C004887 Engineer DCS; EES; NS - WED

Deadline Date: Wednesday 3 June 2026

Requirement

Title:

Engineer DCS (EES)

Location: The Hague, Netherlands

Full time on-site: Yes

Total Scope of the request(hours): 1000

Required

Start Date:

09 July 2026

End Contract Date: 31 December 2026

Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret

Specific

Working Conditions:

Normal Office Conditions;
Some work outside of normal office hours may be required;
Up to 50 TDY within NL per year

Duties and Role

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise LAN infrastructure across offices, campuses, and data center edge environments.
• Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot switching and campus routing technologies.
• Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot firewall rules and traffic isolation.
• Support access layer services including NAC, 802.1X authentication, port security, and endpoint onboarding.
• Monitor LAN health using Splunk and other monitoring platforms; create dashboards, alerts, and operational reports.
• Analyze logs and telemetry data to proactively identify risks, incidents, and performance issues.
• Develop automation solutions using Python or Ansible to streamline switch provisioning, audits, backups, and standards compliance.
• Utilize monitoring tools to track switch health, interface utilization, latency, and service availability.
• Lead incident response for critical LAN outages and restore services within SLA targets.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to reduce recurring incidents.
• Serve as senior escalation point for complex LAN issues and strategic initiatives.
• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices in campus networking.
• Lead LAN projects such as office rollouts, switch refreshes, migrations, and network expansions.
• Maintain accurate documentation, standards, and operational procedures for the LAN environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum CCNP Enterprise (or equivalent advanced certification).
• 7+ years of hands‑on experience in enterprise LAN engineering and operations.
• Strong expertise in routing and switching including VLANs, STP, HSRP/VRRP, OSPF, and campus design.
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise switching platforms such as Cisco Catalyst, Aruba CX, Juniper EX, or similar.
• Strong expertise in firewalling (Palo Alto) including creation and maintenance of rulesets, as well as monitoring of traffic flows.
• Experience with Splunk for monitoring, log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Network automation skills using Python or Ansible is a nice to have.
• Hands‑on knowledge of network monitoring tools for device health, availability, and performance.
• Strong understanding of 802.1X, NAC, and access control technologies (Cisco ISE, Clear Pass, or similar).
• Experience with incident management, root cause analysis, and major outage resolution.
• Experience mentoring engineers, leading projects, and acting as senior escalation point.