Swatch Group Network Engineer

Swatch Group Services Ltd. is the central services and IT competence centre within the Swatch Group, supporting a portfolio of premium watch maisons from its headquarters in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. The IT organisation operates as a global, multi-brand technology hub that designs and runs enterprise-grade systems and infrastructure for the Group's international operations.

1. Design, deploy and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN architecture to support global offices, manufacturing sites and retail locations.
2. Operate and optimise routing and switching infrastructure, including configuration, upgrades and capacity planning.
3. Manage network security appliances and services (firewalls, VPNs, segmentation) to preserve confidentiality and availability.
4. Troubleshoot complex incidents and perform root-cause analysis; own incident remediation and post-incident documentation.
5. Collaborate with cross-functional IT teams and external vendors on global projects, migrations and rollouts.
6. Implement monitoring, alerting and performance measurement for network services; maintain accurate network documentation and diagrams.
7. Contribute to network automation, IaC and change-control processes to increase reliability and repeatability.

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Telecommunications or equivalent practical experience.
2. Professional network certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP or equivalent are preferred.
3. Proven experience administering enterprise routing and switching technologies and network security appliances.
4. Strong familiarity with network design principles, IP addressing, VLANs, BGP, OSPF and QoS.
5. Ability to work effectively in an international, matrixed organisation and communicate technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.

1. Cisco (IOS/Catalyst/IOS-XE)
2. Juniper (Junos)
3. Firewall platforms (Palo Alto, Fortinet or equivalent)
4. Routing protocols: BGP, OSPF
5. Switching, VLANs, Spanning Tree, QoS
6. VPN technologies and remote-access solutions
7. Network monitoring and observability tools (SNMP, syslog)
8. Linux (networking on Linux hosts)
9. Virtualisation & SDN: VMware, NSX or cloud networking (AWS/Azure VPC)
10. Automation tools such as Ansible or comparable scripting

Minimum three years of hands-on experience managing enterprise networks in a medium-to-large corporate environment, including project delivery and operational support.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Telecommunications or equivalent professional experience.

The IT organisation within Swatch Group Services emphasises innovation, technical excellence and cross-brand collaboration. The environment is international and project-driven, offering exposure to large-scale, multi-brand IT initiatives and opportunities to shape the Group's infrastructure strategy.