Senior Network Engineer with Security and Cisco – City London

Project Freelance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Onyx-Conseil is seeking a Senior Network Engineer in London to support BAU operations and deliver secure networking solutions. You will design and implement firewall policies, manage IPS deployments, and uphold global standards across data-centre and branch networks.

The role requires strong Cisco expertise, experience with DMZ, VLANs and high availability, and certification in Cisco technologies. Banking sector exposure is a plus; hybrid/onsite options may apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in mission-critical environments and operational deployments.
• Knowledge of data-centre and branch inter-connectivity is essential.
• Experience with Cisco multi-layer switches and 6500 routers.

Responsibilities

• Support BAU and delivery of allBAU and support services.
• Design, build and implement firewall solutions from perimeter to DMZ.
• Support IPS deployment for European branches.
• Develop, maintain and deliver global networking standards.

Skills

Cisco networking

Firewall security

Routing protocols

VLAN segregation

DMZ design

High availability

Penetration testing

AAA authentication

RADIUS RSA

Education

CCNP certification

Networking certs

Tools

McAfee HIPS

Trend Micro

SafeNet

Palo Alto

Juniper

Tripwire

Job description

Senior Network Engineer with Security and Cisco – City London

Our Client urgently requires a Senior Network Engineer with heavy background in Network Security on Cisco and Microsoft.

The security and support of the company’s network is paramount.

Predominately a support role (BAU) with design of scalable solutions deliverable through projects.

Encompassing numerous technologies that benefit high-availability solutions.

This role requires a responsible individual who can design and deliver secure networking solutions.

Fast thinker who can diagnose, assist others and remediate BAU support issues.

Main Aspects of the role:

• Work within Infrastructure team in supporting and delivering all aspect of BAU and support services
• Design, build and implement firewall solutions from perimeter to DMZ roles
• Support IPS deployment for Europeanbranches
• Develop, maintain and deliver global standards to all networking devices
• Remediate Penetration Test results
• Ensure seamless migration of network estate to newly adopted security framework

General Skills

• Experience working within mission-critical environments
• Experience in operational deployments
• Datacentre cabling and racking of equipment

Technical Skills you need to bring to the table:

• In-depth knowledge of CISCO including firewalls, switches and routing protocols
• In-depth knowledge of supporting a data-centre and branch inter-connectivity
• Strong technical skills are essential
• Experience of CISCO multi-layer switches and routers, including 6500s
• CISCO certification, ideally CCNP
• CISCO CSM
• VLAN segregation
• McAfee HIPS, Trend Micro
• Centralised authentication service (AAA)
• SafeNet Ethernet Encryptor
• RADIUS / RSA
• Security certification (advantageous)

You will also need to an understanding of the following technologies:

VLAN segregation. DMZ. VSS. Failover. OSPF. High availability.

CISCO. Palo Alto. Juniper. McAfee IPS. SafeNet. Tripwire.

You will ideally be coming with experience from a City based investment bank.

Salary for this role is between £60K and £70K plus banking benefits.