We are

• A pioneer and even a leader in the world of hybrid cloud and the integration of Office365 capabilities into daily operations
• An IT integrator for the entire Belgian police.

We want

• To implement the most advanced technologies over the next five years to modernize police services
• And thus also become a world leader in the digital transformation of police services

We are looking for

• Talent in various IT domains to achieve our ambitions

Your tasks

• Resolving 2nd and 3rd line network issues (routing, switches, and wireless networks)
• Monitoring networks and intervening in networks in case of problems
• Measuring traffic on the operational networks of the police
• Validation of network concepts
• Installation and configuration of L2 and L3 switches
• Development of network architectures for the buildings of the federal police
• Providing advice to local police zones regarding the architecture of their network
• Documentation of networks
• Asset management
• Site studies related to structured network cabling for fixed and wireless networks
• Participating in an on-call duty “reachable and callable back” outside normal office hours
• Determining, following up, and supervising structured data cabling works in police buildings located in the Flemish region
• Installing data cabling in the data centers

Your challenges

• Achieving the digital transformation of the police by implementing various tools and technologies in a secure manner to face today's and tomorrow's challenges
• Ensuring the cybersecurity of our applications and environments by providing them with optimal protection
• Participating in the digitization, modernization, and implementation of modern, mobile, secure, and high-performance systems

Your talents

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT or equivalent experience
• French-speaking or Dutch-speaking and willing to work in a multilingual environment (French, Dutch, English)
• At least 5 years of proven experience in a similar function

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in general technical management (architectural design, equipment and connection selection, evaluation of different proposals, implementation, daily management) of:

• A WAN of at least 50 sites in a maximum configuration

• At least 20 local computer networks interconnected via a WAN

• At least 2 projects for the installation of local networks (structured cabling, architectural design, configuration of active components, implementation) totaling at least 500 connection points in the past 5 years

• Stress resistance

• Discretion
• Flexibility
• Customer-oriented approach

Essential technical knowledge:

• LAN and WAN computer networks:

• Network architecture

• Network security

• TCP/IP and its application in fixed and wireless networks (including SNMP, OSPF, BGP)

• Local Ethernet networks with Layer 2/3 Switching, in particular based on Avaya/Extreme Networks and including VLAN, MLT, and SMLT
• Wireless networks (wifi), preferably based on Aruba equipment
• Wide Area networks based on SDSL and VDSL connections (MPLS IP VPN), SD-WAN, wireless connections (Hz), fiber optic connections, and CISCO routers (including: Cisco FlexVPN and PKI certificates)
• Solutions for managing the performance of a computer network, particularly using the product Truview from Netscout
• Operation and programming of firewalls
• Dark fiber connections and the DWDM equipment installed on them, such as ADVA
• Blade switches and virtual switches in virtualized environments (KVM and VMWare)

Why work for us

• We offer you a challenging position with real growth opportunities in an innovative environment
• Improving your skills is central to us, so you stay ahead technologically
• We place great value on a good work-life balance by providing the option of working from home
• We offer you a permanent position