IT STARTS HERE

Santander (www.santander.com) is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

Santander Digital Services is the team of technology and operations at Santander. We are convinced of the importance of technology that is aligned with the requirements of the business and that out work not only brings value to users, people and communities but also fosters individual creativity. Our team of over 7,000 people in 8 countries (Spain, Portugal, Poland, UK, USA, Mexico, Chile and Brazil) develops and/or implements financial solutions across a broad spectrum of technologies (including Blockchain, Big Data and Angular among others) on all kinds of on-premise and cloud-based platforms.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE

Santander Digital Services is looking for an AWS Network Engineer based out of Madrid

We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:

• Creating cloud-based networking infrastructure using IaC 

• Deploying cloud-based networking infrastructure 

• Incident and tickets management

• Collaboration and support to other teams needs

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organization. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Professional Experience

• Experience in Networking (Required)

• Experience with operation and troubleshooting in the networking area (Required)

• Experience in Public Cloud (Preferred)

• Experience with AWS (Preferred)

• Experience with IaC: terraform and cloudformation (Preferred)

Languages

• English (B1/ Conversational level) (Required)

Hard Skills

• Knowledge and experience with:

  • Dynamic routing protocol (BGP) (Required)

  • VPN site to site connection (Required)

  • Proxies and Load Balancers (Preferred)

  • AWS VPC / Private Link / Transit Gateway / Direct Connect (Preferred)

  • Security Firewall / Security Group / Network ACL (Preferred)

  • DNS (Required)

• Network consolidation and design project

  • NAT/PAT solution (Preferred)

  • Third party providers (VPN / Direct Connect / MPLS) (Preferred)

  • TLS Connections / Certificate issues (Preferred)

• Infrastructure-as-code (IaC)

  • Terraform / Cloudformation (Preferred)

• Incident resolution and forensic analytics

  • AWS Cloudwatch and Flow log (Preferred)

  • Connection test stategy (Preferred)

  • Scripting (python) (Preferred)

  • AWS Lambdas (Preferred)

Soft Skills

• Strong verbal communication skills to interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders (Required)

• Ability to work under pressure (Required)

• Effective incident management and escalation handling (Required)

• Strong prioritization skills in fast-pace operational environments (Required)

• Ability to adapt to rapidly evolving environment (Required)

WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT

Your contribution matters, and it’s recognized. You can expect a fair, competitive reward package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver. But we know rewards go beyond numbers.

• We’re enable our teams to go beyond through global opportunities and broad career paths.

• Flexibility that works. Enjoy a hybrid working models—some days remote, some days onsite with your team—along with flexible hours.

• Learning for life. Access hundreds of courses on our platforms, including exclusive access to our global learning space: Santander Open Academy (www.santanderopenacademy.com)

• Competitive rewards. Receive a highly competitive salary with performance-based bonuses, motivating you to keep growing with us.

• Financial advantages. Benefit from preferential banking terms, special interest rates on loans, life insurance, and more.

• Your health is our priority. Through BeHealthy, our global wellness programme, we promote Holistic wellbeing.

• We know family is everything. That’s why we offer childcare support and family-friendly programmes tailored to each life stage.

• Always by your side. Get access to Santander Contigo, our program for employees and their families offering legal, emotional, and administrative advisory services.

• Extra benefits. Gym/WellHub membership, medical centers in some of our facilities, meal subsidy, parking, shuttle service from various points in Madrid, as well as exclusive discounts and offers for Santander employees. And that’s only the beginning—we’ll tell you more when you join!

We’re here to keep you motivated, help you reach your goals, and celebrate your progress, every step of the way.

LOCAL COMPLIANCE

Santander is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.
 

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