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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).
Do you enjoy hands-on networking, keeping systems running, and finding smarter ways to work with AI and automation? Join our Engineering team at SolarWinds and enable the development teams behind world-class observability products by providing the infrastructure they build and test on.
As a Network Engineer, you will take ownership of our Engineering Lab in Brno. You will support product development through lab operations, device and system management, and automation. You will work closely with both Engineering and IT teams to keep the lab running smoothly and securely.
What You'll Do
- Operate and maintain the Brno Engineering Lab: procure, install, and configure network devices, servers, and other hardware.
- Administer lab systems across Windows and Linux environments, including accounts, services, patching, and monitoring.
- Support virtual infrastructure and virtual networking, growing into broader ownership over time.
- Partner with IT to support remote management of devices in our Austin Engineering Lab, as well as physical and virtual devices in the Brno Lab.
- Collaborate with Engineering teams to meet evolving lab requirements.
- Look for opportunities to use AI and automation to reduce manual lab and network operations work.
- Use SolarWinds products in real-world scenarios and provide early feedback to development teams.
- CCNA-level networking knowledge, including a solid understanding of fundamentals: L2/L3, VLANs, routing basics, DHCP/DNS, and SNMP.
- Hands-on experience with routers, switches, firewalls, and lab environments, including hardware setup.
- Basic system administration skills in both Windows and Linux environments: managing services and accounts, troubleshooting, and automating routine tasks with PowerShell and Bash.
- A solid understanding of Artificial Intelligence and how it is applied in networking, such as AIOps, anomaly detection, and AI assistants for troubleshooting and configuration, including awareness of its limits and its data and security risks.
- The ability to work independently and proactively in a cross-functional team.
- Curiosity and a willingness to explore new tools and technologies.
- Working proficiency in English.
- Hands-on experience with virtualization hypervisors such as ESXi, Proxmox (PVE), Hyper-V, or Nutanix.
- Knowledge of nested deployments, virtual networking, and hypervisor maintenance.
- Familiarity with NFV and virtual appliances.
- Hands-on administration of Windows Server (e.g. DNS/DHCP) and Linux servers (e.g. SSH, package and service management).
- Practical experience building or using AI-assisted network automation.
- Networking knowledge at CCNP level.
- Be part of a global tech company with a strong engineering culture.
- Work on real infrastructure that supports product innovation.
- Influence product development by being an early user of our tools.
Our benefits:
- 25 days of vacation per year
- 3 sick days per year
- 10 study days per year
- 2 volunteering days per year
- 4 weeks’ holidays after 5-year tenure, Sabbatical Leave
- Up to 48 300CZK personal education budget per year
- Pension or life insurance matching donation up to 3% of the salary or 4000 CZK per month
- Cash allowance for meals of 95 CZK per working day
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
- English/Czech classes
- Multisport card
- Solarian Referral Program
- SolarWinds Appreciation Program
- Giving – Donation Matching
- Employee Assistance
- Competitive Race Reimbursement
- Breakfast on Wednesdays
- Fresh fruits and snacks on Mondays
SolarWinds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. SolarWinds will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
All applications are treated in accordance with the SolarWinds Privacy Notice: https://www.solarwinds.com/applicant-privacy-notice
Skills Required
- CCNA-level networking knowledge, including L2/L3, VLANs, routing, DHCP, DNS, and SNMP
- Hands-on experience with routers, switches, firewalls, and lab hardware setup
- Basic system administration skills in Windows and Linux environments
- Experience managing services and accounts, troubleshooting, and automating tasks with PowerShell and Bash
- Understanding of artificial intelligence applications in networking, including AIOps, anomaly detection, and AI troubleshooting assistants
- Ability to work independently and proactively in a cross-functional team
- Curiosity and willingness to explore new tools and technologies
- Working proficiency in English
- Hands-on experience with ESXi, Proxmox, Hyper-V, or Nutanix
- Knowledge of nested deployments, virtual networking, and hypervisor maintenance
- Familiarity with NFV and virtual appliances
- Windows Server administration, including DNS and DHCP
- Linux server administration, including SSH, package management, and service management
- Practical experience building or using AI-assisted network automation
- CCNP-level networking knowledge
SolarWinds Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SolarWinds and has not been reviewed or approved by SolarWinds.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage and related benefits are frequently characterized as solid parts of the package. Feedback suggests medical plans and general perks stand out compared with sentiments about base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often highlighted positively. Feedback suggests time-away policies contribute meaningfully to overall satisfaction with benefits.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support, inclusion groups, and a supportive workplace culture are emphasized. Feedback suggests these programs enhance the perceived value of the total rewards package.
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What We Do
SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software. Our products give organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or complexity—the power to monitor and manage their IT services, infrastructures, and applications; whether on-premises, in the cloud, or via hybrid models. We continuously engage with technology professionals—IT service and operations professionals, DevOps professionals, and managed services providers (MSPs)—to understand the challenges they face in maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures and applications. The insights we gain from them, in places like our THWACK® community, allow us to solve well-understood IT management challenges in the ways technology professionals want them solved. Our focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in solutions for network and IT service management, application performance, and managed services.
