Network Analyst

Network Analyst at INTERPOL

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 196 Member Countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities, and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime.

INTERPOL strives to achieve a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. To achieve our Diversity goals, we encourage applications from women and nationals of under/unrepresented member countries who are passionate about our mission. INTERPOL’s recruitment process is merit-based hence all hiring decisions are made considering the applicant’s qualifications and the needs of the Organization.

Type of contract: Fixed-term Contract

Duration: 36 months

Location: Lyon

Deadline for application: 15 February 2026

Summary of Assigned Duties

The Network Analyst, reporting to the Head of Network and Datacentres department, is responsible for the smooth operation, maintenance, and evolution of all network infrastructure within INTERPOL. This includes headquarters, datacentres, remote sites (Regional Bureaus and external Offices), and the I-24/7 network, all managed in accordance with established service level agreements.

Principal Duties and Activities

Primary Duties: Daily smooth operation of network services

• Monitors network traffic to identify problems and provide capacity planning recommendations.
• Maintains and updates network and security infrastructure, including testing and implementing vendor security patches and developing workarounds for unpatched vulnerabilities.
• Troubleshoots network infrastructure components such as IPBXs, routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and proxy servers, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Creates and maintains comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks.
• May participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
• Handles incidents related to telecom networks, network devices (routers, firewalls, proxies), servers, and computers.
• Monitors and supervises subcontractors working on systems and networks.

Duty 2: Design and implementation of network services

• Manages projects for LAN, WAN, and VoIP initiatives, including planning technology roadmaps, configuration, and optimization of related network equipment and services.
• Supervises the installation, maintenance, and optimization of all network hardware, software, and communication links.
• Assists with the planning, design, research, upgrade, and acquisition of new hardware.
• Stays up-to-date with network technology in the marketplace and the state of the art in the domain, recommending modifications as necessary.
• Proposes relevant training to enhance skills pertinent to the position.

Qualifications, Competencies, and Skills

Education and Qualification Required:

• University degree in computer science, Engineering, or an equivalent field is preferred.
• Internationally recognized certifications in the Network field.

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the deployment, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of enterprise LAN/WAN environments.

Languages:

• Professional English with a good command of at least one other INTERPOL official language.

Specific Skills and Aptitudes:

• IPSec VPN Tunnels
• Firewalling
• WAN links & WAN Optimization
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• IPV6
• Deployment, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Cisco Switches and Routers
• Knowledge of Sniffer Traces and Interpretation
• Spanning Tree Protocol, VLAN, Trunks, Link aggregation
• Static routing and dynamic routing (EIGRP, OSPF, Basic BGP routing)
• Enterprise Wireless LAN Technologies
• Knowledge of Cisco VoIP technologies (desired)
• Knowledge of F5 load-balancers (desired)
• Cisco CCNP or CCIE certification (desired)

Special Abilities and Aptitudes Required:

• High level of human relation skills
• Organized, methodical, efficient
• Ability to listen and to co-ordinate
• Teamwork and reporting
• Integrity and commitment
• Ability to effectively articulate complex ideas/networking concepts through a business lens
• Ability to adequately and effectively address multiple tasks and projects in a context of competing priorities
• Ability to document complex network architectural designs

Key skills/competency

• Network Operations
• Network Security
• LAN/WAN Management
• Cisco Routing/Switching
• Firewall Configuration
• VPN Management
• VoIP Technologies
• Capacity Planning
• Network Troubleshooting
• Project Management