Network & Security Engineer

About Switch

With around 180 employees, Switch supports Switzerland's universities, research institutions, and critical infrastructure organizations on their way to a secure and trustworthy digital age. With innovative IT services, secure infrastructures, expert advice, and the networking of relevant specialist communities, we help our customers effectively and efficiently use the opportunities offered by digitization.

You will join a newly formed team within the ITEM Circle (Internal Tenant Management). The team currently consists of around four engineers and is in a growth phase. You will work closely with a Senior Security Network Engineer, acting as a sparring partner and key contributor to the team's development. The team works in a highly collaborative hybrid setup across Zurich and Lausanne, with English as the primary team language. You will primarily support internal technical teams across Switch and play a key role in ensuring the stability, security, and continuous evolution of our network and security infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Cloud Network & Security Infrastructure

• Build, design, implement and maintain internal, cloud and on-premise network infrastructure
• Operate firewall, network and network services (DNS, DHCP, IPAM)
• Develop IP networking environments at offices and across infrastructure domains
• Manage VPN technologies and remote access solutions

Security Operations, Monitoring & Incident Handling

• Monitor and secure the network infrastructure to ensure high availability and resilience
• Participate in the internal coordination unit for security incidents and preventive measures
• Contribute to incident analysis, response and remediation activities
• Operate and enhance security infrastructure (e.g. firewalls, proxies, WAF, remote access)
• Support continuous improvement of security posture and preventive controls

Infrastructure Services & Collaboration

• Operate and further develop internal core and office network
• Operate and further develop network services such as DNS and DHCP
• Support additional infrastructure domains such as email services (including contribution to a future email competence center)
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams across Switch on infrastructure topics
• Contribute to automation, documentation, and knowledge sharing initiatives
• Optional: Support team leadership and apprenticeship training activities

Qualifications

• Completed apprenticeship or degree in IT (e.g. system engineering, network engineering, or equivalent)
• At least 5 years of experience in network engineering and security engineering
• Strong experience with firewall and VPN technologies
• Hands-on experience with technologies such as Fortinet, Cisco, Arista, OpenStack or OpenVPN
• Strong understanding of IP networking (TCP/IP, BGP, Anycast, IPv6)
• Experience operating Linux-based systems
• Experience with monitoring and logging systems
• Professional proficiency in English (must-have) and ideally German

Nice to have

• Experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Experience with an agile work setup
• Experience with automation and Infrastructure-as-Code
• French language skills

About Us

• You will help build and shape Switch's internal network and security platforms
• You will collaborate with multiple internal engineering teams across Switch
• The position includes occasional participation in conferences or community exchange
• An attractive work model with flexible working hours, remote work options, overtime compensation, and more
• Company language is German and English, team language is mainly English, and we provide support to help employees achieve a comfortable level of proficiency in German or English
• Offices in the heart of Zurich or in Lausanne at the EPFL Innovation Park

Switch is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. We do not discriminate based on gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, pregnancy status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know how we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!