Large enterprise with limited hands-on network engineering - Sr. Network Engineer Ahold Delhaize Employee Review

3.0
12 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Large enterprise environment with exposure to complex network infrastructure, major vendors, data centers, WAN, firewalls, and large-scale operational processes. There are good people on the team, and the environment itself can give you visibility into how a large company manages network services.

Cons

The Network Engineering role is not really hands-on network engineering. Much of the actual technical work, implementation, configuration, and deeper engineering execution is handled by HCL. Internally, the role can feel more like vendor coordination, ticket chasing, and driving HCL than actually owning and engineering the network yourself. If you are expecting to configure, troubleshoot deeply, build solutions, implement changes, and stay technically hands-on, this role may be disappointing. It can feel less like being a network engineer and more like being an HCL babysitter with a network engineering title

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5.0
24 Apr 2026
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Pros

Very good, Great team, Enthusiastic people.

Cons

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3.0
2 Jul 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Most of the individuals you work with will be wonderful. The office is still hybrib, so there is some flexibility. They usually pay at or above market and have a great annual bonus.

Cons

I specifically work under the USA branch of the company. The corporate life has become increasingly political. It has become more important to be seen rather than to perform the work. Upper management also has unrealistic goals and just demands that it gets done even if it is impossible. Management is also terrible with communicating what they actually want, and they are terrible listeners at the same time. Yet, somehow they are so proud of themselves. I have also been told to "Just stop talking" by management which is increadibly innapropriate for the workplace.

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