Network Service Architect – Security
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 10, 2026.
About Aeven
Aeven is a Danish IT company specializing in digital infrastructure and IT operations. We help businesses build, manage, and secure their critical IT environments across data centers, hybrid cloud, networks, cybersecurity, applications, and SAP.
Aeven provides reliable and secure IT services for organizations where stability, performance, and security are essential, supporting customers across highly regulated and business-critical industries.
We combine strong technical expertise with a collaborative, people-focused culture, giving our employees the opportunity to work on meaningful projects, develop their skills, and grow their careers.
At Aeven, we believe that great technology starts with great people.
Role Overview
As Network Security Architect, you will own the network security service line across multiple customer environments, with a strong focus on Cisco security solutions. Act as the design authority for in-service customer estates, ensuring security standards, policies, and architectures remain consistent, compliant, and supportable. You will work closely with customers, internal teams, and strategic stakeholders, primarily in English, supporting organizations within regulated and business-critical environments.
Your Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the security service roadmap, standards, and architecture for firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, and secure access solutions, with Cisco as the primary technology stack.
- Own the network security policy lifecycle, including governance, review, recertification, and retirement processes.
- Act as the design authority for customer environments, approving non-standard designs and representing security at CAB and governance forums.
- Serve as the technical counterpart for assigned strategic customers, contributing to roadmaps, service reviews, and cross-service designs.
- Ensure security solutions align with customer policies and regulatory requirements, including ISO 27001, NIS2, and DORA.
- Define standards for logging, monitoring, telemetry, alerting, and SIEM integration.
- Lead technical escalations, assess vendor security advisories, drive lifecycle planning, and support root cause analysis initiatives.
- Support transition, transformation, and enhancement activities, including solution design, due diligence, and technical acceptance.
- Collaborate with networking specialists and coach senior engineers across security and enterprise networking domains.
Core Technologies:
Security
- Cisco Secure Firewall (FTD / ASA)
- Cisco ISE
- Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
- Zscaler (ZIA / ZPA)
- VPN and Network Segmentation
- Threat Prevention
- AlgoSec or similar policy management platforms
Networking
- Campus Routing & Switching
- Cisco Meraki
- Juniper Mist
- SD-WAN Security
- NAC and Application Delivery Technologies
Your Qualifications and Experience
- 8+ years of networking experience, including at least 3 years in a senior engineering, architecture, or design-focused role.
- Experience supporting multiple customer environments within a managed services organization.
- Strong expertise in Cisco security technologies, with exposure to Palo Alto and Zscaler solutions.
- Knowledge of ITIL processes, including change, incident, and problem management.
- Experience with automation tools such as Python and Ansible.
- Familiarity with regulated environments and frameworks including ISO 27001, NIS2, and DORA.
- Fluent English with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- CCNP Security or CCIE Security preferred; Zscaler, PCNSE, or CISSP certifications are an advantage.
- Willingness to travel regularly to Denmark.
Employee benefits
- Up to 6 weeks of paid time off (5 weeks and the additional week of paid time-off is available after your first year of employment with Aeven)
- 5 sick days per year
- Possibility to work from home
- Flexible cafeteria account for leisure (18,000 CZK per year) allowing you to use points for MultiSport, public transport tickets, or contribute to your pension savings
- Meal vouchers in the amount of 200 CZK per workday (Aeven covers 55%)
- Referral bonus (20,000 - 60,000 CZK)
- Free snacks on Mondays and monthly get-togethers
- Free fruits and vegetables every day
- Height-adjustable tables
- Co-working offices in Ostrava and Brno
- Czech language lessons
- Annual flu vaccination for free