Network & Automation Engineer / Architect (m/f/d)

Headhunter: LHH

IT Consulting

Zürich - Schweiz

Senior Specialist / Project Manager

Hybrid

Experteer Overview

Senior Network Engineer role combining hands-on engineering with architecture work to shape our network for the private cloud and data centers. You will design and optimize the network, automate services, and contribute to architecture documentation while collaborating across product, development, and operations teams. The position blends strategic initiatives with day-to-day operational support in a hybrid Bern/Zurich setup. You’ll help scale and secure our enterprise network and cloud platform, delivering high-performance, reliable infrastructure.

Compensation / Benefits

Hybrid work model (onsite Bern, days in Zurich)
100% workload
Potential for permanent employment after contract
Location flexibility (Bern and Zurich)
Structured onboarding and security clearance requirement
Long-term opportunity in a technologically advanced environment

Responsibilities

Design, engineer, and continuously evolve the network architecture and infrastructure
Operate, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise and data center networks
Automate network and infrastructure services using Infrastructure as Code
Ensure quality, stability, security, and performance of network services
Evaluate, test, and integrate new technologies for the private cloud platform
Create and maintain technical concepts, architecture documentation, and operational guidelines
Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Development and Operations teams to achieve objectives

Key requirements

Several years of experience as a Network Engineer with architecture responsibilities or as a Network Architect in enterprise or data center environments
Proven experience in designing and implementing network architectures, segmentation, and security concepts
Strong expertise in: Enterprise networking (Routing, Switching, Multicast, QoS)
Routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF
Cisco Data Center Networking
TCP/IP technologies (IPv4, IPv6, DNS, DHCP, NAT)
Experience with Linux in infrastructure environments
Knowledge of virtualization and Kubernetes networking (e.g., Cilium)
Strong skills in network automation using Ansible, Python, Bash, and Git
Experience automating network and infrastructure services
Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting complex enterprise networks
Experience creating technical concepts and architecture documentation
Fluent in German (C1) and English