Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer (Cisco ACI)

Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer (Cisco ACI)

Zurich Region | Hybrid

Are you an experienced Network Engineer who enjoys designing highly available enterprise infrastructure rather than simply keeping the lights on?

I'm currently supporting a well-established Swiss enterprise operating one of Switzerland's most complex and business-critical IT environments. This is an opportunity to join a highly skilled engineering team responsible for a large-scale, mission-critical network infrastructure where reliability, security and innovation are equally important.

This is an engineering-focused position with significant ownership of a modern Cisco Data Center environment, offering the opportunity to shape the future network architecture over the coming years.

Your Responsibilities

Design and implement enterprise Data Center Network solutions

Take technical ownership of a large Cisco ACI environment

Engineer secure, scalable and highly available network infrastructure

Drive network automation initiatives using technologies such as Ansible and Git

Design and maintain Load Balancer infrastructure

Produce technical concepts, architecture documentation and operational standards

Provide expert 3rd Level Support for complex networking issues

Participate in an on-call rotation (approximately one week every two months, with most interventions handled remotely)

What We're Looking For

7+ years of Network Engineering experience

Strong Cisco Enterprise networking background

Hands-on Cisco ACI experience (essential)

Experience with enterprise Data Center Networks

Strong understanding of:

• Routing & Switching
• Network Security
• Load Balancing
• LAN / WLAN
• High Availability

Experience with automation tools such as:

• Ansible
• Git

Strong architectural and troubleshooting skills

Fluent German (minimum C1)

Good English

Nice to Have

Enterprise campus networking

Service Provider networking

Infrastructure-as-Code

Automation mindset

What's On Offer

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

5 weeks holiday with additional holiday purchase options

Excellent training and professional development support

Comprehensive wellbeing and sports programme

Public transport contribution

Parking options available

Staff discounts across restaurants, shops and other facilities

Outstanding employee events and long-service rewards

Friendly, collaborative engineering culture with flat hierarchies

Why This Opportunity?

This isn't a traditional operations role.

You'll be joining a team responsible for one of Switzerland's most critical enterprise network environments, where your work directly supports thousands of users and business-critical operations every day.

The team is investing heavily in modern networking, automation and long-term infrastructure strategy, making this an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to have genuine technical influence rather than simply maintaining existing systems.

This position has become available as part of a planned succession strategy, providing a stable long-term opportunity with excellent knowledge transfer and future ownership of key technologies.

If you're an experienced Cisco Network Engineer with strong Cisco ACI expertise and are looking for your next challenge, I'd be delighted to discuss the opportunity in confidence.