Senior System Engineer – Datacom & Security

Pauwels Consulting; West-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Bruges location

14-month contract

Permanent or freelance

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is seeking a senior infrastructure specialist to manage and evolve a hybrid ICT infrastructure for a regional government client in Belgium. You will oversee data centers, data communication, and security, and guide cloud/XaaS strategies across a mixed on-site and remote environment.

The role requires 8+ years in system engineering and infrastructure management and 5+ years in networking, security, virtualization and storage.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in system engineering and infrastructure management.
• 5+ years with TCP/IP, BGP, VLANs, and routing/switching.
• 5+ years in firewalls and network security monitoring.
• 5+ years with VMware and data center virtualization.
• 5+ years in SAN/NAS storage management and backup solutions.
• 3+ years advisory for Cloud and XaaS systems.
• 3+ years in ICT architecture conceptual design.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes including problem and change management.
• Native Dutch with professional English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage datacom equipment including routers, switches, load balancers and firewalls.
• Monitor and improve network security through IDS and antimalware systems.
• Maintain a segmented hybrid network environment (wired and wireless).
• Manage data center operations focusing on virtualization, storage and DR strategies.
• Provide strategic advice on cloud and XaaS systems and design sustainable ICT architectures.
• Resolve complex incidents and optimize ITIL processes, including problem and change management.

Skills

System engineering

Infrastructure management

TCP/IP & BGP

Routing & Switching

Firewall security

VMware virtualization

SAN/NAS storage

Cloud & XaaS advisory

ICT architecture design

ITIL processes

Tools

Azure

MS SQL Server

VoIP/SIP

Job description

Our client, a prominent regional government organization, is seeking a specialist to join their infrastructure department. This role focuses on the technical management and evolution of a hybrid ICT infrastructure, encompassing data centers, data communication, and security.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage complex datacom equipment, including routers, switches, load balancers, and firewalls.
• Monitor and improve network security through the management of intrusion detection and antimalware systems.
• Maintain a segmented hybrid network environment, covering both wired and wireless infrastructure.
• Manage data center operations focusing on virtualization, storage, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Provide strategic advice on cloud and XaaS systems while designing sustainable ICT architecture solutions.
• Solve complex technical incidents and optimize ITIL processes, specifically problem and change management.

Requirements

• You have 8+ years of experience in system engineering and infrastructure management.
• You possess 5+ years of experience with TCP/IP, BGP, VLANs, and Routing/Switching.
• You bring 5+ years of experience in Firewalls and network security monitoring.
• You have 5+ years of experience with VMware and data center virtualization technologies.
• You possess 5+ years of experience in SAN/NAS storage management and backup solutions.
• You bring 3+ years of experience in advisory for Cloud and XaaS systems.
• You have 3+ years of experience in conceptual design for ICT Architecture.
• You possess knowledge of ITIL processes, including problem and change management.
• You are native in Dutch with professional working proficiency in English.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Azure.
• Knowledge of MS SQL Server.
• Experience with VoIP, SIP, and PoE.

Offer

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: 14 months
• Work regime: Full-time
• Location: Bruges
• Working model: Hybrid
• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers