Description
Network Security Consultant/Engineer - Remote (Home Based) - 6 months + - £375 PER DAY
(Network Engineer, Network Consultant, Security Consultant, Security Engineer)
blue chip client is urgently looking for a Network Security Consultant/Engineer
For this role you can work full time remotely from home.
Work tasks:
Develop, build and manage (DevOps) Network Security solutions for the Group globally (eg Firewalls, IPS, proxies and load balancers)
Participate in assessing existing implementations, designing future state, and building transition plans for implementation of cloud security setups
Being an advisor in designing, planning and implementing Network Security Infrastructure projects in the respective technology area
Coordinate and manage high priority incidents
Monitor usage, capacity and performance of security systems components within the client Group
Cooperate and coordinate with stakeholders within business, security, run services and network related products/areas
Contribute to the Domain and Product Area strategy and OKRs
Be responsible to keep our production Network Security setups documented and ensure that the required knowledge is available for other product teams
Take ownership and end to end responsibility for the solutions/functions within product team
Constant improvement of the solutions (automation, upgrades, LCM, etc.)
Follow all Service Management Processes including but not limited to Change, Configuration, Problem and Incident Management Processes
Striving for cost efficiency and automation based on trends and new technologies for Network Security solutions during our journey towards the Cloud based solutions
Supporting (act as a 3rd level) Network Security functions for on-prem and cloud implementations
Provide technical engineering and best practices concerning the overall security of the organization's network infrastructure
Stay current with industry trends and best practices, making recommendations as needed to help our company develop and deliver cloud future state architectures and roadmaps
General Information
Technical Competences:
Mandatory requirements, both competence and tools:
Deep understanding and experience in IP Networking
Network foundations (LAN, WAN, DNS, NAT, routing)
Knowledge of network protocols
Experience and excellent understanding of Network Security products (IPS, Proxy, Firewall, reverse-Proxy, load balancing, VPN)
Experience in network monitoring tools and solutions (eg Cacti, NNMi, Riverbed)
Expertise in Cloud networking and security
Network automation experience
Ability of network troubleshooting (pcap, Wireshark, NetFlow)
Experience and understanding of developing and managing/operating (DevOps) Network Security solution
Qualifying requirements:
Basic understanding of Agile methodology and tools used (Jira/Confluence)
Understanding or experience within Azure cloud
Understanding of IPAM solution (eg Infoblox)
Firewall Management Process solutions/tools (eg Tufin)
API/integrations experience
Scripting, programming experience (eg Python)
Understanding of compliance auditing (eg PCI-DSS)
DevOps practices
At least basic knowledge or experience of ServiceNow
Vulnerability testing knowledge
Experience in network as a code concept
Please send CV for full details and immediate interviews. We are a preferred supplier to the client.