Network Engineer - Netherlands - 10+ months - Hybrid- EU

Our client is a major multinational operating large-scale production environments across Europe and the UK. They are expanding their infrastructure capability and are seeking a Network Engineer experienced in both enterprise networking and industrial manufacturing settings.

As a Network Engineer, you will lead lifecycle, deployment, and discovery projects across production facilities, with a strong focus on Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching and Cisco Industrial Ethernet integration.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and migrate Cisco Catalyst 9000 platforms across multiple sites.
• Execute physical installation tasks including racking, patching, and labelling.
• Govern STP and core L2/L3 parameters to maintain network stability in production environments.
• Configure and deploy Cisco Industrial Ethernet hardware within OT zones.
• Conduct full-site logical and physical network audits for 2027 lifecycle planning.
• Produce high-quality Visio diagrams and forecast hardware requirements (BoM, SFPs, cabling).

Required Skills

• Expertise with Cisco Catalyst 9000 and experience with Cisco Industrial Ethernet.
• Strong L2/L3 networking (STP, LACP, VLANs, VRFs) including industrial protocols.
• Ability to document complex As-Built and Future designs in Visio.
• Background in hardware auditing and building accurate Bills of Materials.
• Comfortable working independently in live production environments.
• Candidate must be based in the EU.

Contract Details

• Start date: ASAP (flexible)
• Contract type: Freelance/temporary
• Length: Contract until eoy
• Workload: Full-time
• Location: Candidate will be travelling across different sites in the EU/UK
• Timezone: CET

Interested? If this position is of your interest, please click on the apply button or reach out directly at f.leone(at)globalenterprisepartners.

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