Network Engineer

The Network Engineers goal is to support the company in the daily management of the IS/IT function by delivering high-availability network infrastructure in order to sustain the users' online and on-site information technology activities. To do so, the Network Engineers work hand in hand with other IS/IT professionals (architects, security engineers …).

On a daily basis, the Network Engineers design and implement network configurations, troubleshoot performance issues, carry out network monitoring and configure network systems such as routers, switches, and wireless infrastructure. They have to make sure that operations’ workflow, practices, and server maintenance are working effectively and efficiently to aid the improvement of performance, security system, and availability of systems and dependent ecosystems.

Network Engineers interface with various stakeholders, within the company and throughout IS/IT Function, in order to deliver stakeholders satisfaction by managing capacity and carrying out remote and/or on-site support.

COMPETENCIES:

• You are able to maintain and control computer networks and related computing environments together with structures software, programs software, hardware, and configurations.
• You can carry out the configuration of network and security infrastructure equipment.
• You have experience in monitoring network performance by troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving software, hardware, and other network and system problems.
• You have the ability to define the detailed functional behavior of infrastructure building blocks.
• You have the ability to prevent service interruption, data loss and/or other technical disasters.
• You have experience in managing complex recovery operations.
• You can stay value driven, propose smart ideas, be disruptive, take smart risk
• You have the creativity to lay out smart designs, think out of the box
• You have the ability to implement new solutions for your users’ satisfaction.
• You contribute on purchase process in way to describe requirement, analyse & challenge offers and advise on tenderer’s selection.
• You are able to define a product roadmap and norms & standards
• You are autonomous, organized, dynamic and can be an actor of change management, promote teamwork
• You have the strong ability on writing of technical document

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• You can define and implement networking requirements in a variety of production processes.
• You have good analytic skills and provide a real expertise on level 3 support.
• You can configure network and security devices and other IT assets like:
  • Firewalls: Juniper, Palo Alto, FortiGate, Stormshield, Checkpoint, L3/L4 Filtering, User-ID, App-ID.
  • Proxies: zScaler, SSL inspection, WL/BL, URL categorization, web filters, content filter, CAS
  • Gateway VPN: Cisco Firepower, Any Connect client
  • Load balancer: F5 (LTM, APM), VMware NSX.
  • Radius: Cisco ISE PSN, PAN, Dot1.x

• You have a good knowledge on transversal infrastructure and security domain like :
  • Directories: Active Directory, LDAPS.
  • IAM: Kerberos, SAML, Single Sign On, MFA, etc.
  • PKI: x509 certificate, CMS, AEP.
  • Cloud computing: SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, Infra as Code, and Automation with scripts development (Python/Shell).
  • Cloud security: Zero Trust Network Access, SASE.
  • Virtualized environment (ESX and VMs).

SOFT SKILLS:

• You have strong communication and documentation skills.
• You are proactive and self-motivated with a problem-solving mindset.
• You have the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative agile environment.
• You are independent and self-organizing.

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference - for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of defence and security, aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

In Romania, we are advancing innovation through software engineering, research and development, delivering solutions in key markets in which Thales Group operates. Our engineers design, develop and integrate solutions that impact global industries - from fully operational systems and subsystems for naval warfare and maritime security operations, to air traffic management systems, satellite-based solutions, tactical indoor simulations, identity and biometric technologies and more.