Network Senior Engineer

The Company

The world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for industry with 14,000 employees, operations in more than 40 countries, and €4.3 billion in revenue in 2022.

Imerys delivers high-value-added, functional solutions to a great number of sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. The Group draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge and expertise in material science to deliver solutions by beneficiating its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. Imerys’ solutions contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance, including heat resistance, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and water repellency. Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.

If you want to grow your skills and develop your career, find out more at www.imerys.com

The Position

Network Senior Engineer

Job Summary

Company:

On March 28, 2024, Imerys Group (www.imerys.com) published a press release announcing it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Flacks Group for the contemplated divestment of its assets producing kaolin, ground calcium carbonate (“GCC”), precipitated calcium carbonate (“PCC”), and talc, which primarily serve the paper markets in North Americas, South America, Asia and Europe.

The future company formed by all these industrial sites, kaolin mine, port and logistic hubs is foreseen to start its operation under a new brand in the course of 2024. It will offer mineral solutions for industries worldwide. Currently serving mostly the paper and board markets , the new company will use its global footprint, unique assets and longstanding know-how to develop new business opportunities and foster innovation. Sustainability is a core value of this company.

With an annual revenue of around 350 million euros in 2023, this activity will employ about 1000 employees. The Company needs to reinforce the existing teams to operate as a standalone organization but also to meet its ambitious development plans.

Role overview:

Manage and maintain our company’s enterprise network. Responsible for managing and mentoring junior network engineering staff and handling advanced support issues. Responsible for the functional management of our network, the delegation of tasks, and the resolution of network issues.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Collaborating with network architects to design and implement functional company networks.
Installing and configuring networking hardware.
Creating and implementing network security measures.
Managing and mentoring junior Network Engineering staff.
Conducting regular network performance tests.
Delegating networking maintenance tasks to junior staff.
Dealing with escalated network support issues.
Drawing up network status reports.

Skills & Person Specification

Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or other related fields
Past experience as a Network Administrator or Network Engineer, preferably in a senior position
Experience of network administration and architecture
Sound knowledge of coding languages for scripting
Knowledge of communication protocols specifically routing protocols like BGP, OSPF as well as TCP/IP
Sound knowledge about network security and control models
Experience with network monitoring, diagnostics and analysis tools
Exceptional organizational, leadership and management skills
An analytical mind with a problem-solving attitude
Ability to take quick decisions while working independently

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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