Network Engineer (Brussels)
Bridge 351 · Evere, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Software Development · 51-200 employees
About the role
The Network Engineer will design, implement, and maintain robust network solutions while ensuring system standards and performance optimization. They will also provide technical support, manage capacity, and collaborate with architects to define system configurations.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in network engineering and 7 years in Linux administration. Proficiency in TCP/IP, network protocols, and relevant certifications like CISCO are required.
Full description
Bridge351 is looking for a Network Engineer to join a strategic project for the European External Action Service (EEAS)
Nature of Tasks
- Establishing the networking environment by designing system configuration, defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards.
- Designing and implementing new solutions and improving resilience of the current environment.
- Maximizing network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages and scheduling upgrades.
- Undertaking data network fault investigations in local and wide area environments, using information from multiple sources.
- Supporting PKI implementation and use.
- Provide remote and on-site technical support.
- Capacity management and audit of IP addressing and hosted devices within data centres.
- Assist with evaluating and testing products delivered by other teams to ensure that they conform to the requirements and methodology.
- Assists the Solution Architect in the architecture design and definition.
- Writes documentation related to design, installation, configurations of system parts related.
- Defining and documenting standard operating procedures.
- Works with Management team to manage expectations, deliverables, and satisfaction.
Role and responsibilities
- Minimum 5 years of experience in network engineering in large and complex projects providing solution design services in line with organizational objectives and business requirements.
- At least one certification in technology related domain: CISCO, ...
- Expertise in local area protocols.
- Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP Data Networks (including CWDM, QOS)
- Excellent knowledge of network protocols.
- Good knowledge of TCP/IP Voice Networks (including QOS, POE, …).
- Very good knowledge of Ethernet switching and routing.
- Excellent knowledge of operating systems.
- Very good knowledge of network management, monitoring and debugging tools.
- Good knowledge of proxy servers.
- Ability to provide in depth as well as high-level technical presentations for different technical level stakeholders.
- Must demonstrate the ability to multi-task between EEAS, vendors, peers, and management while showing the ability to independently resolve complex issues.
- Strong knowledge of IT technical engineering to perform tasks and interact with the other engineer specialists
- Basic knowledge of application layer XML filters.
- Good knowledge of Bandwidth Management.
- Very good knowledge of application Switches, load balancing and redundancy solutions.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in highly available environments with multiple site support (Business continuity and disaster recovery planning technics, technologies, exercising and testing).
- Excellent analysis and problem solving.
- Prioritizing incidents, requests, and changes.
- Very good technical writing and verbal communication skills.
- At least 7+ years of experience in Linux Administration; experience with automation is a plus.
Language
Advanced English
Location
Brussels, Belgium
Work mode
Hybrid (on-site at Brussels offices + remote)
