Network Engineer – Campus LAN / Cisco Catalyst & Lancom

Our requirements

• Proven experience operating campus networks based on Cisco Catalyst
• Cisco CCNA or CCNP Enterprise certification (or equivalent)
• Proven experience leading or coaching network engineering teams, including onboarding and coordinating nearshore resources
• Strong communication and conflict-resolution skills
• Experience maintaining operational documentation and knowledge management
• Solid understanding of ITIL processes in a regulated environment: Incident, Problem, Change, Release, Knowledge, Configuration, Event, Availability and Capacity Management
• Fluent English, spoken and written
• An existing 1-person company (działalność gospodarcza) registered in Poland

Optional

• German language skills
• Hands-on experience with Lancom, ideally with a Lancom certification (e.g. LCSP)
• ITIL certification
• Network automation with Ansible and Python, and experience with CheckMK
• Experience in banking or financial services

Your responsibilities

• Run and operate the Campus LAN product end to end on Cisco Catalyst (and Lancom in the future): from transitioning new infrastructure into operations, through changes and releases, to decommissioning
• Configure, administer and troubleshoot Cisco Catalyst switching on IOS and IOS-XE, including VLANs, STP, StackWise, PoE and NAC
• Manage the hardware lifecycle, including switch replacements and tracking end-of-life and end-of-support dates
• Coordinate firmware upgrades, maintenance windows and lifecycle activities, and manage licences with Cisco Smart Licensing
• Provide hands-on support for the Lancom infrastructure during the upcoming rollout
• Handle 2nd and 3rd-level incidents and coordinate problem management (root cause analysis, known errors, workarounds)
• Support the Lead Network Engineer during major incidents (bridge calls, data collection, emergency changes)
• Tune event monitoring in CheckMK and report on service availability (uptime, MTBF, MTTR) and capacity
• Investigate log anomalies flagged in Splunk and maintain standard syslog configurations
• Run vulnerability management (security patches, CVE tracking, remediation) in line with ISMS requirements
• Maintain the CMDB (IP addresses, VLANs, VRFs, configuration items) and track licences and asset lifecycle
• Support internal and external audits and drive continual service improvement and automation
• Mentor and cross-train team members, including nearshore engineers, and contribute to runbooks, configuration standards and SOPs

About the project

Recruitment Process:

• Please apply with your CV in English
• We will share your CV with the client only after you have agreed to it
• Candidates who have already been presented for this client in the last 6 months, directly or through another agency, cannot be considered again

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