Network Engineer

InfoSec People Ltd; Newport; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Life assurance

Training & certification support

Job summary

InfoSec People Ltd is supporting a leading utilities and Critical National Infrastructure organisation in the search for a Network Security Engineer to join the Technical Operations team.

You will maintain and enhance a secure enterprise network across the UK, spanning Cisco, Fortinet and Azure, and contribute to major infrastructure projects, security initiatives and service improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience with Cisco routing and switching in enterprise networks.
• Knowledge of Cisco ACI and Fortinet management (FMG).
• Understanding of BGP, VPNs, VLANs, DNS and DHCP.
• Experience with network security technologies and firewalls.
• Familiarity with network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds.
• CCNA certification or equivalent, AZ-700 is desirable.
• NAC experience and network automation/scripting beneficial.
• IDS/IPS technologies exposure in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Managing and supporting WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi and firewall infrastructure.
• Maintaining Cisco and Fortinet network environments.
• Reviewing technical designs and ensuring security best practice.
• Working closely with Cyber Security teams on vulnerability remediation.
• Managing network performance, capacity and availability.
• Acting as an escalation point for complex technical issues.
• Driving automation and operational improvements.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and external service providers.
• Supporting critical infrastructure services within a secure environment.

Skills

Cisco routing & switching

Cisco ACI

FMG

BGP

VPNs

VLANs

DNS

DHCP

Network security

SolarWinds

CCNA

AZ-700

NAC

Automation

Scripting

IDS/IPS

Regulated environments

Tools

Cisco IOS

Fortinet FortiGate

Azure networking

ACI/FMGR tooling

Job description

We're currently supporting a leading organisation within the Utilities and Critical National Infrastructure sector in the search for a Network Security Engineer to join their expanding Technical Operations team.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and enhancing a highly secure enterprise network environment supporting critical services across the UK.

You'll work across a varied infrastructure estate covering Cisco networking, Fortinet security technologies and Azure cloud networking whilst contributing to major infrastructure projects, service improvements and security initiatives.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing and supporting WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi and firewall infrastructure
• Maintaining Cisco and Fortinet network environments
• Reviewing technical designs and ensuring security best practice
• Working closely with Cyber Security teams on vulnerability remediation
• Managing network performance, capacity and availability
• Acting as an escalation point for complex technical issues
• Driving automation and operational improvements
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and external service providers
• Supporting critical infrastructure services within a secure environment

What We're Looking For

• Cisco routing and switching expertise
• Experience with Cisco ACI and FMG
• Knowledge of BGP, VPNs, VLANs, DNS and DHCP
• Experience of network security technologies and firewalls
• Experience with network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds
• CCNA certification or equivalent
• AZ-700 certification
• NAC experience
• Network automation and scripting
• IDS/IPS technologies
• Experience within highly regulated environments
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Life assurance
• Ongoing training and certification support
• Career progression opportunities

If you're looking for an opportunity to work on critical infrastructure projects within a highly secure and technically advanced environment, we'd love to hear from you.