Network Security Engineer

Stott and May Inc.; Strasbourg; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Stott and May Inc. in Strasbourg, France is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer on a freelance/contract basis.

The role covers managing security platforms, implementing policies across multi-vendor firewalls, securing communications, and maintaining monitoring and dashboards to support cross-border connectivity. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in network security, a relevant Bachelor's degree, EU residency or nationality, and is able to work onsite in Strasbourg about half the time.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of professional experience in network security or network engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant domain (IT, networking, telecommunications, computer science or similar).
• EU nationality, or at least 10 years of residence in Europe (required for security clearance).
• Willingness to work onsite in Strasbourg around 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Manage and troubleshoot the security platforms supporting cross-border connectivity.
• Implement security policies across multi-vendor firewall estates.
• Secure communications between central systems and Member State networks.
• Maintain monitoring, reporting and network visibility solutions.
• Support application delivery and load-balancing services.
• Drive capacity and performance management through dashboards and operational reporting.

Skills

Network security

Firewall management

VPN & traffic inspection

Network monitoring

Performance reporting

Cross-vendor platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / networking / CS

Tools

Fortinet FortiGate

Check Point

Forcepoint

IPS/IDS

F5 BIG-IP

Monitoring platforms

Job description

Location

Strasbourg, France – hybrid, typically 50% onsite and 50% remote

Contract type

Freelance / contract

Duration

Language

You will secure, monitor and optimise the network platforms that carry sensitive data between European systems and national administrations.

Senior Network Security Engineer (2 positions)

• Manage and troubleshoot the security platforms supporting cross-border connectivity
• Implement security policies across multi-vendor firewall estates
• Secure communications between central systems and Member State networks
• Maintain monitoring, reporting and network visibility solutions
• Support application delivery and load-balancing services
• Drive capacity and performance management through dashboards and operational reporting

Senior Network Security Engineer

• Fortinet FortiGate
• Check Point
• Forcepoint
• IPS/IDS
• VPN and traffic inspection
• F5 BIG-IP
• Network monitoring and reporting platforms
• Capacity and performance management
• Dashboards and operational reporting

Experience across both areas (for example firewalls and F5 in the same perimeter) is a strong advantage.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of professional experience in network security or network engineering
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant domain (IT, networking, telecommunications, computer science or similar)
• EU nationality, or at least 10 years of residence in Europe (required for security clearance)
• Willingness to work onsite in Strasbourg around 50% of the time

Preferred certifications

• Security Engineer: Fortinet NSE4 / NSE5 / NSE7, Check Point CCSA / CCSE; CISSP desirable
• Monitoring & Load Balancing Specialist: F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator, AZ-700 (Azure Networking); Splunk or observability certifications desirable