Network Engineer @ Eurofitting Management NV

The Network Engineer fulfills a crucial, impactful role within the Infrastructure team, with the fundamental objective of supporting the further expansion, management, and optimization of the group's entire network and security infrastructure. The core goal is to guarantee a highly stable, secure, and performant network environment across all international branches. This is vital because the function operates in a dynamic and production-critical environment with a continuous 24/7 impact, where incidents during production-critical moments always pose a risk. 

The role therefore requires the rapid development of technical maturity and a deep understanding of the group structure and the differences between the plants (regarding infrastructure and connectivity). The function heavily focuses on aligning local needs with group standards to create uniformity and involves supporting various projects such as new sites, expansions, and upgrades. The direct and tangible impact of the Network Engineer lies in increasing the operational resilience of the plants. By consistently focusing on standardization, continuous monitoring and accurate documentation, the individual contributes to reducing downtime and accelerating crucial implementations. The ultimate objective is to build technical maturity within the team and strengthen the technological foundation that supports the international operations of the Eurofit Group.

The tasks and responsibilities for the Network Engineer are specified based on priority and estimated time investment:

• 40% Operational management of network components: The Network Engineer holds co-responsibility for the operational management of the group's network infrastructure, a critical system spanning the Headquarters in Zaventem and the 18 international production plants. This core duty includes the deployment, ongoing daily management, and active support of the entire global Eurofit network, encompassing local branch networks. Within this scope, the Engineer manages essential network and security components, specifically overseeing systems such as Fortigate, Fortiswitch, FortiAP, and VPN solutions. A key part of maintaining operational stability is operating and maintaining the global monitoring solution to ensure continuous oversight and proactive remediation of potential incidents across the infrastructure. 
• 25% Supporting projects: The Network Engineer dedicates a substantial amount of their time and expertise to actively supporting and driving critical network projects that are fundamental to the Eurofit Group's international expansion and operational excellence. This is not routine maintenance but involves supporting high-stakes organizational growth, specifically through the establishment of new greenfield sites, such as the planned factories in the UK and Slovakia. For these brand-new locations, the responsibility explicitly includes the foundational work of implementing robust networks entirely from scratch, ensuring the highest level of network security, performance, and compliance is established from day one. Beyond new construction, the role is equally vital for continuous improvement, contributing to system upgrades and resolving complex connectivity issues across the existing portfolio of 18 international plants, guaranteeing that the network architecture keeps pace with evolving production demands. 
• 20% Documentation, standardization, automation & training: A crucial component of the Network Engineer's role is the active participation in documentation, standardization, automation, and training. This responsibility is executed in close collaboration with both the Networking Team and the Systems Team. The collective effort focuses on defining robust group standards for networking, covering essential areas such as topology, security protocols, and hardware specifications across all international sites. To achieve the required level of consistency and efficiency, the role involves working practically with specialized documentation tools like Netbox, utilizing advanced templating techniques for configuration consistency, and applying Python scripting to drive essential network automation efforts. This ensures the infrastructure remains scalable, uniform, and manageable across the entire group.
• 15% Incident & problem management: The final significant area of responsibility for the Network Engineer is Incident and Problem Management. This critical function involves operating and maintaining the global monitoring solution to ensure continuous oversight of the network environment and to facilitate the proactive remediation of potential incidents. The Engineer provides 3rd line support for complex technical network issues and troubleshooting, serving as the escalation point from the Support team. Furthermore, the role includes mandatory participation in the on-call service, which is reserved strictly for handling critical incidents that directly affect the highly sensitive production environment or interrupt crucial delivery processes.