Senior Network Engineer

avacone Switzerland

Senior Network Engineer responsible for enterprise network design and maintenance in a banking environment. Ensuring network security and performance across various infrastructures and solutions.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeBasel • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudCyber SecurityFirewallsPythonSwitching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement and support enterprise-grade network infrastructure across on-premise and cloud environments
Manage and optimise LAN, WAN, WLAN, and data centre network environments
Perform advanced troubleshooting across routing, switching, firewall, VPN, and load balancing technologies
Lead hands-on incident resolution for complex network outages and performance issues
Maintain secure connectivity between data centres, branch offices, cloud platforms, and third-party providers
Support network segmentation, resilience, redundancy and disaster recovery design
Implement and maintain network monitoring, alerting and performance analysis tools
Collaborate closely with cyber security, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams
Support change management, release activities, and technical documentation in line with banking governance standards
Participate in on-call support for critical production incidents when required
Ensure all network solutions comply with internal security standards, audit requirements, and regulatory expectations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong hands-on experience with **Cisco routing and switching** in enterprise environments
Deep expertise in **BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VLANs, STP, HSRP, VRRP**
Strong practical experience with **Palo Alto Networks firewalls**, VPN technologies, and security policies
Experience with **load balancers** such as F5 Networks
Strong knowledge of network security controls, segmentation, NAC, and secure remote access
Experience with cloud networking in **Amazon Web Services** and/or Microsoft
Hands-on experience with network monitoring tools such as **SolarWinds, PRTG, or similar**
Experience in data centre networking and high-availability environments
Strong troubleshooting capability at packet level using tools such as Wireshark
Good scripting capability in Python, Bash, or automation tooling is advantageous
****Required Experience**
Minimum 8 to 10 years of network engineering experience in complex enterprise environments
Proven experience within banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industries
Strong operational experience in mission-critical production environments
Demonstrated ability to work directly on live infrastructure with minimal supervision
Experience supporting audit, compliance, and regulated change environments
****Preferred Qualifications**
Cisco certifications such as CCNP or CCIE
Palo Alto certification preferred
Experience with hybrid cloud connectivity and SD-WAN
Exposure to zero trust networking principles
****Personal Profile**
Strong ownership mentality and accountability
Calm under pressure during production incidents
Highly practical, solution-oriented and detail-focused
Able to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced banking environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Design, implement and support enterprise-grade network infrastructure across on-premise and cloud environments
Manage and optimise LAN, WAN, WLAN, and data centre network environments
Perform advanced troubleshooting across routing, switching, firewall, VPN, and load balancing technologies
Lead hands-on incident resolution for complex network outages and performance issues
Maintain secure connectivity between data centres, branch offices, cloud platforms, and third-party providers
Support network segmentation, resilience, redundancy and disaster recovery design
Implement and maintain network monitoring, alerting and performance analysis tools
Collaborate closely with cyber security, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams
Support change management, release activities, and technical documentation in line with banking governance standards
Participate in on-call support for critical production incidents when required
Ensure all network solutions comply with internal security standards, audit requirements, and regulatory expectations 🎯 Requirements
Strong hands-on experience with **Cisco routing and switching** in enterprise environments
Deep expertise in **BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VLANs, STP, HSRP, VRRP**
Strong practical experience with **Palo Alto Networks firewalls**, VPN technologies, and security policies
Experience with **load balancers** such as F5 Networks
Strong knowledge of network security controls, segmentation, NAC, and secure remote access
Experience with cloud networking in **Amazon Web Services** and/or Microsoft
Hands-on experience with network monitoring tools such as **SolarWinds, PRTG, or similar**
Experience in data centre networking and high-availability environments
Strong troubleshooting capability at packet level using tools such as Wireshark
Good scripting capability in Python, Bash, or automation tooling is advantageous
****Required Experience**
Minimum 8 to 10 years of network engineering experience in complex enterprise environments
Proven experience within banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industries
Strong operational experience in mission-critical production environments
Demonstrated ability to work directly on live infrastructure with minimal supervision
Experience supporting audit, compliance, and regulated change environments
****Preferred Qualifications**
Cisco certifications such as CCNP or CCIE
Palo Alto certification preferred
Experience with hybrid cloud connectivity and SD-WAN
Exposure to zero trust networking principles
****Personal Profile**
Strong ownership mentality and accountability
Calm under pressure during production incidents
Highly practical, solution-oriented and detail-focused
Able to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
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Hard Skills & Tools

Cisco routingCisco switchingBGPOSPFMPLSVLANsSTPHSRPVRRPnetwork troubleshooting

Soft Skills

ownership mentalityaccountabilitycalm under pressuresolution-orienteddetail-focusedcommunication with stakeholders

Certifications

CCNPCCIEPalo Alto certification