DevOps Engineer – Connectivity

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• Highlight 1: Full reimbursement of public transport costs, €0.23 per km by car and €0.40 per km by bicycle
• Highlight 2: A fixed 13th month and 8% holiday allowance
• Job Type: Permanent
• Salary for external website: A gross monthly salary between €4,499 and €6,582, depending on classification and work experience.
• Compensation: EUR 4,499 - EUR 6,582 - per month

Company description

We are the Tech Hub Private Cloud, part of KPN System Integrator for Business in the Netherlands. We offer modern IT services from our unique, secure Private Cloud, tailored to our clients' needs, both on-site and from our Dutch KPN data centers.

Do you enjoy playing a key role in modernizing IT environments for leading companies? Do you enjoy working in an innovative environment where your ideas are valued and you have the freedom to experiment and grow? Are you the kind of person our clients say, "We wish we had more of these."

Do you enjoy brainstorming about how work can be smarter, more enjoyable, and better? Then this is your chance. Join Private Cloud and make a difference!

Your team consists of approximately 20 connectivity specialists who know every route within the data centers and are committed to addressing IP conflicts. The team is responsible for network services, the foundation for platforms, data, and services. Customers benefit from a highly available and secure connection using our Private Cloud services.

Besides daily management, connectivity specialists primarily work on (customer) projects, both within our KPN customer platform environments and at co-locations. Connectivity also enables the Full Stack Operations team to handle incidents, problems, and changes. Our team operates 24/7 on-call shifts on a rotating basis and also implements changes outside of office hours if necessary. Encouraging and challenging each other to continuously improve is how we make progress.

Job description

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer - Connectivity who, in addition to managing, maintaining, Life Cycle Management (LCM), and innovating network components such as Cisco, F5, and Fortinet, will also focus on virtual networking (SDN/NFV). You will also work with a wide range of scripting and automation tools to deliver robust, scalable, and secure solutions. You will also have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of automation (Python, Ansible) and grow in technologies such as Fortinet, Tufin, Netbox, and ScienceLogic.

Some of your duties include: 

• Not only do you independently implement changes and solve complex cases, but you also actively participate in the construction, configuration and documentation of robust solutions and innovations
• You'll be responsible for managing and maintaining Cisco, F5, and Fortinet network components, among others. You'll monitor performance, identify anomalies, and contribute to the management, standardization, renewal, and innovation of our environment.
• You develop and maintain software-defined network solutions, including documenting processes and automating these processes.
• Setting up monitoring and backup, so that we can guarantee availability and business continuity.
• You ensure that the platform meets KPN's high compliance and security requirements.

Job requirements

We're looking for a team player with a passion for technology and innovation. You have a Bachelor's or Bachelor's degree (HBO+) work and thinking level, are a strong communicator, and can translate technical concepts into language our clients understand. You enjoy contributing to future-oriented solutions. Collaboration comes naturally to you. You're enthusiastic, eager to learn, analytical, and always up-to-date on the latest developments, eager to share your knowledge. You have a strong affinity for setting up and managing networks and extensive knowledge of compute and hypervisor environments.

We can also count on you:

• HBO/HBO+ work and thinking level;
• CCNA/CCNP certification 
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with Cisco, Fortinet, F5 and Netbox.
• Extensive experience with automation, Ansible and Python is a plus
• Experience with network automation and the tools used.
• Knowledge and expertise of BGP-EVPN and VXLAN protocols
• Knowledge of VMware virtual networking
• Knowledge of Agile/ITILv3 processes, experience working in scrum teams.
• Proactive and independent working attitude
• Standby or on-call duties and work outside office hours are part of the position.
• Excellent communication skills in Dutch (minimum level B2) and English are required.

Additional information

Of course, we have a lot to offer you as an employer. Here's what we offer:

• A gross monthly salary of at least €4,499 and a maximum of €6,582, depending on your work experience, based on 40 hours
• Fixed 13th-month salary, part of which is paid monthly and part in January of the following year. Or you can use it for a FLEX & BOOST goal of your choice! Click here to learn more.
• An annual individual and collective increase in accordance with our collective labor agreement
• €1,500 per year in employability budget that you can use at your own discretion for training, coaching and courses, for example
• Flexible days off: our colleagues can decide for themselves (in consultation with the manager) how they deal with leave
• A good work-life balance (such as 2 days at the office, 3 days at home, transition leave, switching holidays to a holiday of your religious or cultural preference)
• Home work shop to optimally set up your workplace at home, of course with a mobile phone & laptop
• 50% discount on our products and services, so you can use the internet, call and stream affordably
• Good travel allowance: you'll receive full reimbursement for your public transport costs, or €0.23 per kilometer if you travel by car. Prefer to cycle? Then you can claim our bicycle allowance of €0.40 per kilometer.
• Option to purchase a lease bicycle for which KPN contributes monthly (with an indefinite-term contract): From city bikes to e-bikes and from racing bikes to speed pedelecs; you choose what you cycle on
• Excellent pension conditions: a total contribution of 23% of your pensionable salary, of which KPN contributes 16% and you contribute 7%

We believe strongly in technology. This becomes even more powerful when combined with human contact, so we'd love to meet you!      

Want to know more? Contact our recruiter Maggie at maggie.kramar@kpn.com   

At KPN, we have talented recruiters who collaborate effectively to win. Therefore, acquisition based on this vacancy is not appreciated.