Network & Security Engineer

Barings; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm is seeking a Network & Security Engineer to design, implement, and operate their network and security infrastructure. This senior role requires expertise in Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco CCNP, and strong knowledge of BGP and OSPF. Candidates will need experience in troubleshooting voice and video traffic, and a passion for innovation and teamwork. The position is based in London, offering an exciting opportunity for those looking to advance their career in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience with Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama in a global environment.
• Cisco CCNP essential with high level of understanding and experience with OSPF and BGP.
• Significant experience troubleshooting voice and video network traffic.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and operate the network and security environment.
• Provide technical leadership within a collaborative team.
• Respond to incidents and troubleshoot connectivity or performance issues.

Skills

Palo Alto Firewalls

Cisco CCNP

BGP

OSPF

Zero Trust principles

DDoS mitigation services

Network Automation

Education

PCNSE or PCCSE certification

AZ-700 certification

Tools

Wireshark

LogicMonitor

Job description

At Barings, we are as invested in our associates as we are in our clients. We recognize those who work diligently for us and reward them for personal and professional integrity, communication skills, distinct competencies and expertise in specific strategies, ability to collaborate as a team member and true dedication to the interests of our clients.

We thank you for your interest in joining the Barings team, and invite you to explore our current employment opportunities.

Title

Network & Security Engineer

Department

Global Technology

Location

London, United Kingdom

Primary Responsibilities

The primary responsibility will be to design, implement and operate the network and security environment in accordance with the teams policies, processes and procedures.

As a senior technical member of the Network & Security team, the main areas of focus will be:

• Operate within an Agile environment.
• Provide technical leadership within a collaborative team.
• Work in the team to design, implement and operate secure networking capabilities.
• Pro-actively maintain the network and security hardware, applications, and services.
• Respond to incidents, requests and troubleshoot connectivity or performance issues.
• Implement planned Change across all the devices and services under the management of the team.
• Respond to emergency situations and perform effective troubleshooting during Major Incidents as required.
• High degree of documentation skills, for creating and maintaining design and operational documentation, Change documentation, Runbooks, Test plans and any other operational documentation as required.
• Management of Control, Audit and Risk routines.

Qualifications/Requirements

The Engineer will have proven technical expertise with:

• Significant experience with Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama in a global environment.
• Hold a PCNSE or PCCSE certification or equivalent in experience.
• Cisco CCNP essential.
• High level of understanding and experience with OSPF and BGP.
• Azure experience, AZ-700 certified.
• Micro-segmentation principles and technologies.
• Zero Trust principles.
• Experience with Wireshark or other packet capture tools to analyze traffic.
• Significant experience troubleshooting voice and video network traffic.
• Significant experience with M&A activities across network and security services.
• Experience with DDoS mitigation services.
• Experience with LogicMonitor or similar tools.
• Experience planning and leading BCP/DR events across co‑lo’s and data centers from a network and security perspective.
• Experience of Cisco ISE and/or other NAC solutions.
• Experience with multiple connectivity technologies including DIA, MPLS and DWDM.
• Experience of Cisco and Meraki wireless services.

The Network & Security Engineer will have general working expertise of:

• Strong knowledge of all round infrastructure technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, to respond to shifting priorities, and to work efficiently under pressure.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Candidate must be passionate about innovation and enjoy leading change.
• Candidate must be passionate in creating a collaborative, caring and safe environment for all teammates to succeed.
• Network Automation experience advantageous.
• Participate in the team on‑call rota.

Requisite Skills

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Citrix Netscalers, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

Additional Skills

Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA), ServiceNow (Inactive)

Barings is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer; Minority/Female/Age/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply.