Network Lifecycle Engineer (f/m/d)

Vattenfall has a vision to be fossil-free within one generation.
For the Network Operations team we are now looking for an experienced and ambitious
Network Lifecycle Engineer (f/m/d)
for one of our offices in Stockholm, Berlin, Hamburg, Gliwice, Katowice or Amsterdam.
You should be passionate about the job and enjoy a fast-developing international working environment. Your working results will take customer satisfaction and Network delivery to the next level. Your job is the central hub for Network solution delivery, asset and stock handling.
In your role you will become part of a ‘technical Back Office’ supporting the lifecycle of network devices operated by Network Operations, Special & Security Operations as well as of network devices operated by our sourcing partner.


Your Job as Network Lifecycle Engineer (f/m/d)
Entire Network delivery management
receive and understand the customer request
select internal standard solution - eventually with support of a Network engineer
compile the related offer
initiate the related delivery process to order at suppliers/providers
monitor delivery time
validate delivery (functional, financial, documentation)
control final billing / reporting
contribute to internal standard definitions
Provide frequent feedback to product and engineering domains, in order to optimize our standard portfolio


Internal Network device stock management
keep inventory up to date
manage the stock ins and outs
keep stocks filled-up due to needs by forecasting - place orders for stock items
related budget planning


Network device asset management
ownership of the Network assets defined in the CMDB
manage ins and outs / maintain content of asset CMDB fields
validate CMDB quality
forecast Network lifecycles on device level
related budget planning


Your Profile as a Network Lifecycle Engineer (f/m/d)
You are able to work on bachelor/university level, open minded and willing to learn
You have at least 5 years of experience as pre-sales network engineer, system integrator or comparable
You are familiar with relevant Network building blocks and technologies
You know the functionalities, possibilities and limitations of the standard product portfolios of Cisco, FortiGate and Checkpoint
You have experience in outlining industrial standard designs (office LAN/WLAN, WAN/MAN, …)
A few years praxis in Network operations will support you in your job
Knowledge in scripting for automation (e.g. Python, Excel, PowerBI, …) is preferred
You are used to acting as a delivery interface between internal customer requirements (projects), engineers and suppliers/providers
Customer satisfaction and on time delivery is your daily passion
You worked in an ITIL driven organization (CMDB, INC, …) and used appropriate tools
Asset and stock management isn’t a foreign word for you
You have an independent / autonomous workstyle while being a team player as well
You are a good communicator (fluent verbal and written English) towards all kind of stakeholders (internal customers and service management, IT department and suppliers / external partners)
You have experience in steering of external providers, suppliers and partners



At Vattenfall, we are convinced that striving for diversity helps building a more profitable, efficient and attractive company. Therefore, we seek a harmonious balance of employees in terms of age, religion, gen-der identity & expression, sexual identity, disability and ethnic background.


What we offer
At Vattenfall we are convinced that the pursuit of diversity helps to build a profitable, efficient and attractive company. Therefore we are looking for a harmonious balance of employees in terms of gender, age and ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
A permanent job, with room for your personal development.
A healthy work-life balance (flexible working times, home office possibilities) and time to keep your profession as Engineer up to date.
The opportunity to work for a clean energy company that aims for creating fossil free energy within one generation.
A challenging job in an international environment with flexible working hours in one of the core locations:
Stockholm, Berlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Gliwice or Katowice.
Standard market remuneration
And an attractive pension scheme


Our Organisation
Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20,000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people's homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.


More Information
For further information regarding the recruitment process you are welcome to contact recruiter Dominik Friebe +49 40 79022 1374.
We look forward to your application in English with a cover letter, curriculum vitae and relevant certificates or references. Please apply directly via our application link. Please note that we will only start the selection process after the application period has expired.
Due to COVID-19 we adapted our application process to the current conditions. Interviews regarding this position will be conducted via video conference. Do you have any questions about the application process or how we deal with COVID-19? Please visit our generic FAQ page in advance.
Trade union representatives in Sweden: Sofi Wadström (Akademikerna), Inger Strandberg (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Lennart Bengtsson (SEKO). To get in contact with the representatives, please call Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.
Since Vattenfall is part of the Swedish critical infrastructure many of our positions are security classed. If this position is security classed the final candidates can be subject to a Security Vetting process, according to Swedish legislation.


We look forward to your application.
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