Network Security Engineer
Location:
Eeklo, Belgium
Duration:
6 months
Regime:
5 days onsite per week
Experience Level:
5+ years
Business Context
The team manages more than 30 locations, supporting 1,350 users across 4 continents, covering both office and production networks. The mission is to ensure a reliable, high-performance, and secure network for all users.
The focus lies on networking and security. We are seeking a consultant who can:
* Apply the right security layer across network, server, and cloud landscapes.
* Help monitor, maintain, and expand security capabilities.
* Provide architectural input and operational execution.
* Support the team as a potential backup lead.
Responsibilities
* Participate in network projects and perform security-related operations and optimizations.
* Contribute to architectural-level discussions and decisions.
* Act as the daily point of contact for security-related incidents across systems and users.
* Proactively detect abnormal or suspicious activity, investigate inconsistencies, and provide security reporting.
* Maintain up-to-date documentation for processes, environments, and end-users.
* Keep current with security trends and emerging challenges across End User Workplace (AV, hardening), Networking & Firewalling, Cloud Applications, OT, Servers, and Virtualization.
Technical Context
* Firewalling: Palo Alto (initial setup, rule base design and maintenance).
* Cloud Networking & Security: Microsoft Azure.
* Network Engineering:
* Cisco switching and routers.
* Cisco ISE, SDA, Cisco Catalyst.
* LAN / WLAN / SD-WAN, Wireless.
* Segmentation: IT/OT environments.
* Security Principles: Zero Trust.
* Standards/Frameworks: NIS2 knowledge is a plus.
* Operations: SOC/NOC, incident detection, response, and monitoring.
* Vulnerability & Risk Management:
* Vulnerability detection, prioritization, patching.
* Risk assessment and mitigation.
Qualifications
* 5+ years of relevant network and security experience.
* Master's degree in IT or equivalent is a plus.
* Certifications highly valued:
* Palo Alto PCNSA, PCNSE.
* Microsoft SC-200: Security Operations Analyst.
* Microsoft SC-300: Identity and Access Administrator.