Senior Network Engineer – Cork or Dublin (Hybrid)
Location: Dublin Type: Permanent Category: Technology Salary:
Salary: €80,000 – €100,000
Senior Network Engineer – Cork or Dublin (Hybrid)
Salary: €80,000 – €100,000
We're partnering with a global technology organisation to hire a senior-level Network Engineer with deep experience across enterprise networking, cloud networking, and SD-WAN. You'll join a high-performing global Infrastructure team and work closely with architects, engineering groups, sysadmins, and application support teams across multiple regions.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to work on complex environments, elevate automation capabilities, and influence best practices across a global network estate.
What You'll Be Doing
1. Perform routine maintenance including device patching, upgrades, and tech refreshes.
2. Support global internal stakeholders with a high level of service.
3. Monitor WAN, LAN, and cloud networks to detect and resolve issues early.
4. Drive operational excellence, continuous improvement, and streamlined processes.
5. Act as a senior escalation point for complex network issues.
6. Contribute to standards, processes, policies, and configuration documentation.
7. Develop Infrastructure-as-Code practices to automate network operations.
8. Build and maintain cloud network topologies using automation tools (CloudFormation, ARM templates, pipelines, etc.).
9. Engage with SD-WAN environments and help enhance capabilities.
10. Support L2/L3 network infrastructure and assist with capacity planning.
11. Participate in the on-call rotation and help maintain the calendar.
12. Stay informed on new technologies and recommend improvements where beneficial.
What You Bring
Must-Have Experience:
13. Senior-level experience in enterprise networking.
14. Strong proficiency with Cisco as the primary stack, with experience or exposure to Meraki and Nexus highly preferred.
15. Hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls (preferably Panorama-managed).
16. Load balancer experience (F5 BigIP or similar).
17. Experience collaborating closely with network and security teams.
18. SD-WAN experience (e.g., VMware Velocloud).
19. Solid understanding of cloud networking across Azure, AWS, GCP, or OCI.
20. Automation and scripting experience (Terraform, Ansible, GitHub, JFrog, etc.).
21. Strong scripting skills (JSON, YAML, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Perl, etc.).
22. Experience with network monitoring (SolarWinds, Cacti, MRTG, etc.).
23. Excellent troubleshooting capability, including packet capture analysis (Wireshark, NetFlow).
24. Typically 10–15 years+ experience in networking.
Nice to Have:
25. SolarWinds expertise.
26. Broader infrastructure understanding (compute, storage, VDI, applications).
27. Strong communication, documentation, and presentation skills.
28. Ability to work effectively across global and cross-functional teams.
29. Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise multiple initiatives.
Education:
30. Bachelor's degree or relevant technical qualification.
What's On Offer
31. A challenging, impactful role within a global, industry-leading technology team.
32. Opportunities for ongoing professional development and certification support.
33. Competitive salary and benefits.
34. A collaborative and supportive working environment.