Network and Security Engineer

Position Title: Network and Security Engineer ALTEC is involved in the design, implementation and operations of several Ground Segment projects in close collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Today ALTEC is operating dedicated centers for the support to the International Space Station (ISS) in strict collaboration with NASA Mission Control Center in Houston and the ESA Columbus Control Center in Germany, as well as dedicated centers for the data processing of scientific data based on HPC implementation, such as the GAIA Data Processing Center – Turin (DPCT), the Euclid Science Data Center Italy (SDC-IT), the Solar Orbiter METIS Operations Facility. In parallel the ExoMars ROCC and the Space Rider P/L and Landing Control Center are under implementation. Network interconnections and information security are of paramount relevance in all these projects, and are managed at international level by all partners, applying state-of-the art solutions and processes. The Information System group is in charge of managing network and security aspects for all centers, working in strict coordination with their international counterpart, and following the established processes of the ISO27001 information security standard. Duties As part of the network and security administrators’ team, this role requires: collaborate with the Company Security Organization to manage network and security aspects for all mission operations and data processing centers, as well as the one related to the Company itself, following the established policies and procedures of the security framework based on ISO 27001 support the implementation of the end-to-end security life-cycle from execution of the security risk analysis, security requirement establishment, the architecture definition up to their verification and operational utilization support the periodic vulnerability scan and the associated development and implementation of the remediation plans, with the appropriate development of the associated documentation support the continuous monitoring of the entire network and security infrastructure using the established tools and procedures. This will include also the management of network and security systems / tools in terms of configuration, update and/or technological evolution identify and apply security best practices, document them and support their diffusion inside the company support the security incident management team, as necessary Considering the strong integration of security with both data system and SW, the role will include some additional tasks in support of specific IT Infrastructure Engineering, with clear focus on security aspects implementation, such as: support the management of the overall HW infrastructure, both in terms of server and storage components and storage area network, with particular care to architecture and its evolution, relationship with vendors, verification of up-to-date status of required firmware, performances, etc. support the management of the virtualization infrastructure (based on VMware software and ProxMox support management of operating systema (linux / windows) in terms of selection, reference installation, hardening, updates, evolution, etc. both on virtual machine and physical one REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & TECHNICAL SKILLS A MSc or equivalent degree in Computer / Electronics / Telecommunications Engineering with high score and with specific path in the field of network and cybersecurity Deep knowledge of network protocols, international standards, devices and major network architectural implementation (cabled and wireless) and network monitoring systems Knowledge of security standards, protocols and their implementations Knowledge of firewalls, IDS systems implementation (PfSense, Check Point, Fortinet, ecc.) Knowledge of Linux and Windows O.S., with their security features, and administration capabilities Knowledge and ability to use of the security tools for vulnerability identification and assessment (e.g. Tenable Nessus or OpenVAS) SOFT SKILLS Problem Solving Result oriented Operational efficiency Effective communication Teamwork ADDITIONAL ASSETS Knowledge of virtualization environment and container technologies, with network and security focus Knowledge of scripting languages (Bash, Pyhton, PHP, etc…), Ansible and orchestration language as well programming language (C, C++, JAVA, Python, etc.) and associated development environments (gitlab, sonarqube) Knowledge of model-based techniques for systems design (e.g. UML standards) Cisco certifications, such as CCNA, are considered a plus Network and security related certifications J-18808-Ljbffr

Location: Torino, Piemonte, IT

Posted Date: 8/21/2025