Senior Industrial Network Engineer

The client is looking for a Senior Industrial Network Engineer to manage, support, secure and optimize a large-scale international network infrastructure spanning both enterprise IT environments and industrial/OT (Operational Technology) networks. The consultant will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, reliability and security of office networks, technical networks and DCS environments, while collaborating with internal stakeholders, external partners and industrial site teams across Europe.

The role requires a strong combination of industrial networking expertise, network security, cloud networking, and legacy DCS network knowledge, together with excellent communication skills and the ability to operate in critical industrial environments.

Your missions:

• Manage, support and optimize international enterprise and industrial network infrastructures.
• Ensure network availability, performance, reliability and security.
• Monitor and improve network performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network incidents while minimizing downtime.
• Support and maintain office, technical and industrial network environments.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, third-party suppliers and industrial site teams.
• Contribute to the evolution and continuous improvement of network architecture.
• Ensure compliance with applicable security standards and guidelines.
• Travel regularly to industrial and power generation sites across Europe.

Your activities:

Network Operations & Support

• Monitor network performance using SolarWinds.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot network issues.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure high availability of network services.
• Support enterprise-grade wireless environments.
• Manage and identify network cabling, including UTP cabling.

Network Infrastructure Management

• Administer enterprise routing and switching environments.
• Work with BGP, OSPF and VRF technologies.
• Manage Fortinet solutions including:
• Firewalls
• SD-WAN
• Support Cisco ISE environments.
• Support and maintain complex enterprise and industrial network systems.

Cloud & Security

• Support cloud networking solutions.
• Work with networking technologies in Microsoft Azure and AWS environments.
• Manage and support Zscaler technologies:
• ZIA
• ZPA
• Apply network security best practices and security protocols.
• Assess and challenge network architectures to ensure compliance with security requirements.

Industrial & OT Networking

• Support industrial and DCS network environments.
• Work with legacy DCS infrastructures.
• Interact with technologies and environments from:
• Siemens
• ABB
• GE
• Operate within critical industrial and power generation environments.
• Work in accordance with industrial safety requirements, including VCA standards.

Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with third-party providers and external partners.
• Communicate technical issues and solutions effectively.
• Manage expectations and ensure alignment on objectives and delivery timelines.
• Provide support to internal and external stakeholders.

• 5-10 years of experience in industrial/OT environments.
• Experience working in critical industrial infrastructures.
• Experience with international network environments.

Networking

• Fortinet (Firewalling, SD-WAN).
• Cisco ISE.
• Enterprise Routing & Switching.
• BGP.
• OSPF.
• VRF.
• Enterprise WiFi environments.

Cloud

• Microsoft Azure Networking.
• AWS Networking.
• Cloud networking certifications.

Security

• Zscaler technologies:
• ZIA
• ZPA
• Network security best practices.
• Secure network architecture principles.

Industrial / OT

• Industrial networking experience.
• Legacy DCS network expertise.
• Experience with:
• Siemens
• ABB
• GE
• Understanding of industrial operational environments.

Monitoring & Tools

• SolarWinds Network Monitoring.

Languages

• French: Fluent.
• Dutch: Fluent.
• English: Fluent.

Other Requirements

• VCA certification.
• Valid driving license.
• Willingness and ability to travel independently to industrial sites across Europe.
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience integrating complex network environments.
• Advanced experience reviewing and challenging network architectures.
• Strong expertise in security governance and compliance.
• Familiarity with power plant operations.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong time-management skills., + You have at least 5 years of professional experiences in IT
• If you are at least fluent in FR/ENG or NL/ENG it’s best
• You’re eager to learn, motivated and curious
• Let’s have a chat !

• Group insurance
• Dental insurance (partner/children included)
• 20 days statutory paid vacations (legal vacations cumulated for 1 year of work)
• 11 days recovery time work 38/40 per year (= annual average: 1 day per 20 days worked) if the client asks you to work 8h/day
• Representation fee net per month.
• Internet fee of € 40 per month.
• Company car with national fuel card OR Public transport reimbursed OR mobility package.
• Daily fee of 5.50€ net /day provided.
• Subscription GSM unlimited calls for Belgium (ITS subscription)
• Training plan (e-learning - certification at ITS charge)

Extra advantages:

• Being a rather small team in BE (6 in back-office), we’re very close to each of our consultants and we differentiate ourselves trying to really take care of you and make you grow with us and within our different clients.
• Regular follow-up (every 3 to 6months depending on your needs/will)
• Regular teambuilding to meet-up and have fun (every 3 months more or less)
• Flexibility and trust
• Benefits of still being part to a bigger group (ITS Group) and having access to resources and of a larger team of Experts
• Co-optation system because sharing is caring!