Pauwels Consulting
EN
Network Observability Engineer (LiveSP/SD-WAN)
Brussels-Capital
Digital - Infrastructure
Master
Work experience: 7-10
Reference number: 89976

As a Solution/Network Engineer in the Observability team, you’ll design and implement the monitoring infrastructure that ensures real-time visibility of events across networks and IT applications. Your work will directly support Proximus’ operation centers, enabling faster anomaly detection, proactive prevention, and automation of resolutions.

You’ll collaborate with IT and network experts across departments, translating infrastructure and network events into clear service and customer impact views, while continuously improving observability platforms.

Key Responsibilities

  • Engage early in business and technical projects to define monitoring requirements.
  • Analyze technical specifications and design/implement monitoring solutions.
  • Translate infrastructure and network events into service/customer impact views.
  • Manage, configure, and integrate observability platforms.
  • Ensure vendor and product management for observability tools.
  • Improve existing deployments and introduce automation to speed up detection and resolution.

What are we looking for?

  • Master’s degree in informatics/telecom, or equivalent experience in OSS/event management.
  • Proven experience in complex IT & Telco environments.
  • Strong knowledge of telecom principles (network topologies, architectures) and IT systems (OS, databases, virtualization).
  • Expertise in event management, monitoring, and observability concepts/protocols.
  • Hands-on experience with LiveSP/LiveAction.
  • Solid understanding of network performance reporting and QoS concepts/protocols.
  • Experience with DevOps and Agile methodologies.
  • Familiarity with standards such as eTOM/ITIL is an asset.
  • Experience managing vendor relationships and improving platform deployments.
  • Development skills in Python & PERL (mandatory).
  • Knowledge of SD-WAN technologies is a plus.
  • Strong documentation abilities (visual models, workflow diagrams).
  • Excellent English (written & spoken); French or Dutch is an advantage.

What do we offer?

Contract: Freelance/Perm

Location: Brussels (hybrid work model) 

Duration: 01/10/2025 - 31/03/2026

Gil Van Vaerenbergh
HR & Talent Consultant Digital
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