Network Engineer - Global WAN

Building a secure network is your hobby, but you can switch easily in a mindset to an enterprise environment where uptime, performance, and security are critical to serving our customers optimally. You have a strong focus on improvement of processes,   procedures   and the Way of Working. You take initiative easily ,   and you strive to   the   optimal   satisfaction of both our consumers as well as the engineers within the squad. You are energetic, creative ,   and you have a can-do mentality.   You are a team player ;   collaboration and sharing knowledge is a natural behavior.

Y ou will join an international team who   is responsible for   ING’s   Global WAN infrastructure .   The GWAN &NS (Global Wide Area Network & Network Services)   squad is the linking pin between internal international consumers and the external network infrastructure supplier , in addition to the several other network services . The Network   Engineer   is part of the squad responsible for the   design ,   implementation ,   and operation of the GWAN .  
 
You will innovate and   participate   in agile work processes such as stand-ups, sprint reviews, and planning. Together with the Product Owner, the team (Squad) works on common goals and a shared backlog. You will take care of all reporting and guide the squad   in   the right direction to improve the services and satisfaction. You are not shy in supporting the other squads within the area and our tribe. You feel comfortable in a role as   a   trusted advisor. We use video and collaboration tools to   facilitate   the communication process.

You recognize yourself in this profile (Competencies)  
You have experience in implementing,   configuring   and changing network infrastructure.   You are able to   develop and   challenge network designs on technical implementation and security aspects.   You are pro-active and are verbally and written competent in the English language.

Competencies – Skills

- You have broad knowledge of LAN-, WAN- and DC environments. CCNP level or comparable

- Broad experience with (routing and switching) protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, STP etc) in a   mainly Cisco-oriented , high available ,   legacy and SDWAN environments .

- Design experience   with   cloud - based   hybrid   networks .

- Knowledge and experience with Firewall products, load   balancing   and broad experience with network management tools like Cisco ACS   and/o r monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Telegraf etc.

- Experience with or affinity with Network Services (e.g.   Cisco ISE , NTP)

- Scripting in Perl or Python is a pre

- You can manage (monitor, evaluate, continuously improve) Incident, Problem, Change and Configuration Management processes implemented in ING and contractually agreed with our Network Service Provider

- Leading, supervising and being on top of the Network Service Provider to   drive them   to the   solution s   while ensuring the availability and the performance of the network .

- Technical implications of Security and Risk principles

- Clear understanding of consumer context and needs, as well as the value-add of your service to the consumer

- Understanding of the Scrum   methodology   (e.g. backlog and sprint planning,   review   and marketplace)

- You are   i nspiring, full of energy and passionate

- Focused on working together,   facilitating   others within the team to be successful

- Strong analytical skills

- Strong people management skills

Competencies - Behaviors

- The mindset of openness and willingness to try new ways of working and technologies

- End-to-end ownership mindset

- Active team player who takes responsibility

- Independent and autonomous in completing tasks

- The mentality of continuous improvement of the service and way of working

- Reflects upon behaviours and performance to proactively   identify   improvement areas

- Strong problem solver to structure and improve complex situations

- Coaches'   others to help their individual development

Your education and background

- Professional and intellectual IT ability at least a bachelor’s degree

- Certifications or proven   proficiency   in Networking and Security

- Certifications or proven   proficiency   in one or more programming/scripting languages

- Excellent command of spoken and written English

Rewards and benefits
We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. Find out more about our employment conditions.

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

- 25-28 vacation days depending on contract
- Pension scheme
- 13th month salary
- 8% Holiday payment
- Hybrid working
- Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
- An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

About us
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