Network & Systems Engineer (Information Technology/Software)
Pubblicato il 16-08-2026 - Black Pen Recruitment in Roma
Our client, a leading Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operates internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Hong-Kong, Valetta, etc). Our client is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes.
Role Overview
Our client currently has a vacancy for a Network & Systems Engineer fluent in English, to offer his/her services as an expert who will be based in Italy. The work will be carried out either in the company’s premises or on-site at customer premises. In the context of the first assignment, the successful candidate will be integrated with the Development team of the company that will closely cooperate with a major client’s IT team on site.
Job type: Tempo pieno / Permanent
Location: Italy
Workplace: Onsite
Please note that we can consider only EU candidates for this position due to security clearance.
Requirements
- University degree in IT combined with relevant IT professional experience of at least 15 years;
- Expert with Cisco ACI networking technology and management (hardware knowledge is a plus);
- Expert-level knowledge of Switching Technologies, particularly Cisco, with strong skills in Layer 2 network design;
- Strong expertise in Routing Technologies, including dynamic routing protocols and Layer 3 network design;
- Hands-on experience with Wi-Fi technologies, especially Cisco wireless products;
- Solid understanding of network protocol services such as NTP, DNS,
DHCP, and SNMP;
- Expertise with VMware NSX platform;
- Proficiency in Network Quality of Service (QoS) techniques and technologies and Network Security practices, techniques, and technologies;
- Hands-on experience with Linux system administration (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, and similar distributions);
- Good Knowledge of Network Access Control (NAC) systems;
- Experience in operating and monitoring infrastructure, systems, and servers (PRTG preferred);
- Good knowledge of IDS/IPS technologies for network intrusion detection and prevention;
- Working knowledge of firewall technologies, particularly Cisco and Fortinet systems;
- Understanding of VPN standards and technologies;
- Experience with network logging systems, including Syslog and SIEM log correlation tools;
- Knowledge of Netbox and LAN technologies, TCP/IP protocol;
- Cisco certifications: CCNA required; CCNP (or equivalent from other networking vendors) is a strong plus;
- Excellent command of the English language
Responsibilities
- Installation and configuration of system components and server software, including patch management;
- Support both daily operations for relevant services and contribute to the execution of new projects;
- Operating and monitoring of infrastructure, systems, servers;
- Incident management, Change enablement, Request fulfilment, Problem management: definition, analysis and resolution;
- Evaluation and implementation of security standards;
- Participate in defining and documenting operational procedures.