C&S Senior Engineer

Aggregate function:  Technology
Business Area:  VT Netw. Strategy Archit. Eng.
Posting Country:  Italy
Date Posted:  8 Sept 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Key accountabilities and decision ownership : 

  • Responsible for High Level and Low Level Design engineering and network design optimization
  • Drive increased quality of our network end to end
  • Provide HLDs, LLDs, define templates, modularize, and industrialize configuration items and their implementation.
  • Deploy the network fit for purpose including understanding of how our services/applications layer will run across the network (capacity, capability, utilisation)
  • Implement Virtualisation and segregation concepts
  • Conduct proof of concept (POC) validation
  • Responsible for optimal implementation process that delivers ensured quality.
  • Decrease the design and implementation costs and to achieve a harmonized & simplified network infrastructure
  • Take control over CAPEX budget; forecast, planning, allocation, approval process, administration
  • Deployment of the validated solution to its operational environment and deliver training
  • Planning of Changes and support of Change Management Process
  • Supervision of external supporters and 3rd parties
  • Quality assurance in the design and implementation process
  • Support, Test & Accept/Audit  the deployed solution

Who you are

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

  • An academic degree and/or at least 5 years work experience in an IT organization supporting large heterogeneous IT infrastructures.
  • Experiences in project management
  • R&S CCNA or CCNP and Fortinet NSE 6 or FCSS SD-wan Certifications strongly recommended. Professional certifications are essential for advanced office LAN management. These certifications demonstrate specific skills in designing and maintaining secure, segmented, and reliable networks, with a focus on perimeter protection, traffic control, and network infrastructure resilience.
  • You are goal-oriented and enjoy taking initiative as well as responsibility
  • Fluent English  oral and written
  • Italian language will be added adavantage

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.