Network Engineer

About the Position

Network Engineer

As a Network Engineer at Internet Vikings, you will implement and manage our hosting services network infrastructure. This role involves leading new network architecture blueprints, projects, mentoring network engineers, and ensuring that our networks operate efficiently, securely, and reliably.

You will be part of our Engineering team, which handles all technical operations from our 24/7 NOC, DevOps, SRE, Cloud, and Network Infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Implement, manage, and maintain customer-facing production network infrastructure supporting our hosting services
• Implement and manage core network routing configuration, network security solutions, such as firewalls, DDoS protection, and VPNs
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues with minimal downtime
• Plan and execute network upgrades, migrations, and extensions
• Monitor network performance and implement improvements for optimal efficiency
• Support compliance-driven standards such as ISO 27001, manage and mitigate risks identified through vulnerability and audit assessments
• Implement and manage network automation and Infrastructure as Code solutions to improve efficiency and change management
• Collaborate effectively with other stakeholders and customers to ensure projects and key deliverables are executed in a timely manner
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date network designs, configurations, and asset inventory
• Participate in incident, problem, and change management
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and recommend their adoption where applicable
• Maintain documentation and contribute to shared ways of working with other team members
• Participate in a shared on-call rotation

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Network Engineer in a production environment
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to the team
• Be ready to drive ownership and change within our network infrastructure
• Have a problem-solving and can-do attitude
• Keep solutions simple for others to follow
• Follow best practices in everything you do
• Familiar with ITIL Processes
• Be comfortable in having direct customer communication

Skills

• Strong networking fundamentals and production experience using technology stacks from leading brands such as Cisco and Juniper
• Routing and switching e.g. Cisco and Juniper
• Practical hands-on background experience with on-premises architectures
• Firewalls and VPN’s
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN routing protocols
• Networking security and high-availability design principles
• DDoS protection products such as Cloudflare
• Software Defined Networking
• Experience with automation / IaC tooling and scripting
• Observability / monitoring experience for network platforms

We Offer

• Opportunity to work with modern technologies in a growing international company
• Influence over technical and architectural decisions
• An international working environment
• A team of highly skilled engineers

About the Company

Internet Vikings is a growing international company that provides managed services for our customers, including architecture and implementation of complex solutions, configuration of new customer environments, and daily operations and maintenance of our infrastructure.

EU citizenship or a valid EU work permit is required.

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Location: Tas-Sliema, Sliema, Malta

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience Level: Mid-level

Language: English (Advanced)