Network Architect | Juniper & Fortinet

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Evere, Belgium
5 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Job source

Tech stack

Systems Engineering Border Gateway Protocol Distributed Systems Domain Name System Security Extensions Domain Name System (DNS) Monitoring of Systems Python (Programming Language) Routing Network Segmentation Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Ansible Prometheus
+10 more
TCP/IP Private Cloud Environment Grafana Firewalls (Computer Science) Juniper Kubernetes Fortinet Terraform Docker Vmware

Job description

  • Design and evolvenetwork architecturesacross complex and distributed production environments, from high-level concepts to low-level technical designs.
  • Work hands-on withJuniper networking and Fortinet security technologies, including routing, switching, firewalls and network segmentation.
  • Contribute toBGP, DNS/DNSSEC, high-availability and distributed infrastructure, with a strong focus on resilience and security.
  • Drive improvements aroundautomation, monitoring and observability, using technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, Prometheus or Grafana.
  • Collaborate withInfrastructure, Security, Architecture and Software Engineeringteams, while challenging and validating technical solutions delivered by external partners.
  • Maintainarchitecture documentation, diagrams and technical standards, while supporting troubleshooting, lifecycle management and production environments.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experiencein network, infrastructure or systems engineering, with strong exposure to critical production environments.
  • Strong expertise innetworking, including TCP/IP, routing, switching and protocols such as BGP and OSPF.
  • Solid hands-on experience withJuniper and Fortinet- this is a key part of the role.
  • Good understanding ofLinux, DNS/DNSSEC, firewalls and high-availability/distributed infrastructure.
  • Exposure tovirtualisation, containers, private cloud or Infrastructure as Code(VMware, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, etc.) is a strong plus.
  • Analytical, pragmatic and hands-on mindset, with the ability to move from architecture and design to implementation and production troubleshooting. Fluent English is required.

Benefits & conditions

  • Technical impact:work on complex, business-critical infrastructure in an international environment.
  • Juniper & Fortinet:an opportunity to work hands-on with technologies that are at the heart of the role.
  • Career development:access to training and opportunities to deepen your technical expertise.
  • Competitive package:attractive salary combined withcompany car, meal vouchers and comprehensive insurance.
  • Work-life balance:hybrid working model and additional holidays.
  • Expert environment:join asmall, highly skilled technical teamwhere your ideas, expertise and ownership genuinely matter.

Benefits

  • Company Car
  • Meal Vouchers
  • Fuel Card
  • Mobility Budget
  • Net Expenses
  • Company phone & subscription
  • Internal & External trainings
  • Health Insurance
  • Group Insurance
  • End-of-year bonuses
  • Team-building & incentives
  • Remote possible
  • 2 days remote
  • Flexible holidays
  • 32 days off

About the company

Our partner is aninternational technology organisationoperating critical digital infrastructure. As part of the continued development of their infrastructure environment, they are looking for aNetwork Architectto join a highly skilled and collaborative technical team.

This is not a purely conceptual architecture role. You will move betweenarchitecture, design, implementation and production support, working with modern networking technologies and having a direct impact on the resilience and evolution of the infrastructure.

Your playground? Juniper, Fortinet, BGP, DNS, security and distributed infrastructure.

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