ownership of complex network environments and shape the future of enterprise connectivity? As part of our Network team within Enterprise Technology, you will play a critical role in designing, delivering and maintaining secure, scalable network solutions across our global footprint. This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a high performing team where your expertise directly impacts business continuity and innovation.

What will you be doing? In this role, you will bring structure and clarity to complex network environments, balancing operational excellence with forward thinking design. You will plan, coordinate and support the day to day operations of network services while also contributing to the design and evolution of LAN, WAN and wireless environments across offices, warehouses and manufacturing sites. Working closely with stakeholders, you will translate business needs into logical and physical network designs, ensuring that every solution is robust, scalable and aligned with architectural standards. You will collaborate with service providers and internal teams to maintain high service availability, troubleshoot operational challenges and continuously improve performance. Your work will extend beyond delivery as you help shape the future of network services through capacity planning, roadmap development and participation in contract renewals and proposals. Throughout, you will ensure strong governance, documentation and adherence to IT service management processes, ensuring reliability across the full lifecycle of services.

What will you need to be successful?

To succeed in this role, you will combine strong technical expertise with a proactive and structured mindset, enabling you to navigate complexity and deliver high quality outcomes. Experience in network design, implementation and operations, with solid understanding of LAN, WAN and wireless technologies. Ability to create detailed technical documentation and translate requirements into clear and effective network designs. Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with the confidence to work independently and manage multiple priorities. Knowledge of ITIL practices and a collaborative approach to working with stakeholders across technology and business teams.

The anticipated base compensation range for this position is 159,500 PLN - 239,250 PLN gross annually. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on objective, job-related factors including (but not limited to) relevant skills, qualifications, and experience, scope and responsibilities of the role, geographic location, and internal equity considerations. Compensation decisions are made using consistent and gender-neutral criteria, in line with applicable pay transparency laws. This role has been evaluated within our internal job architecture and mapped to a defined pay band to ensure consistency and fairness.

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Your Future

• Generous annual bonus, life insurance
• Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
• Private Health and Dental plans, multisport card/my benefit platform and much more.
• Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles)
• Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship, subsidies for language classes, certifications and postgraduate studies

Stay connected by joining our Talent Community. We're more than just a company - we're a community! Follow us on LinkedIn to see how we support and empower our employees and patients every day. Check us out on Glassdoor for a glimpse behind the scenes and a sneak peek into You. Unlimited., life, culture, and benefits at S+N. Explore our website and learn more about our mission, our team, and the opportunities we offer. Smith+ Nephew is a global medical technology company. We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential. From our first employee and founder, T.J. Smith, to our team today, it’s our people who make Smith+ Nephew a unique place. Yes, we love to innovate and develop exciting technologies, and we offer competitive salaries and progressive benefits. But it’s our culture - of Care, Collaboration and Courage - that really sets us apart. Through a spirit of ownership and can-do attitude we work together to win. We’re a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about our communities. Together, we fulfill our shared purpose of Life Unlimited.