Network Security Engineer

Xcede Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking financial technology and data science firm as a Senior Network Security Engineer. In this pivotal role, you will design, deploy, and operate high-performance network security solutions, ensuring the security of the network perimeter and Cloud within a complex technology ecosystem. Your expertise in multi-vendor firewall technologies, particularly Palo Alto and Fortinet, along with your knowledge of CASB and SASE concepts, will be crucial in safeguarding the firm's financial trading infrastructure. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a rapidly expanding organization, where your skills in security automation and troubleshooting will be highly valued in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of next-generation firewall technology.
• Experience in security automation and tooling using Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate high-performance network security solutions.
• Secure the network perimeter/edge and Cloud.

Skills

Multi-vendor firewall design

Palo Alto

Fortinet

CASB technologies

SASE concepts

Load-balancing

Application delivery

Security automation

Python

Advanced troubleshooting

Education

CISSP certification

Job description

A leading financial technology and data science firm requires a Senior Network Security Engineer to design, deploy and operate high-performance network security solutions in support of (but not limited to) financial trading infrastructure.

The Network Security Engineer is responsible for securing the network perimeter/edge and Cloud in a highly complex technology ecosystem. The incoming Engineer will need to demonstrate deep knowledge of next-generation firewall technology and SOAR concepts (including coding experience).

Core Skills:

• Multi-vendor firewall design, deploy operate experience (Palo Alto and Fortinet)
• Advanced knowledge of CASB and SASE technologies and concepts
• Advanced knowledge of load-balancing and application delivery concepts
• Security automation and tooling experience (Python)
• Device monitoring and performance management experience
• Advanced troubleshooting experience
• CISSP (advantageous)

The firm is in a period of rapid expansion and the role would suit an engineer who can demonstrate experience of successful delivery in a "scale-up" environment.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Investment Management, Investment Banking, and Technology, Information and Media