Senior Network Engineer

At SolarWinds, we’re a people-first company. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of the people we serve—including our employees, customers, shareholders, partners, and communities. Join us in our mission to help customers accelerate business transformation with simple, powerful, and secure solutions. The ideal candidate thrives in an innovative, fast-paced environment and is collaborative, accountable, ready, and empathetic. We’re looking for individuals who believe they can accomplish more as a team and create lasting growth for themselves and others. We hire based on attitude, competency, and commitment. Solarians are ready to advance our world-class solutions in a fast-paced environment and accept the challenge to lead with purpose. If you’re looking to build your career with an exceptional team, you’ve come to the right place. Join SolarWinds and grow with us! We work in a hybrid mode 3+2 , with a minimum of 3 days at the office (with mandatory Tuesdays and Wednesdays) and a maximum of 2 days at the home office. The location of our office is Holandská 873/6, Brno – Štýřice, 639 00 . We employ only via an employment contract – full-time employment (HPP). The Role SolarWinds is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to lead the evolution of our global corporate and engineering network. As we shift toward a cloud-first, "work-from-anywhere" architecture, you will be the primary architect and operator of our Cato SASE platform. You will bridge the gap between our traditional on-premise datacenters and our high-performance AWS/Azure/GCP engineering environments, ensuring that our developers have secure, low-latency access to the tools they need to build world-class monitoring software. What You’ll Do Collaborate with world-class experts Modernize: Participate on a global deployment and optimization of Cato SASE (SD-WAN Security) to connect global offices, private cloud datacenters, and remote users. Hybrid Cloud Networking: Design and manage high-availability connectivity between on-prem and cloud networks using Cato. Security Integration: Collaborate with the InfoSec team to implement ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access), CASB, and FWaaS policies within the SASE stack. Global UC Support: Optimize the network for Unified Communications (VoIP/Video) across global locations to ensure crystal-clear collaboration with primary focus on the Zoom platform. Infrastructure as Code: Move away from manual CLI configuration by leveraging Terraform or similar tools to manage network policy and cloud networking components. Escalation point: Serve as a Tier 3 expert for complex routing, switching, and connectivity issues affecting our users and infrastructure. Required Skills Experience Core Technical Requirements SASE/SD-WAN Expert: 2+ years of hands-on experience with Cato Networks (preferred) or direct competitors (Zscaler, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Versa). Cloud Networking: Deep understanding of AWS Networking (VPCs, Transit Gateway, Security Groups) or Azure Networking (VNet, Virtual WAN). Routing Switching: Expert-level knowledge of L2 and L3 protocols in a hybrid environment. Security Mindset: Strong experience with network security and implementing best practices using Next-Gen Firewalls (NGFW), IPsec/TLS tunnels, Identity-based access control, vulnerability management and others. Professional Experience Seniority: 4+ years in Network Engineering, with at least 2 years focused on cloud-native or software-defined networking. Enterprise Scale: Experience managing a global network with 10+ locations and a large remote workforce. Optional (Bonus) Skills The SolarWinds Stack: Familiarity with SolarWinds monitoring products. Automation: Experience with Terraform , Ansible, or Python for automating network deployments. Certifications: Cato Networks SASE Expert, CCNP/CCIE, AWS Certified Advanced Networking or similar. Our benefits: 25 days of vacation per year 3 sick days per year 10 study days per year 2 ... (truncated, view full listing at source)