1. Presentation of ETNIC

ETNIC (Entreprise pour les Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication) is the IT operator of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. As a public interest organization, ETNIC's mission is to design, develop, maintain, and evolve information systems and technological infrastructures serving the administrations and institutions of the FWB.

A central actor in the digital transformation of the Belgian French-speaking public sector, ETNIC operates in various domains such as:

• Management of IT infrastructures (networks, security, data centers, cloud)
• Development of custom business applications
• Support for digital projects (functional analysis, UX/UI, project management)
• Cybersecurity and data protection
• User support and training

With a constant commitment to innovation, performance, and public service, ETNIC regularly collaborates with external partners to strengthen its teams through IT consultancy assignments. These collaborations are carried out within an ethical, professional framework and focused on quality and the concrete impact of the delivered solutions.

2. Mission

ETNIC is launching a project aimed at implementing automated management of the lifecycle of digital certificates (CLM, Certificate Lifecycle Management) for qualified certificates, as well as a private public key infrastructure (PKI) for internal certificates. The project is deployed in three phases:

• mapping & diagnosis (3 months)
• proof of concept with the certification authority Sectigo (4 months)
• then deployment (12 months, subject to validation of a Go/No-Go milestone)

The project manager leads phases 1 and 2, ensures transversal coordination between the development, infrastructure, security, and ITIL/monitoring teams, and prepares decision elements for the management committee.

Main responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and monitor the progress of phases 1 and 2
• Supervise the mapping of certificate-bearing assets and the risk assessment report
• Lead the PoC with Sectigo and build the business case for deployment
• Establish transversal governance of the project (Dev, Infra, Security, ITIL & monitoring)
• Coordinate project resources (architects, security/PKI experts, infra engineers)
• Ensure budget monitoring and reporting to the management committee

The assignment is scheduled for a part-time basis for a minimum duration of 7 months (phases 1 and 2).