IT Network & Infrastructure Specialist H/F Alan

You. Better. With Alan.

Alan is building a vertically integrated health partner that unites insurance and smart healthcare delivery into one seamless system. Our vision is to make prevention the new norm of care for all.

Our mission: Help people live in good health to 100 while helping employers feel proud, turning health benefits from a cost centre into their most valuable investment.

By connecting all aspects of care (private, public, and direct to consumer) we create the most member-centric healthcare experience, reducing claims costs while generating new monetization opportunities.

We partner with tens of thousands of companies across France , Spain , Belgium , and Canada , serving over a million members.

How we work: our Leadership Principles

- Mission is the Boss - We think long-term and are methodical optimists who take risks, seeking our mission's success above all else.
- Distributed Ownership - Accountable enlightened despots: everyone owns their decisions and results.
- Radical Transparency - All information is accessible and written-first, so everyone can make the best decisions asynchronously.
- Always Growing - Direct, positive, and caring feedback, combined with self-growth ownership.

About the role

Alan is scaling internationally (700+ employees, 5+ countries) and needs a IT Network & Infrastructure Specialist to own, secure, and automate office infrastructure across all sites. You'll work autonomously within the IT Community, collaborating closely with Workplace, Security, Internal Audit, and Engineering teams.

Location: Paris-based - You'll work from our Valmy office 3+ days per week, with flexibility for remote work on other days.

Scope

Local Infrastructure

- Own the full office infrastructure stack: networking (WiFi, switching, routing, WAN, IPsec VPN), CCTV, physical access control and audiovisual systems
- Manage provider relationships and coordinate with external partners for deployment, maintenance and upgrades
- Ensure infrastructure scales across all Alan offices

Infrastructure Security Referent

- Act as the infrastructure security referent for the IT
- Drive pentest remediation and hardening initiatives (network segmentation, access controls, firmware lifecycle, automated infrastructure vulnerability scanning, etc.)
- Own infrastructure security remediations like WPA2-Enterprise migration (RADIUS)
- Support ISO 27001 / HDS technical compliance and audit readiness

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

- Codify physical infrastructure configurations for reproducibility, auditability, and multi-site consistency
- Automate compliance checks, drift detection, and routine operational tasks
- If needed, build self-service tooling to reduce manual toil as the company scales

Logging & Monitoring

- Design and implement centralized infrastructure logging (network access, authentication, firewall events, etc.)
- Build monitoring & alerting for multi-site network health
- Integrate infrastructure logs into the security monitoring stack

Milestones

First 2 months

- Acquire technical knowledge on Alan's infrastructure
- Join IT oncall team covering networking and infrastructure questions
- Participate in audits (e.g., ISO 27001 maintenance)

First 6 months

- Own the Infrastructure & Security workstream (handoff from current owner)
- Drive pentest remediation and infrastructure hardening initiatives
- Deploy centralized logging foundations
- Take up the subject of infrastructure documentation
- Support international expansion (e.g., new offices setup)

First year

- Deliver measurable infrastructure toil reduction
- Achieve infrastructure compliance (EDR, MDM, etc.)
- Build strong cross-functional partnerships (Security, Engineering, Workplace, Audit)
- Ship automation projects (network configs, compliance checks, self-service tools)

3 years

- Scale infrastructure seamlessly with company growth - no linear manual work increase
- Mentor IT team on infrastructure/security
- Lead major projects end-to-end: office expansions, security architecture, compliance, etc.

Who we're looking for

For this opportunity, we are aiming to hire within the C0-D .

Must-have - Technical/hard skills:

- 0-5 years in network & infrastructure: Solid foundational knowledge of office networking (WiFi, switching, routing, VPN/IPsec) and familiarity with on-premise infrastructure concepts (server rooms, audiovisual systems, physical access control)
- Automation appetite: Scripting basics (Python, Bash) and genuine interest in infrastructure-as-code approaches; understands when to automate vs. manual process
- Structured problem-solving: Can diagnose network issues methodically, asks the right clarifying questions, and thinks about failure modes
- Security awareness: Understanding of infrastructure hardening principles

Must-have - Behavioral / soft skills:

- Ownership & autonomy: Takes responsibilities, drives topics forward without hand-holding, learns from incidents
- Growth mindset: Eager to deepen expertise across networking, automation and security - comfortable ramping up fast on unfamiliar topics
- Cross-team collaboration: Partners effectively with Security, Engineering, and Workplace teams; explains technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Pragmatic judgment: Balances "perfect" vs. "good enough," makes decisions with incomplete information
- Documentation culture: Reduces bus factor through clear documentation and knowledge sharing

Nice-to-have skills / Bonus points if you have:

- Experience with Ubiquiti Unifi and/or Peplink ecosystems
- Multi-site or international office infrastructure exposure
- Familiarity with 802.1X / RADIUS, network segmentation, or Zero Trust concepts
- Infrastructure-as-code tooling (Terraform, Ansible)
- Experience in a fast-growing tech company environment

Languages: Fluent French & Professional English