Senior Cyber Security & Network Project Engineer

ZipRecruiter; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Cyber Security & Network Project Engineer to join their Project Engineering team. This hybrid role based in Brighton requires a subject matter expert with extensive experience in network and security, focused on designing and delivering technical solutions. The successful candidate will be responsible for resolving complex issues, managing service delivery, and mentoring team members, in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Travel expenses included

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior, customer-facing role within an MSP.
• Deep expertise in security solutions like Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Cisco.
• Hands-on experience with SD-WAN and understanding of network security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver complex technical solutions in cyber security and networking.
• Manage and maintain services delivered while mentoring peers.
• Resolve complex technical issues efficiently.

Skills

Customer-facing technical role

Security solutions expertise

Networking fundamentals

SD-WAN deployments

Security architecture concepts

Education

Industry certifications

Tools

Python

Ansible

VMware

Job description

Job Description

Role: Senior Cyber Security & Network Project Engineer

Location: Hybrid in Brighton (1 day on site + travel to customer sites)

Salary: £70k - £100k + Benefits (Travel expenses included)

Job Type: Permanent

In this position, you will play a key role in the Project Engineering team, being a time-served engineer with extensive experience and a subject matter expert in the Network and Security fields. They want someone that is able to dive deep into designing, delivering and resolving complex technical issues, work on managing, maintaining and bettering the services we deliver and work with peers to mentor and develop team skillsets.

Senior Cyber Security & Network Project Engineer Key Skills Required:

• Proven experience in a senior, customer-facing technical role within an MSP environment
• Deep expertise in at least one of the following security solutions: Palo Alto, Fortinet, or Cisco
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including Network Access Control, routing, switching, and cybersecurity best practices
• Hands-on delivery experience with SD-WAN deployments
• Solid grasp of security architecture concepts and modern frameworks such as Zero Trust, IAM, and SASE

Desirable Skills:

• Industry certifications (e.g., vendor-specific or general security credentials) highly beneficial
• Familiarity with wider vendor ecosystems including Aruba/HPE, Meraki, Juniper, Ruckus, Arista, and Extreme Networks
• Exposure to SASE platforms, cloud networking, and infrastructure technologies
• Experience with automation and scripting tools such as Python, Ansible, or IaC frameworks
• Understanding of SDN/SDA environments and virtualised infrastructure (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V, UCS, QNAP)
• Awareness of the security incident lifecycle, including threat detection, response, and forensic analysis

If this position is of interest, please send an updated CV through and I will call you to discuss in more detail.

Best regards,

Lucas