Job Specifications
Network & Security Engineer
Location: Antwerp / Belgium (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Network & Security Engineer to maintain and further develop the network and security infrastructure, acting as the Hero of the Day.
You will be the first point of contact for critical incidents and changes, ensuring high availability, stability, and security.
PLEASE NOTE: Strong hands-on experience with Juniper networking and Palo Alto security solutions is a key focus for this role.
Key Responsibilities
Act as first point of contact for critical incidents and outages.
Resolve network and security issues quickly to minimize downtime.
Coordinate escalations with internal teams and external vendors.
Prepare, execute, and document network and security changes with minimal production impact.
Design scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant network architectures.
Configure and manage routers and switches (VLANs, OSPF, BGP, STP, LLDP, ARP).
Implement and maintain firewalls and load balancing solutions.
Monitor and troubleshoot using tools such as Wireshark, Tcpdump, Nagios, Flowmon, Observium, Iproute2, and Netsh.
Mitigate DDoS attacks.
Configure NGFW rules, IDPS systems, and NAC solutions.
Perform security audits and penetration testing.
Implement SSL/TLS, IPsec, and VPN technologies.
Maintain documentation and ensure compliance with ISO 27001.
Required Skills
Strong knowledge of network design, routing, switching, and firewall technologies.
Experience with load balancing and performance optimization.
Advanced troubleshooting and packet/root cause analysis skills.
Hands-on experience with NGFW, IDPS, NAC, Radius/TACACS.
Solid knowledge of encryption protocols and VPN technologies.
Stress-resistant, solution-oriented, and communicative team player with a customer-focused mindset.
Preferred Product Knowledge (Strong Focus)
Networking
Juniper Switching (EX, QFX)
Juniper MIST (LAN/WLAN)
Juniper APSTRA
Security
Palo Alto Firewalls
Palo Alto Prisma Access
Load Balancing & Application Security
F5 LTM, F5 ASM
Other Technologies
Packetlight (Darkfiber Muxponder), Infoblox, Cloudflare, Elastic
Cloud & OS
Microsoft Azure Networking
Linux & Windows fundamentals
Documentation
Microsoft Visio
If your experience aligns with the qualifications described above, please apply or email: Busra.Dogu@templeton-recruitment.com
About the Company
A global technology recruitment agency, we supply specialist IT Contractors, C-Suite Executives and entire tech teams under Statement of Work solutions, and provide tech jobs for IT professionals.
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