Telecom and digital services operator with growing security and AI compliance focus
Proximus Group is a large European telecom operator expanding beyond connectivity into IT services, cloud, and digital identity across Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The tech stack reveals a heavy investment in Microsoft security tooling (Sentinel, Defender XDR) and threat detection, while active adoption of Python and Power Automate signals a shift toward automation and data-driven operations. Security and threat response are core priorities — the hiring mix includes a dedicated security team and multiple projects around detection frameworks and compliance KPIs.
Proximus Group operates as a public telecom and IT services provider headquartered in Brussels, serving residential and enterprise customers across the Benelux under brands including Proximus, Mobile Vikings, Scarlet, and Proximus NXT. The company also operates Proximus Global, which bundles international capabilities in voice, messaging, mobility, and communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) through subsidiaries like BICS, Telesign, and Route Mobile. With over 13,000 employees, Proximus builds fixed and mobile networks while delivering managed IT, cloud, and digital identity services. Current focus areas include 5G deployment, public cloud migration, and strengthening customer experience across complex, multi-tenant environments.
Core tools include Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Azure Data Lake, GitHub, ASP.NET, C#, Java, Node.js, Angular, MySQL, Oracle, and Couchbase. The company is actively adopting Python, Power Automate, and Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Proximus is implementing AI compliance KPIs, building threat intelligence frameworks, enhancing Sentinel platform capabilities, and operating managed detection & response (MDR) and extended detection & response (XDR) programs.
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