Lead Network Engineer — BGP, OSPF, Splunk and Python Automation for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Eigenbrakel; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

WLG is seeking a senior enterprise network engineer to design and maintain complex networks, from design through operations and incident response. You will mentor junior staff while driving improvements across LAN, WAN and data centre environments.

Role requires CCNP or equivalent, 7+ years of hands-on experience with BGP/OSPF/STP, and hands-on tooling such as Splunk, Python and Ansible. On-site in Belgium, some off-hours work may be needed.

Qualifications

• CCNP or equivalent advanced networking certification.
• 7+ years of hands-on enterprise network engineering and operations.
• Strong routing and switching expertise: BGP, OSPF, STP.
• Splunk for monitoring, log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on knowledge of network monitoring tooling.
• Incident management and major outage resolution experience.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading projects.

Responsabilités

• Design, implement and maintain complex enterprise network infrastructure to CCNP-level practice.
• Run daily network operations, capacity planning, upgrades and lifecycle work.
• Configure, optimise and troubleshoot routing and switching — BGP, OSPF, STP.
• Keep LAN, WAN and data centre networks available, redundant and fast.
• Monitor network health with Splunk and other platforms, and build dashboards, alerts and reports.
• Analyse logs and telemetry to find risk before it becomes an incident.
• Lead incident response on critical outages, coordinate stakeholders and restore within service levels.
• Do root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.
• Act as senior escalation point, mentor engineers, and lead migrations, refreshes and rollouts.
• Keep the documentation, standards and operating procedures accurate.

Connaissances

Mentoring

Incident management

Leadership

Capacity planning

Network operations

Project guidance

Formation

CCNP or equivalent

Outils

Splunk

Python

Ansible

Description du poste

This is a senior post on an enterprise network large enough that the interesting problems are not configuration but consequence: what a change does three hops away, why an incident recurs, and which repetitive task should stop being done by hand. It runs from design through daily operations to the moment something breaks badly and you are the one leading the response.

It is also a mentoring role. Junior and mid-level engineers sit alongside you, and part of the job is making them better rather than fixing everything yourself.

What You Would Be Doing

• Design, implement and maintain complex enterprise network infrastructure to CCNP-level practice.
• Run daily network operations, capacity planning, upgrades and lifecycle work.
• Configure, optimise and troubleshoot routing and switching — BGP, OSPF, STP.
• Keep LAN, WAN and data centre networks available, redundant and fast.
• Monitor network health with Splunk and other platforms, and build the dashboards, alerts and reports.
• Analyse logs and telemetry to find risk before it becomes an incident.
• Build automation in Python or Ansible for provisioning, compliance and the repetitive work.
• Lead incident response on critical outages, coordinate stakeholders and restore within the service levels.
• Do the root cause analysis and put the preventive measure in place.
• Act as senior escalation point, mentor engineers, and lead migrations, refreshes and rollouts.
• Keep the documentation, standards and operating procedures accurate.

What you would bring

• CCNP as a minimum — Enterprise or an equivalent advanced networking certification.
• Seven or more years of hands-on enterprise network engineering and operations.
• Strong routing and switching expertise: BGP, OSPF, STP.
• Splunk for monitoring, log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on knowledge of network monitoring tooling.
• Incident management, root cause analysis and major outage resolution in earnest.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading projects.

Network automation with Python or Ansible is a strong plus rather than a hard requirement. The work is full time on site in Braine-l'Alleud, and some work outside normal office hours may be needed.