Deadline Date: Thursday 10 September 2026

Requirement Title: Senior Engineer DCS (NaaS)

Location:  Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

Full time on-site: Yes

Total Scope of the request (hours): 460

Required Start Date: 12 October 2026

End Contract Date: 31 December 2026

Required Security Clearance:  NATO Secret

Duties and Role

• Design, implement, and maintain complex enterprise network infrastructure aligned with CCNP-level best practices and standards.
• Manage daily network operations, capacity planning, upgrades, and lifecycle activities across enterprise environments.
• Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot routing and switching protocols including BGP, OSPF, and STP.
• Ensure high availability, redundancy, and performance of LAN, WAN, and data center networks.
• Monitor network health using Splunk and other monitoring platforms; create dashboards, alerts, and operational reports.
• Analyze logs and telemetry data to proactively identify risks, incidents, and performance issues.
• Develop and maintain network automation solutions using Python or Ansible to streamline provisioning, compliance, and repetitive tasks.
• Improve operational efficiency through automation of configuration management, backups, and change validation.
• Utilize network monitoring tools to track availability, latency, bandwidth, and device health.
• Lead incident response for critical outages, coordinate stakeholders, and restore services within SLA targets.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to reduce recurring incidents.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex network issues and strategic initiatives.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through coaching, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance.
• Lead network projects such as migrations, refreshes, expansions, and technology rollouts.
• Maintain accurate documentation, standards, and operational procedures for the network environment.

Specific Working Conditions:  Some work outside of normal office hours may be required; Up to 50 TDY within Belgium per year

Requirements

• Minimum CCNP certification (Enterprise or equivalent advanced networking certification).
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise network engineering and operations.
• Strong expertise in routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, STP).
• Experience with Splunk for monitoring, log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Network automation skills using Python or Ansible is a nice to have.
• Hands-on knowledge of network monitoring tools.
• Experience with incident management, root cause analysis, and major outage resolution.
• Experience mentoring engineers, leading projects, and acting as senior escalation point.