Hybrid Network & Security Engineer – SDN, IaC

Yorkshire Building Society; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday: 25 days + BHs

On-target bonus 7% (up to 15%)

Pension 11% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking an experienced Network & Security Engineer for a fixed-term 12-month contract. The role covers production, non-production and disaster recovery networking with hybrid working and occasional onsite presence in Bradford.

You'll apply modern engineering practices—SDN, automation, IaC, and observability—to deliver secure, scalable services while managing incidents, changes and service improvements within the Network Service Data Team.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, implementing and supporting LAN/WAN networks.
• Good understanding of IP networks and security techniques around Internet facing services.
• DNS and DHCP in Windows/Unix environments.
• Understanding of vulnerability assessment/penetration testing.
• Knowledge of OSPF, BGP and STP to CCNA standard or equivalent.
• Excellent security/network problem diagnosis and resolution skills.
• Desirable: Cisco FTD, Check Point, Cisco wireless, F5, Cisco ACI, ZTNA, scripting and IaC.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for installation, configuration and support of Production, Non-Production and Disaster Recovery Networking infrastructures.
• Work on design, documentation and installation, configuration and support of infrastructure for network implementation from development to live.
• Employ SDN, automation/orchestration, IaC and observability to deliver resilient, secure and scalable services.

Skills

LAN/WAN design

Security concepts

SDN

Infrastructure as Code

Observability

IP networking

DNS/DHCP

Vulnerability testing

CCNA level

Troubleshooting

Customer service

Tools

Cisco FTD

Check Point

Cisco Wireless

Cisco Secure Access

F5 ADC

Cisco ACI

ZTNA

Scripting

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking an experienced Network & Security Engineer for a fixed-term 12-month contract. The role covers production, non-production and disaster recovery networking with hybrid working and occasional onsite presence in Bradford.

You'll apply modern engineering practices—SDN, automation, IaC, and observability—to deliver secure, scalable services while managing incidents, changes and service improvements within the Network Service Data Team.