Lead Network Engineer

Larian Studios, an award-winning developer of high-quality RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2, is seeking a Lead Network Engineer. This role involves leading a team of network engineers, designing and maintaining a secure, high-performance network across multiple studio sites, enforcing security policies, and ensuring secure infrastructure for new projects.

Must Have

• Manage a team of 5+ network engineers
• Design, implement, and maintain secure, high-performance networks
• Enforce network security policies and procedures
• Install and maintain network equipment (switches, routers, firewalls)
• Maintain network hardware and software documentation
• Assist in technical design and implementation
• Perform technical security audits
• Develop best practices and ensure documentation is up to date
• Educate and train staff on information system security best practices
• Investigate and utilise new technologies for security and performance
• Work closely with IT management team on information security strategy
• Participate in change management workflow
• Responsible for incident handling procedures and security incident reporting
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience working in a challenging IT environment
• Strong background in enterprise-level routing, switching, and firewall management
• Experience working in datacenter environments
• Proficiency with core network protocols (BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VPN, DNS, DHCP)
• Proven ability to manage large, distributed, multi-site network environments
• Experience with enterprise network switching, routers and firewalls
• Experience with Cisco equipment
• Knowledge of industry best practices
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Required on-site presence

Good to Have

• Familiarity with high-throughput data distribution
• Exposure to hybrid cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with automation platforms such as Terraform & Ansible
• Experience with scripting for automations

Perks & Benefits

• An international team of over 500 employees spread across 7 studios
• An open, collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and encouraged
• A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers
• Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues
• Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees
• Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans, including listening to community feedback

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 3+ network engineers
• Design, implement, and maintain a secure, high-performance network across multiple studio sites and environments
• Enforce network security policies and procedures
• Install and maintain network equipment (switches, routers, firewalls)
• Maintain documentation regarding network hardware and software
• Assist in technical design and implementation
• Perform technical security audits
• Develop best practices and ensure documentation is up to date
• Educate and train staff on information system security best practices
• Investigate and utilise new technologies, tools and techniques to enhance security capabilities and performance
• Work closely with IT management team on the company’s information security strategy
• Participate in change management workflow
• Responsible for ensuring incident handling procedures and security incident reporting

Requirements

• Experience managing a team of 5+ people
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience working in a challenging IT environment
• Strong background in enterprise-level routing, switching, and firewall management
• Experience working in datacenter environments
• Proficiency with core network protocols (BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VPN, DNS, DHCP)
• Proven ability to manage large, distributed, multi-site network environments
• Experience with enterprise network switching, routers and firewalls
• Experience with Cisco equipment
• Knowledge of industry best practices
• Excellent communication skills in English
• This is a full-time, on-site role, requiring your presence in the office to support collaboration and creativity.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with high-throughput data distribution
• Exposure to hybrid cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with automation platforms such as Terraform & Ansible
• Experience with scripting for automations

What we offer

• An international team of over 500 employees spread across 7 studios around the world, each of which have their own unique qualities, and maintain a small-studio feel
• An open, collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and encouraged
• A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers at the top of their fields
• Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues
• Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees
• Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans, including listening to community feedback