Network Engineer - Datacenter Provider

Do you want to join a leading European Datacenter provider as a Network Engineer?

This role offers the chance to work on ISP-grade MPLS and BGP backbone networks while being part of a skilled, collaborative engineering team in Basel.

You’ll gain hands-on exposure to cutting-edge fabric networking and multi-vendor environments (Cisco, Extreme, Fortinet), with structured training and career development.

With a healthy work-life balance, supportive culture, and real autonomy, it’s an opportunity to shape critical network infrastructure across the DACH region.

Responsibilities:

• You will be monitoring MPLS/BGP/Fabric backbone with NMS tools, troubleshooting alarms, and performing RCA on routing and transport issues.
• The role includes participation in a structured on-call rotation, resolving customer tickets (routing leaks, MPLS TE failures, DDoS events), and escalating with upstream peers as needed.
• You’ll be designing and implementing L2/L3 solutions (VRFs, VXLAN/EVPN, routing policies), and supporting migrations to a standardised Fabric network.
• One of your responsibilities will include managing Fortinet VPN/firewall rules for DC access and supporting fabric-based DC interconnect deployments.
• You will work with Sales/Account teams on customer technical needs, deliver solutions in German (C2), document configs and share knowledge internally.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Cisco network engineering skills (MPLS, BGP, ISP-level backbone).
• 5+ years’ experience in IP networking (IP/MPLS)
• ISP experience is ideal, but also open to candidates from large enterprise networks with relevant exposure.
• Comfortable with DC infrastructure & fabric networks (vendor-agnostic).
• C2 German Speaking

 Salary:

• Up to 130,000 Swiss Francs per year
• 30 Days Holiday
• Phone Allowance – (79 Swiss Francs per month)
• On-call (600 Swiss Francs per week)