Network Engineer II (Data Centre)

TL;DR

Network Engineer II (Data Centre): Designs, builds, and operates hirify.global’s on‑premises data center networks for all internal workloads with an accent on network automation, reliability, and stability. Focus on automating network provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring through robust scripting and tooling.

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Company

hirify.global makes it easier for everyone to experience the world through its products, partners, and people.

What you will do

• Ensure the reliability, stability, and availability of hirify.global’s global data center network.
• Operate, maintain, and improve large-scale network infrastructure spanning multiple data centers worldwide.
• Automate network provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring through robust scripting and tooling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and troubleshoot networking solutions supporting private cloud environments and virtualization.
• Monitor and optimize network performance, proactively address issues and minimize downtime.
• Engage with vendors and partners for network support and escalations when necessary.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in networking fundamentals, including routing & switching, TCP/IP stack, BGP, EVPN, and VXLAN.
• Strong experience designing, building, and maintaining network automation stacks (preferably in Python) within Unix/Linux environments.
• Hands-on experience with zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) and automated configuration management.
• Proven ability to monitor and optimize network quality, availability, and performance.
• Extensive experience building and operating large-scale data center networks.
• Solid background in private cloud networking and network virtualization.
• Demonstrated experience in incident management and vendor coordination.

Nice to have

• Experience with firewalls.
• Experience with multi vendor networks.

Culture & Benefits

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave.
• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country).
• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and hirify.global wallet credit.

Hiring process

• Application and CV Review
• Recruitment Phone Screen
• Hackerrank
• Business Interview 1 & 2
• FIT Interview
• Hiring Decision