Bechtle Suisse SA
Lausanne
Senior Network & Telecommunications Engineer (m/f/d)
- 10 November 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Lausanne
About the job
Be your best with Bechtle
With more than 16,000 employees, we are one of the most successful IT companies and market leaders in our sector.The combination of direct sales of IT products and a comprehensive range of services offered by various IT service companies makes us a strong and future-proof IT partner ("zukunftsstark") for medium-sized companies, large groups, and the public sector. We are at home throughout Europe and always close to you.
Senior Network & Telecommunications Engineer (m/f/d)
Be your best with bechtle
On behalf of our client based in Lausanne, we are looking for a Senior Network & Telecommunications Engineer (m/f/d) responsible for the administration, development, and securing of highly critical network infrastructures, within the framework of a 6-month full-time assignment.
Your mission
- Administer, maintain, and develop network and telecommunications infrastructures, particularly Cisco, Fortinet, Aruba, EfficientIP, and Ivanti environments, ensuring their availability, performance, and security.
- Manage and carry out upgrade and replacement operations of critical equipment: migration of Cisco switches, Cisco ISE updates, Fortinet and Ivanti SSL VPN updates, deployment of Cisco Catalyst Center and Cisco IQ.
- Design and implement network architecture evolutions, especially around Cisco Fabric, OSPF routing, VLAN segmentation, and securing Datacenter infrastructures, while preparing and defending change requests (RFC).
- Automate network equipment maintenance operations, optimise monitoring with Zabbix, and contribute to the continuous improvement of configurations, procedures, and technical documentation.
- Handle and prioritise complex technical incidents and requests, collaborate with N2 network teams and external stakeholders, and occasionally participate in out-of-hours interventions and on-call duties.
Your profile
- Higher education in IT, networks, or telecommunications, with 7 to 10 years of proven experience in the administration and engineering of complex and critical network infrastructures.
- Excellent command of Cisco technologies (switching, routing, Cisco ISE, Catalyst Center, Cisco Fabric), Fortinet (FortiGate, OSPF, network security), as well as good knowledge of Aruba Wi-Fi environments.
- Strong skills in EfficientIP solutions (DNS/DHCP), Ivanti SSL VPN, and Zabbix, with experience in migrations, equipment upgrades, and network operations automation.
- Good knowledge of ITSM processes, change management (RFC), and ticketing tools such as Jira and EasyVista; CCNP, Fortinet, or Aruba certifications highly appreciated.
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills, autonomy in managing technical projects, and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams; availability for occasional evening interventions, planned maintenance, and on-call duties. Residence in Switzerland.
Our offer
- Modern Workplace: latest technologies and a modern working environment.
- Development and enhancement of potential: wide range of professional and personal training offered by the Bechtle Academy.
- Diversity: interesting and varied tasks in a forward-looking sector.
Job number: KEDWO491
Oksana Dumont | +41 22 308 85 00 |
Bechtle Switzerland Ltd
Bechtle Switzerland Ltd has certified expertise in strategic areas: IT Infrastructure, Virtualisation, Information Management, Managed Services, Skills Management, Data & Analytics, Printing Solutions, and E-Commerce. Thanks to these competencies and strong, sustainable partnerships with leading market players, we offer a modular and perfectly coherent range of products and services to cover all our clients’ needs. Our proximity, our global vision of infrastructure and project management make us a key market player. Our 1000 motivated employees are our best assets to ensure speed, flexibility, and expertise.
