Network Security Engineer

Job title: Senor Network Engineer

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Languages: English

Contract Duration: Long Term

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Job Description

As a Network Security Engineer, you will play a critical role in network operations, incident response, system automation, and security compliance. The position requires strong troubleshooting skills, technical expertise, and the ability to support complex network environments across multi-vendor platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Incident Management & Support
• Handle service requests and provide 2nd level incident response, escalating when needed.
• Contribute to problem management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Network Infrastructure Management
• Support network lifecycle management, ensuring compliance with best practices.
• Assist in the design, implementation, and configuration of network solutions.
• Maintain network documentation and manage configuration changes.
• Technical Development & Automation
• Design and implement network management tools, conduct testing, and evaluate solutions.
• Automate operational tasks and migrate new systems into production.
• Develop and configure custom tools, including dashboards, databases, and scripts.
• Define and implement operational metrics to enhance network performance.

Qualifications & Required Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Networks, or Telecommunications.
• Experience: 8+ years in large-scale network operations and enterprise configuration management.
• Networking Expertise:
• Routing & Switching: Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VPNs, MPLS.
• Firewall Management: Experience with Cisco ASA, Check Point, FortiGate, and security best practices.
• Multi-vendor Environments: Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet.
• Automation & Scripting:
• Proficiency in Python, Ansible, Terraform (preferred but not mandatory).
• Certifications: CCNA, CCNP, NSE4 (preferred but not required).
• Language: Fluent English (C Level).

Preferred Skills:

• Network automation and monitoring tools.
• Cloud networking expertise (AWS, Azure, hybrid-cloud).
• Container networking knowledge (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Experience in network telemetry & SDN/virtualization (NSX, Cisco ACI).