About this role
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 PrinciplesMission 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 InfrastructureOwn 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 ReferentAct 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 & AutomationCodify 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 & MonitoringDesign 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
MilestonesFirst 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 forFor this opportunity, we are aiming to hire within the C0-D level range.
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