Senior Network Engineer

Location: Bulgaria, Serbia

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Acronis is a world leader in cyber protection, delivering natively integrated solutions that monitor, control, and protect the data that businesses and lives depend on. Driven by our passion to protect every workload, we’ve built the industry’s only all-in-one cyber protection platform. We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our mission of protecting the digital world.

Acronis is seeking a skilled Senior Network Engineer to support and develop our global data center network infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring high availability, performance, and security across business-critical cloud environments, primarily based on Juniper and Arista networking platforms.
The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and ready to work in an AI-augmented, automation-first engineering culture.

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

• Monitor and troubleshoot network issues across Acronis data centers

• Triage events, escalate incidents, and ensure timely resolution

• Support other engineering teams with network-related issues

• Analyze and maintain configurations on Juniper and Arista network devices

• Plan and execute production network maintenance following Change Management processes

• Improve network performance through proactive optimization

• Develop automation using Python, Ansible, or SaltStack

• Maintain accurate documentation, diagrams, and operational knowledge

• Manage infrastructure inventory and equipment tracking using DCIM tools

• Use AI tools (VS Code + Copilot, Windsurf ) daily for faster troubleshooting, config validation, and documentation

 

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years of experience in Network Operations or Data Center environments

• Hands-on expertise with Juniper (EX/QFX, SRX, MX/PTX) or Arista platforms

• Strong knowledge of routing and switching protocols:
  ** BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, EVPN,VXLAN

• Ability to design and manage complex ACLs and firewall policies

• Linux networking and security skills are a plus

• Experience with scripting, automation frameworks, and version control (Git)

• Strong English communication skills; multilingual is a plus

• Certifications are highly desirable:
  ** Juniper JNCA, JNCP,CCNA,CCNP or similar 
  ** Arista ACE Level 3+

Please submit your resume and application in English

 

WHO WE ARE

A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis offers over twenty years of innovation with 15 offices worldwide and more than 1800 employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses. 

Our corporate culture centers on innovation, accountability, and impact. We encourage our people to think boldly, challenge conventional approaches, and take ownership of outcomes. As a member of our global “A-Team,” you’ll operate in a high-growth, fast-paced environment where resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement drive success. 

 

OUR INTERVIEW PRACTICES

To ensure a fair and genuine hiring process, candidates are expected to participate in interviews without the use of AI tools, automated prompts, or third-party assistance. Interviews are designed to assess individual skills, experience, and communication style and we value authentic, real-time interaction.

Use of AI or external assistance during live interviews may result in disqualification. For roles where AI skills are being evaluated, permitted use of AI tools will be clearly communicated in advance. Candidates may be asked to disable virtual backgrounds or participate in in-person interviews. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of applicable criminal, education and identity background checks

 

Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.