Senior Network Manager
Flemish Brabant
Digital - (Project) Management
Reference number: 89659
Do you want to make an impact in a mission-critical environment where connectivity and reliability are key? We’re hiring a Senior Network Manager to lead our network team, shape the roadmap, and ensure best-in-class connectivity for a complex, always-on organization.
This is a role where leadership, technical depth, and strategic thinking all come together.
What you’ll do:
- Lead & grow the team – coach, inspire, and develop network engineers; set objectives and run evaluations.
- Own the network landscape – define standards, drive innovation, and ensure the network evolves with business needs.
- Guarantee reliability & performance – oversee LAN, Wi-Fi, WAN, routing, switching, and monitoring to deliver a gold-standard user experience.
- Strengthen network security – implement NAC, VPN, endpoint security, PKI, and IPAM; support vulnerability assessments and traffic monitoring.
- Act as escalation point – handle complex incidents, coordinate with vendors, and provide senior-level support for connectivity issues.
- Safeguard continuity – develop and test disaster recovery plans; keep documentation and SOPs up to date.
- Manage projects & budgets – identify risks, set mitigation plans, and secure investments needed to achieve outcomes.
- Collaborate across teams – align with architects, service managers, providers, and internal stakeholders.
What are we looking for?
- 8+ years of experience in large, business-critical networks, including team and project leadership.
- Bachelor’s degree in IT (or equivalent experience).
- Expertise across LAN, Wi-Fi, WAN, VXLAN, EVPN, SDN, routing & switching.
- Experience with HPE Aruba (incl. core switching, ClearPass), F5 (LTM, APM, ASM), firewalls, WAF, proxy, NAC, VPN, and IPAM tools (e.g. EfficientIP).
- Strong communication skills in Dutch & English (French is a plus).
- A customer-focused mindset, stress resilience, flexibility, and the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
- Bonus points for optical (WDM) or Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).
What do we offer?
Location: Brussels area (hybrid)
Contract: Permanent or Freelance, full-time
Start date: ASAP, flexible with notice periods, long duration
Languages: Dutch & English (French is a plus)