Network Engineer

Há 1 dia

Porto, Porto, Portugal Xelerate Tempo integral 40 000 € - 70 000 € Contrato

You will design, secure, and optimize a global corporate network spanning hundreds of sites across dozens of countries, ensuring seamless connectivity and high availability for daily operations at scale. You will have a direct impact on network architecture decisions, infrastructure resilience, and the organization’s cloud connectivity strategy.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

  • Design and deploy scalable Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), and wireless systems across a large, geographically distributed environment.
  • Install, configure, and support enterprise-grade routers, firewalls, network switches, and wireless controllers.
  • Maintain network security through firewall management and the deployment of secure Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
  • Monitor network health using performance-tracking tools to proactively prevent latency, packet loss, and system outages.
  • Implement infrastructure upgrades, including hardware replacements, patch management, and scheduled system updates.
  • Formulate disaster recovery mechanisms, including failover systems, data backup strategies, and business continuity planning.
  • Manage and support virtual and hybrid cloud networking environments across AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers.

Your Skills and Experiences:

  • Solid, production-proven experience in enterprise network engineering, with in-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, dynamic routing protocols, Spanning Tree, and HSRP.
  • Hands-on expertise with enterprise networking hardware from providers such as Cisco Meraki, Cisco, Aruba, Fortinet, or Juniper.
  • Practical scripting capabilities using Python, Terraform, or Ansible to automate repetitive infrastructure tasks.
  • Experience with network monitoring systems such as SolarWinds, Cacti, or PRTG.
  • Strong working knowledge of core network services, including DHCP and IP address management (IPAM).
  • Familiarity with agile frameworks at scale (Scrum, Kanban) and experience supporting agile transformation.
  • Strong root-cause analysis skills for resolving high-pressure, business-critical outages.
  • Fluent in English, both spoken and written, with the ability to explain complex infrastructure topologies to non-technical stakeholders, and an autonomous, collaborative, problem-solving mindset.

What you can expect from us:

  • Remote-friendly environment;
  • Highly attractive salary and benefits;
  • Great work-life balance and flexibility;
  • You will be part of a company where commitment, quality, and continuous improvement are core principles of our culture;
  • Highly engaged tech community;
  • International career opportunities;
  • Focus on individual development.

About us:

xelerate.tech is passionate about software, tech, and people. We aim to attract the most talented engineers to deliver high-quality software products through highly performant teams.