SENIOR NETWORK ARCHITECT (LJT)

Hungary - Budapest

Tech People is a European provider of technical skills permanent recruitment and temporary contracting services for multiple industries.

Currently we are looking for

SENIOR NETWORK ARCHITECT (LJT)

Location: Budapest, VIII. district, hybrid (3 days/week in office)

Salary: competitive

Type of employment: Full Time Employee

Tasks:

Design and maintain scalable Spine-Leaf network architectures supporting modern enterprise and cloud environments.
Drive adoption of modern overlay networking technologies, including EVPN/VXLAN, to enable scalable and flexible network architectures.
Design and support networking solutions for Kubernetes and container platforms, aligning network architecture with cloud-native operating models.
Implement container networking, ingress/egress controls, service connectivity, and network segmentation for secure and efficient application communication.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Terraform, Ansible, and GitOps methodologies.
Integrate infrastructure deployment processes with CI/CD pipelines and promote automation-first operational practices.
Implement monitoring, telemetry, and observability solutions to improve operational visibility and platform reliability.
Evaluate and implement programmable networking technologies and support AI/ML infrastructure networking requirements.
Provide architectural guidance and technical leadership to engineering teams, collaborating across infrastructure, security, and application domains.
Ensuring the completion of development tasks to support the new release of projects/solutions
Grooming user stories with Product Owner
Supporting production requests or fixing issues
Unit testing applications and reporting daily progress on daily stand-up meetings

Requirements:

10+ years of experience in network engineering, network architecture, or cloud networking.
5+ years of work experience with Kubernetes
5+ years of work experience with Terraform
5+ years of work experience with Ethernet VPN (EVPN)
Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale enterprise network solutions.
Strong background in private cloud, Kubernetes, and cloud-native networking.
Experience with infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code practices.
Deep understanding of network security principles and enterprise architecture frameworks.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
Experience working across multiple technical and business teams.
Confident English in written and spoken.
Candidate needs to be to be currently eligible to work in Hungary.

Good to have:

Industry certifications in networking, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, or automation technologies.
Experience with enterprise Kubernetes deployments.
Experience implementing observability platforms and telemetry solutions.
Knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure networking.
Experience in highly regulated or large-scale enterprise environments.
Exposure to hybrid cloud and multi-cloud architectures.
Experience with programmable networking and open networking technologies

To apply for this opportunity, please register your CV, or for more information call +36 70 617 9991 János Lipták