Network Engineer (m/w/d)

Medline Europe; eMadlangeni Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 400 000 - 550 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare solutions provider is seeking a Network Engineer to manage and support networking infrastructure. You will design and implement large-scale networking solutions ensuring high availability and performance. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of network engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. The position offers a market-related salary, a bonus plan, and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Market related salary

Bonus plan

Training opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in network engineering with a successful track record in infrastructure projects.
• Hands-on experience with TCP/UDP protocols and understanding of end-to-end packet flow.
• Experience with VoIP and telephony systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support networking infrastructure including routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Design, implement, and optimize large-scale networking solutions.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver reliable network solutions.

Skills

Network engineering

TCP/UDP protocols

VoIP systems

Network security

Infrastructure automation

Cloud networking

Kubernetes networking

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

Cloudflare

Terraform

Job description

Department: IT
Reports to: Senior Manager IT Infrastructure
Location: Utrecht Central (The NL), Kleve (DE)

About Us

Medline is a leading provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions, serving all points of care. Through a wide-ranging product portfolio, a robust supply chain network and modern clinical solutions, Medline helps healthcare providers (HCPs) improve their clinical, financial and operational outcomes. Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, United States, the company employs more than 43,000 people worldwide and operates in more than 100 countries and territories. Outside the US, Medline International B.V. serves as headquarters of the EMEA region and is located in Utrecht, the Netherlands. To learn more about Medline’s operations in Europe, visit www.medline.eu.

Purpose

As a network engineer you will manage and support our networking and unified communications infrastructure including routers, SD‑WAN, switches, firewalls, wireless networks and enterprise voice and telephony systems. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining and optimizing these systems to ensure high performance and reliability.

How can you help us?

• Design, implementation, and optimisation of large‑scale networking solutions to ensure high availability, scalability and performance
• Maintain and optimise the network infrastructure and workload scheduling environment
• Conceptualise and implement network solutions, including international LAN/WLAN infrastructure
• Collaborate across teams to deliver efficient and reliable network solutions
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation and reporting on network infrastructure
• Support the development and improvement of operational processes and best practices

To succeed in the role, you need to be comfortable working in a collaborative, team‑oriented environment as well as engaging with third‑party vendors and ISPs.

Are you a match?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering etc. and 3+ years of experience in network engineering, with a successful track record of leading large‑scale infrastructure projects
• Hands‑on experience with TCP/UDP protocols and strong understanding of end‑to‑end packet flow
• Experience with VoIP and telephony systems (both SaaS and on‑premises)
• Familiarity with IP telephony and VoIP technologies
• Experience managing a CDN (preferably Cloudflare)
• Strong network security skills, especially with Check Point firewalls
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools like Terraform
• Familiarity with cloud‑based networking, preferably in Azure environments
• Understanding of Kubernetes networking fundamentals
• Fluency in English
• Ability to travel for work

What we offer

• Market related salary and a bonus plan
• A range of training opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hybrid working options
• International working environment
• And other benefits depending on the country you will be based in

Ready for a new challenge?

Medline thrives when everyone feels truly connected and empowered to contribute their unique insights. We aim to ensure an environment where every individual feels a strong sense of belonging and is fully engaged. We're eager to welcome applicants, regardless of background and/or lived experiences, recognising that our differences in perspectives enables us to carry out our mission to help improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. We look forward to receiving your application.

Contact

Please apply by submitting your CV before the 15th of December. We would love to hear from you.