Network & Security Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a Network & Security Engineer with 5+ years of experience to join our team in Portugal, ensuring network stability and security. This opportunity is ideal for professionals with solid experience in network infrastructure and operations, particularly within complex and business-critical environments.

This is a 100% remote role based in Portugal.

Responsibilities

Network Operations

• Support the administration, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise network environments, including switching, routing, and wireless technologies.
• Monitor network performance and availability, proactively identifying and resolving connectivity, performance, and infrastructure issues.
• Support network infrastructure changes, upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives.

Network Security & Connectivity

• Manage and support network security solutions, including firewalls, access policies, and secure connectivity.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot VPN and remote connectivity solutions.
• Contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of network security, monitoring, and reliability practices.

Incident Management & Collaboration

• Investigate and resolve network incidents, performing technical analysis and contributing to root cause identification.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, cloud, and operations teams on network-related topics.
• Work with external technology partners and vendors when required to resolve complex technical issues.

Automation & Documentation

• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through network automation and scripting.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, network configurations, procedures, and operational knowledge.

Requirements

• 5+ years of solid, hands-on experience in network engineering or network operations.
• Good knowledge of switching, routing, wireless networking, and TCP/IP.
• Experience with enterprise firewall and network security solutions.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting VPN and secure connectivity solutions.
• Good understanding of network monitoring, performance, security, and troubleshooting concepts.
• Experience with virtualized and/or hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex network and connectivity issues independently.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with infrastructure, security, operations, and other technical teams.
• Comfortable working in multidisciplinary and international environments.
• Good level of English, both written and spoken.

Nice to Have

• Experience with network modernization, SD-WAN, Wi-Fi environments, or network automation.
• Knowledge of scripting and automation technologies such as Python or Ansible.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related area, or equivalent professional experience.
• Relevant networking or security certifications will be valued.

We Offer

• Gross annual salary: €30,000–€35,000, depending on experience and seniority.
• Employment contract.
• Meal allowance.
• Flexible benefits package.
• Health insurance.
• Extra day off on your birthday.
• One additional day off on either 24 December or 31 December.

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