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VLIZ recruits: Cybersecurity Operations Engineer
VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute
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Posted on Jul 2, 2025
Strengthen an exciting organization in expansion with your expertise! The Flanders Marine Institute is seeking a motivated candidate to join the IT OPS team, who manages and maintains the VLIZ IT infrastructure. You will be part of a compact and highly collaborative team to ensure the continuity, stability and cyber security across systems and services.
OUR OFFER
- A challenging job in a vibrant and international environment at Innovocean Campus in Ostend.
- A one-year contract, with possible extension after a positive review.
- A competitive remuneration package based on the candidate's qualifications and experience according to the salary scales set forth by the Flemish Government on 01-01-2009. A simulation is available upon request.
- Additional benefits: holiday allowance, end of year allowance, meal vouchers, bicycle allowance, free public transport between home and work, mobile phone with subscription.
- A good work-life balance through a generous leave package and flexible working hours.
- The possibility to work from home 2 days a week after an induction period.
- Opportunities for personal development via training.
- You will join the IT division of about 18 enthusiastic developers, analysts and operations engineers working together on a wide variety of projects.
YOUR TASKS
- The installation, configuration and updating of server hardware, virtualization platforms and containerized environments.
- The management of applications running on these systems, including installation, migration, and routine updates.
- Monitoring of system and application availability, performance, and security via a (certified) SIEM.
- Maintaining and troubleshooting the VLIZ network infrastructure.
- The implementation and ongoing improvement of appropriate security measures across infrastructure components.
- Aligning infrastructure and processes with internal policies, legal requirements (e.g. GDPR, dual use), certification and good security practices.
- Responding to incidents or system irregularities to minimize impact and ensure fast recovery.
- Supporting internal and external vulnerability assessments and following up on remediation.
- Taking part in the permanence (on-call) rotation, when required.
- You report to the IT Operations team lead.
For each function, VLIZ considers enthusiastic involvement, service minded, excellent professionalism and integrity as important characteristics.
YOUR PROFILE
- Bachelor or master in informatics, or equal by experience.
- Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Solid understanding of cybersecurity practices (implementation, procedures, etc...).
- Familiarity with security monitoring tools and log analysis (i.e. SIEM).
- Experience running or supporting vulnerability scans.
- Experience with cloud and virtualization environments such as VMWare, Nutanix, or OpenStack.
- Familiarity with applications & databases: Apache, Tomcat, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MongoDB, …
- Good knowledge of networking protocols, switch and firewall configuration.
- Experience with automation and orchestration tools is a plus.
- Comfortable documenting configurations and procedures.
- Proficient in Dutch or English.
- Team player with strong collaboration skills.
- Detail-oriented and committed to quality service.
- Problem-solver who performs well under pressure.
ABOUT US
Over the last 25 years, the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) has become a knowledge institution indispensable to the marine research landscape. What started as an institute focusing on science support, has evolved into a national and international point of contact for marine research. VLIZ initiates and carries out multidisciplinary research and supports marine experts by providing research infrastructure, data, information and knowledge. VLIZ supports the blue economy and reaches out to a broad public. VLIZ further broadens its marine horizons and aims at becoming a world player in the field of marine and coastal research.
A stimulating working environment forms the base of our flourishing knowledge institute. The well-being of our employees comes first. VLIZ is looking for colleagues who, with their passion and knowledge, want to strengthen our growing institute and face the blue challenges of the future.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more information concerning this vacancy, please contact Bart Vanhoorne, head of the IT division, by mail: bart.vanhoorne@vliz.be.
DOES THIS VACANCY APPEAL TO YOU?
Send in your cover letter and CV no later than Sunday 3 Aug 2025, by filling in this form:
Application Form: Cybersecurity Operations Engineer | Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
VLIZ promotes equality and diversity in the workplace. You will be recruited based on competencies. Qualities of people are decisive, regardless of gender, religion, ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation or any disability.
Do you have a disability? Please attach a document to your application so that we can adapt our selection procedure where necessary. This information will be handled with discretion.
PROCEDURE
Based on the received cover letters and CV’s, a select group of candidates will be invited for a job interview. You will be informed by email. The job interviews take place in the offices of VLIZ or via video conference on 13 or 14 Aug 2025.