Senior Network Engineer: Industrial & DCS Networks (Hybrid)

Asenium Consulting; Antwerpen; Hybrid; EUR 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Asenium Consulting seeks a Senior Network Engineer for a freelance assignment within the energy sector. You will manage and optimize an international network, spanning enterprise, technical and industrial environments, including DCS networks.

The role requires 5–10 years of hands-on industrial experience with Fortinet, SD-WAN, Cisco ISE, BGP/OSPF/VRF, and cloud networking (Azure/AWS). Travel across Europe to power plants is essential.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of hands-on experience in industrial environments.
• VCA certification.
• Hands-on Fortinet solutions including firewalling and SD-WAN.
• Experience with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).
• Strong routing and switching knowledge: BGP, OSPF, VRF.
• Experience with enterprise-grade WiFi.
• Cloud networking with Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Experience with Zscaler technologies (ZIA, ZPA).
• Experience with DCS networks (Siemens, ABB, GE).
• SolarWinds for network monitoring.
• Power plant operations familiarity.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel Europe.
• Fluent in French, Dutch, and English.

Responsibilities

• Monitor network performance across enterprise, technical and industrial environments.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot network issues, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Maintain high availability, performance and security across the network infrastructure.
• Manage network cabling, including the identification of UTP cables.
• Collaborate with third-party providers and stakeholders in an industrial environment.
• Provide clear communication and technical support to internal teams and external partners.
• Ensure third parties understand technical issues, expectations and required actions to support the timely delivery of objectives.

Skills

Industrial environments

Fortinet

SD-WAN

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

BGP

OSPF

VRF

Enterprise WiFi

Azure

AWS

Zscaler

DCS networks

SolarWinds

Power plant operations

French Dutch English

Education

VCA certification

Zscaler certifications

Job description

Asenium Consulting seeks a Senior Network Engineer for a freelance assignment within the energy sector. You will manage and optimize an international network, spanning enterprise, technical and industrial environments, including DCS networks.

The role requires 5–10 years of hands-on industrial experience with Fortinet, SD-WAN, Cisco ISE, BGP/OSPF/VRF, and cloud networking (Azure/AWS). Travel across Europe to power plants is essential.