Network Engineer (Ghent)

D-ploy is an IT and Engineering Solutions company with operations throughout the EMEA region including Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, the UK, as well as the USA.

We pride ourselves on delivering innovative and superior services and solutions to numerous industry-leading clients. By building relationships and trusted partnerships within the IT community, we optimize our customer‘s IT productivity and contribute to the organization’s success and value.

We are interested in talking to engaging, flexible, and solution-oriented individuals who are looking to become a part of a dynamically growing and international organization. We are focused on creating value where IT counts, join us!

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced L2/L3 Network Engineer to support enterprise LAN and WAN operations for a global life sciences organization in Ghent.

The role focuses on day-to-day network operations, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement across a multi-site international environment.

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks and Cisco Meraki, and is comfortable operating across both operational support and engineering-level responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support enterprise LAN and WAN operations across a multi-site environment
• Troubleshoot complex network issues across firewalls, routing, switching, wireless, VPNs, and SD-WAN
• Manage and support Palo Alto firewall configurations, including policies, NAT, VPNs, and troubleshooting
• Operate and support Cisco Meraki environments, including dashboard management, SD-WAN, switching, and wireless
• Contribute to network stability, performance, security, and continuous improvement
• Work closely with international teams and stakeholders
• Support monitoring, incident resolution, documentation, and operational best practices

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering or network support

• Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls, including:

• Security policies

• NAT

• VPNs

• Troubleshooting

• Strong experience with Cisco Meraki, including:

• Meraki Dashboard

• SD-WAN

• Switching

• Wireless

• Solid understanding of:

• TCP/IP

• DNS

• DHCP

• Routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF

• Network segmentation

• Network security principles

• Experience with WAN technologies, internet breakouts, and cloud connectivity

• Hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching technologies

• Proven troubleshooting skills in complex, multi-site environments

• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Auvik, SolarWinds, Datadog, or similar

• Comfortable working in an international environment

• Ability to provide a criminal record extract not older than three months, where required for the role

Nice to Have

• Experience with SASE platforms such as Palo Alto Prisma, Cato, or similar
• Exposure to cloud networking in Azure or AWS
• Basic knowledge of QoS, traffic shaping, and application performance
• Relevant certifications such as CCNP, PCNSE, Meraki CMNA, or CMNP are considered a plus

Benefits

• Broad range of tasks and responsibilities

• Friendly and international working environment

• Professional development opportunities

• Referral program (“Fishing for Friends”)

• Company-sponsored events

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