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 a 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
- 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
Benefits
- Broad range of tasks and responsibilities
- Friendly and international working environment
- Professional development opportunities
- Referral program (“Fishing for Friends”)
- Company-sponsored events
Is IT in your DNA?
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering or network support
- Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls (security policies, NAT, VPNs, troubleshooting)
- Strong experience with Cisco Meraki (Meraki Dashboard, SD-WAN, switching, wireless)
- Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF, network segmentation, and network security principles
- Experience with WAN technologies, internet breakouts, and cloud connectivity
- 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
- 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
What We Do
D-ploy is an IT Engineering and Consulting Company with a wide portfolio of services and solutions suitable for globally as well as regionally operating companies. Our strength is in providing proven standard and individually tailored solutions helping our customers achieve their strategic and business goals. Our core competencies are operational IT Infrastructure services and consulting in the areas of Service Management, Program and Project Management as well as Quality Management. Company Profile Founded in January 2003 in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland, D-ploy has been growing steadily by expanding its expertise, portfolio and geographical presence across Europe and in the US. Our main focus has always been on ensuring that IT enables the Business, supports value generation and contributes to the overall work efficiency. With the customer-centric attitude and pragmatic approach to IT, we became a trusted and preferred IT partner to many customers proving again and again, that we can do IT. Building our expertise and establishing long-term partnerships with our customers, we understand the value of sustainable practices driven by compliance with industry standards and implementing best practices. Therefore, since 2016 D-ploy has been ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 20000-1 and as of 2017 ISO/IEC 27001 certified. We strive to continuously offer the most suitable and innovative service solutions to our current and future customers by staying agile, understanding the industry needs and keeping up to date on the market trends.
