KPN is a 10,000+ person telecom operator running a heavy infrastructure footprint: Cisco networking (DNA Center, ISE, Wireless), Palo Alto + Zscaler security stack, Kubernetes + Azure cloud, and observability via Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana. Active hiring across engineering (30), data (10), and security (8) roles signals infrastructure modernization — projects like network automation with Python, Terraform module development, and private cloud platform confirm a shift toward infrastructure-as-code and reduced manual ops. Pain points around PKI complexity, SAP availability, and technical debt indicate a legacy enterprise struggling to automate at scale.
Notable leadership hires: Test Lead, Operations Team Lead, Team Lead
KPN is the Netherlands' dominant telecom carrier, providing mobile, voice, data, internet, and cloud services to enterprises and consumers. With over 10,000 employees and a public company structure, KPN operates mission-critical network infrastructure, data centers, and cloud platforms. Current operational focus spans identity and access management (IAM portfolio development), network automation to reduce manual provisioning, private cloud buildout, and security hardening to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. The organization faces typical large-carrier challenges: legacy SAP environments requiring high availability, complex PKI and PKI integration across distributed networks, and the need to modernize aging IT systems while maintaining service continuity.
Cisco (DNA Center, ISE, Wireless), Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Netskope, F5, Kubernetes, Azure, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana, Ansible, Terraform, Python, GitHub, Jira, Active Directory, Windows, Linux.
Network automation with Python, IAM portfolio development, private cloud platform, Terraform module development, common operational picture, monitoring and backup setup, and AI applications. Focus is modernizing legacy IT and reducing manual infrastructure operations.
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