Network Security Engineer - Firewalls

CACI Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Senior Network Security Engineer, where your expertise in firewall solutions and network security will play a crucial role in delivering tailored solutions for clients. This position offers a blend of operational and project work, allowing you to showcase your problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment. With a strong emphasis on career progression and flexibility, you will thrive in a supportive atmosphere that values teamwork and individual development. If you are passionate about network security and looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Pension plans

Health and wellness policies

Flexible benefits

Training courses

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Networking with a strong focus on security.
• CCNP certification is a minimum requirement for this role.

Responsibilities

• Design and document security solutions for client networks.
• Manage and troubleshoot network issues effectively.

Skills

Excellent communications

CCNP level

Routing and switching knowledge

Strong Firewall Experience

Problem-solving skills

Stakeholder engagement

Time management skills

Flexibility and agility

Knowledge of Nexus

Knowledge of F5 (LTM)

Job description

CACI Ltd City Of London, England, United Kingdom

A Senior Network Security Engineer is required to join our Managed Service, responsible for Firewall Solution Design on our client's network infrastructure in the UK.

Job Description

As a Senior Network Security Engineer within the team you will be responsible for designing and documenting security solutions across multiple networks to ensure end to end traffic flows as per client requirements. The Senior Network Security Engineer will be heavily focused on client needs and on delivering tailored solutions across the client's estate.

The Engineer should have at least 10 years' experience in a Networking role with a strong focus on security. The scope of the primary task of this role is to work alongside the client's Network Security Architect in developing security solutions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Troubleshooting: Manage and troubleshoot issues that arise on the network and resolve issues reported by other IT groups. The candidate must be dynamic and able to work under pressure to resolve incidents and outages in a complex network environment across many different network technology areas.
2. Operational Projects: Assist with projects to enhance Operations within the organisation. The candidate must be flexible and able to manage their time efficiently and effectively between operational functions and project work.

Skills:

• Excellent communications
• Experience in a similar role
• CCNP level at a minimum is required.
• Good knowledge of routing and switching.
• Strong Firewall Experience
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Good stakeholder engagement skills with a strong customer service mindset.
• Good time management skills to manage and action business as usual operational tasks as well as execute and deliver operational projects
• Well-developed problem-solving skills, with the ability to assimilate data rapidly in order to present solutions effectively.
• Flexibility and agility to adapt to changing requirements
• Desirable but not essential:
• Knowledge of Nexus
• Knowledge of F5 (LTM)

Progression: We understand that your career progression is important to you. At CACI, people get promoted on merit, when they are ready. This means that your career is completely in your own hands and there is never a ceiling for your progress.

Flexibility: The key to our success is our teamwork and collaboration and that tends to work best when we are all in the office working together. That said, we fully appreciate that everyone leads busy lives, and we can't always be in the office. This is why we embrace flexible working.

Development: Your development is key and is a top priority for the team. We offer 3 types of training: externally run consulting courses, externally run bespoke courses, and internal courses. Everyone has different training requirements which means everyone has their own training plan.

We have a range of benefits on offer to support you. We have a comprehensive list of schemes ranging from pension plans to health and wellness policies, in addition to a selection of flexible benefits to meet your personal needs.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

Business Consulting and Services