Senior Network Infrastructure Consultant (Brussels)

Senior Network Infrastructure Consultant (Brussels) Bridge351 is a tech company focused on excellence, innovation and tailored solutions, operating across Europe in areas like Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data and Advanced Development. Senior Network Infrastructure Consultant For one of our European Institution in Brussels, we are looking for a Senior Network Infrastructure Consultant to strengthen the Corporate Networks team. You will contribute to the design, evolution and optimisation of enterprise network, datacentre and security infrastructures. Working in a complex and international environment, you will support strategic initiatives, infrastructure modernisation, network automation and large-scale connectivity services. Your responsibilities As a Senior Telecom & Data Centre Consultant, you will: Strategic & Architecture Activities Conduct architecture and technology studies for network and datacenter solutions Evaluate emerging technologies, standards and industry best practices Define and execute Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and technical evaluations Provide recommendations regarding scalability, availability, maintainability, security and operational efficiency Engineering & Delivery Perform capacity planning and infrastructure forecasting Produce technical specifications and architecture documentation Support procurement activities and technical evaluation of vendor proposals Plan and supervise infrastructure migrations Ensure quality assurance during deployment activities Assess solution performance and recommend improvements Automation & Infrastructure Modernisation Design and implement network automation solutions Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) approaches for network operations Deploy automated provisioning solutions using Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and PXE Implement CI/CD practices for network infrastructure Support containerised automation platforms and hybrid cloud integrations Required skills and experience: Network Automation & DevOps Network automation and Infrastructure as-Code (IaC) Ansible, Python and Git-based workflows NetBox and CI/CD pipelines Automated provisioning, testing and configuration management Containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes) Enterprise Networking & Datacentre Datacentre networking, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and network virtualisation Campus and wireless networking solutions Routing and switching technologies (BGP, OSPF, VPN, SD-WAN) DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management and network services Network management, monitoring and performance analytics Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure Cloud networking concepts and hybrid connectivity AWS and Microsoft Azure environments Load balancing, access control and cloud security integration Network Security Enterprise firewalls, IDS/IPS and network segmentation Secure web gateways, SSL inspection and content filtering Web Application Firewalls (WAF), DDoS protection and API security Security orchestration, compliance and operational security best practices Education Master degree and 8 years of experience minimum or Bachelor degree with 12 years of experience Your profile Proven experience in enterprise networking, datacentre infrastructure and network security Strong understanding of modern network architectures and automation practices Experience delivering infrastructure projects in large and complex environments Ability to translate business and technical requirements into scalable solutions Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Relevant industry certifications are considered a strong asset Languages Fluent English (C1) Work Model Hybrid Location Brussels Locations Bridge351 Brussels Remote status Hybrid