Junior Network & Security Automation Engineer

We're looking for a Junior Network & Security Automation Engineer who wants to help us evolve towards an autonomous, agentic network of the future. Do you want to work in an environment deeply focused on automation, modern engineering and AI integration? Do you want to work in one of the bank’s most critical 24x7, complex and challenging IT domains? We offer you a role where you can truly grow — technically, personally and toward specialization. You'll get training on the job by experienced engineers, certifications (CCNA/CCNP, security, automation) and coaching. On top of that, you'll work in a professional and ambitious team where innovation and quality come first.

We are in the middle of a major transformation: from traditional networking to fully automated, API-driven, and eventually agentic autonomous network services. As a junior engineer, you get the unique opportunity to step in right when this engineering journey becomes most exciting.

Your job

As a Junior Network & Security Automation Engineer, you will join one of our NW&DC engineering teams. With your basic knowledge of networking, security concepts and automation, we will help you grow while you're actively contributing to:

• Modern network platforms that operate both on-prem and in the cloud
• Automated services used directly by application and platform teams (self-service)
• Security-by-design networking, where policies are enforced consistently and centrally
• The transition to Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD and API-driven network services

You will work in an Agile environment with a strong focus on continuous improvement, reliability and standardization. You will support experienced engineers and grow quickly by contributing hands-on to:

• Configure, manage and automate network and security solutions (F5, Check Point, Palo Alto, Zscaler, proxies, firewalls, load balancers)
• Build repeatable, template-based network patterns
• Automate tasks using Python, Ansible, Git, YAML and Infrastructure-as-Code principles
• CI/CD integrations, validation and security checks within pipelines
• Apply security policies, segmentation models and traffic governance frameworks
• End-to-end networking and security integrations in hybrid environments
• Learn how we evolve towards an autonomous, agentic network—with automated decision-making and self-healing engineering
• Explore how (Gen)AI can support policy generation, troubleshooting, observability and pattern detection
• Proof of concepts where AI and network automation come together

Working environment

The Networks & Datacenter (NW&DC) Engineering department is part of Platform & Technology (P&T) within ABN AMRO. P&T delivers a standardized, secure and always-on IT landscape that supports thousands of applications and DevOps teams. Within NW&DC Engineering, we design, operate and continuously improve the bank’s enterprise network landscape across datacenters, cloud platforms, office locations and remote environments. We are strongly adopting Platform Engineering principles to offer end-to-end integrated and automated platform services to our developers.

Our department forms the foundation of ABN AMRO’s IT landscape. We provide a secure, scalable, always-on infrastructure that supports thousands of applications and DevOps teams. Automation, security, reliability and compliance are at the core of everything we do.

Your profile

You have a proactive, collaborative mindset with a desire to grow into a T-shaped Network Engineer. You bring a foundation in:

• Networking at CCNA level or similar (routing, switching, security, segmentation)
• Basic understanding of security concepts
• Curiosity and interest in automation (Python, Ansible, Git, YAML)
• Experience with GenAI tools, LLM integration or enabled troubleshooting
• Understanding of cloud networking (Azure/AWS)
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Grafana or Elastic

We are offering

Joining us means stepping into a role with impact, supported by employment conditions that foster your job satisfaction, development, and wellbeing.

Please note that it is a requirement for this role that you live and work in the Netherlands.