**Senior Network Infrastructure Consultant**

For one of our European Institution in Brussels, we are looking for a Senior Network Infrastructure Consultant to strengthen the Corporate Networks team.

You will contribute to the design, evolution and optimisation of enterprise network, datacentre and security infrastructures. Working in a complex and international environment, you will support strategic initiatives, infrastructure modernisation, network automation and large-scale connectivity services.

**Your responsibilities**

As a Senior Telecom \& Data Centre Consultant, you will:

*Strategic \& Architecture Activities*

* Conduct architecture and technology studies for network and datacenter solutions

* Evaluate emerging technologies, standards and industry best practices

* Define and execute Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and technical evaluations

* Provide recommendations regarding scalability, availability, maintainability, security and operational efficiency

*Engineering \& Delivery*

* Perform capacity planning and infrastructure forecasting

* Produce technical specifications and architecture documentation

* Support procurement activities and technical evaluation of vendor proposals

* Plan and supervise infrastructure migrations

* Ensure quality assurance during deployment activities

* Assess solution performance and recommend improvements

*Automation \& Infrastructure Modernisation*

* Design and implement network automation solutions

* Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) approaches for network operations

* Deploy automated provisioning solutions using Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and PXE

* Implement CI/CD practices for network infrastructure

* Support containerised automation platforms and hybrid cloud integrations

**Required skills and experience:**

*Network Automation \& DevOps*

* Network automation and Infrastructure as-Code (IaC)

* Ansible, Python and Git-based workflows

* NetBox and CI/CD pipelines

* Automated provisioning, testing and configuration management

* Containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

*Enterprise Networking \& Datacentre*

* Datacentre networking, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and network virtualisation

* Campus and wireless networking solutions

* Routing and switching technologies (BGP, OSPF, VPN, SD-WAN)

* DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management and network services

* Network management, monitoring and performance analytics

*Cloud \& Hybrid Infrastructure*

* Cloud networking concepts and hybrid connectivity

* AWS and Microsoft Azure environments

* Load balancing, access control and cloud security integration

*Network Security*

* Enterprise firewalls, IDS/IPS and network segmentation

* Secure web gateways, SSL inspection and content filtering

* Web Application Firewalls (WAF), DDoS protection and API security

* Security orchestration, compliance and operational security best practices

**Education**

* Master degree and 8 years of experience minimum or Bachelor degree with 12 years of experience

**Your profile**

* Proven experience in enterprise networking, datacentre infrastructure and network security

* Strong understanding of modern network architectures and automation practices

* Experience delivering infrastructure projects in large and complex environments

* Ability to translate business and technical requirements into scalable solutions

* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

* Relevant industry certifications are considered a strong asset

**Languages**

* Fluent English (C1)

**Work Model**

* Hybrid

**Location**

* Brussels