* Fluent in Dutch is mandatory, please read the requirements *

Are you, as a Network Engineer, enthusiastic about connectivity and networking in a highly innovative environment? Do you want to contribute to sustainable green solutions with high-quality technical solutions? Work with us on various IT challenges such as robotisation in agriculture, IOT in greenhouses and stables, deep learning for harvest forecasts or crop protection! This with a perfect work-life balance and ditto collective labor agreement.

Our IT department has been voted best ICT employer for non-ICT in 2024!

With 200 employees, we provide a modern ICT environment for education and research. We work in multidisciplinary teams on current issues in the field of digitization, self-service, security, data management, high performance computing and cloud strategy. So plenty of development and career opportunities for specialists at different levels.

An enthusiastic team player with a passion for technology and a love for hands-on working with network infrastructure. You will take on the challenges of further developing and managing a state-of-the-art software-defined network environment. The Network Services team within WUR is responsible for connectivity at the Campus in Wageningen, Lelystad and all other WUR locations throughout the country, including new buildings, lab environments and outdoor locations.

You have a broad interest in new developments in the field of ICT infrastructure and specific ICT network(s). Your primary focus will be on maintenance and renewal of LAN and Wlan.
You are a driven network administrator with technical knowledge of Cisco based Enterprise networks. In this position, you will work four days a week on the WUR campus to carry out maintenance, handle tickets and execute changes. Occasional working from home days are possible in consultation with the team.

Furthermore, you have an important task within the daily operations of the network team, you solve problems, implement changes, come up with proposals for innovations and contribute to multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.

What are you going to do?

• You work most of the week at WUR locations in Wageningen and are also responsible for handling incidents and requests related to network services;
• In construction/renovation projects, you act as the point of contact for project managers and installers regarding the installation of IT infrastructure and ensure that the work is carried out in compliance with certification requirements;
• You contribute to network maintenance and installation at all WUR locations and are present on-site when necessary;
• Together with colleagues, you ensure the ordering of network components and coordinate their delivery and installation;
• With your team, you work on upgrading the current network to a new design (SDN/SDA);
• Alongside your colleagues, you contribute to the development of network services;
• You strengthen cross-team collaboration with other technical operations or support teams.

• You have a good command of Dutch, both spoken and written;
• You have at least a completed technical vocational education (MBO level);
• You have a minimum of two years of relevant work experience in Cisco networks/LAN management;
• You are an engineer who takes initiative and approaches tasks proactively;
• You hold Cisco certification (CCNA) or are willing to obtain it in the short term;
• You have experience with cabling for a certified network;
• You are familiar with ITIL (incident and change management) and standard IT ticket handling in a Service Management platform;
• You are willing to occasionally participate in on-call duty for resolving incidents;
• You are a proactive colleague who handles management tasks in a structured manner.

Competences

• A driven and results-oriented team player;
• Passion for technology;
• A strong sense of responsibility and ownership;
• A positive attitude and openness to innovations;
• Strong communication skills; you can effectively collaborate with colleagues outside of IT.

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• the option to accrue additional compensation hours by working more;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed December bonus of 8,3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

Of course, these excellent fringe benefits also come with an appropriate salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive salary of a minimum of € 3,316 to a maximum of € 5,273 for a full working week of 36 hours in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement Wageningen Research (scale 9 or 10). In addition, an appointment of 0.8 FTE is negotiable. We offer you a one-year contract with the intention of converting it to an indefinite period.

Wageningen University & Research stimulates internal career opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are ample opportunities for personal initiative in a learning environment, we offer excellent training opportunities. You will get a versatile job in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

Our building is modern, light, green, and is located on a lively green campus where students, teachers, researchers and all other residents cycle, walk, work and study criss-crossed. The campus is spacious with good parking space. You will work with the latest technology and work in an enthusiastic team of colleagues with a passion for their field.

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research
The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment.

With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch this video to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves and do not appreciate unasked for services from recruitment agencies. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.

For more information about this position, please contact Bart Aarts, Manager IT Operations, 06 -39 08 88 48 & bart.aarts@wur.nl.

For more information about the procedure, please contact Leoni Gasille HR advisor, telephone: 0317 - 485 821 or by e-mail: leoni.gasille@wur.nl

Do you want to apply?
This can be done directly by sending your CV and cover letter in Dutch to via the application button next to this vacancy so that we can process personal data with your permission. This vacancy is open until Monday, 13th of January 2025

Equal opportunities
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) employs a large number of people with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisation and be offered the same career opportunities. We therefore especially welcome applications from people who are underrepresented at WUR. A good example of how WUR deals with inclusiveness can be read on the page working at WUR with a functional impairment.