Senior Network Security Engineer

Adecco; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 116,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional public services agency is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to ensure the security and efficiency of network operations. The role requires recent experience with Cisco equipment, strong communication skills, and the ability to travel across locations. Candidates must be capable of mentoring junior engineers and possess a full UK driving licence. The position is temporary with a daily rate of £450 outside IR35 for a contract length of 16 months.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a Network Administrator/Engineer role with Cisco equipment.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Full UK driving licence required for travel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance network infrastructure for security and efficiency.
• Monitor network traffic performance and service levels.
• Develop reports and proposals for network improvements.

Skills

Network management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Technical design articulation

Tools

Cisco routers and switches

Fortinet products

SD-WAN

Job description

Job Title: Senior Network Security Engineer Location: Kidlington or Southampton Contract Type: Temporary Daily Rate: 450 – outside IR35 Contract Length: 16 months

Join Our Team! Are you an experienced Network Security Engineer ready to make an impact in the public services sector? We are looking for talented individuals to join our client Thames Valley Police at either their offices in Kidlington or the Hampshire Police Offices in Southampton.

What You'll Do:

As a Senior Network Security Engineer, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing our wide area and local area communications network infrastructure. Your expertise will ensure the security and efficiency of our network operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilise network management tools to monitor network and voice traffic loads and performance metrics, ensuring service levels are met.
• Create insightful reports and proposals for network improvements to support business needs.
• Identify and resolve operational problems and implement necessary network changes and maintenance routines.
• Coach and mentor junior network engineers, fostering a culture of best practises within the technical team.

What We're Looking For:

• Recent experience (within last two years) of a Network Administrator/Engineer role working with Cisco routers and switches with a minimum of five years experience within network engineering roles
• Able to articulate technical designs and principles to a non–technical audience.
• Good communication skills – written and oral, customer focussed, team–worker, who is a flexible, adaptable, problem solver and able to work systematically and with little direct supervision
• Detailed understanding of Networking protocols and standards.
• Must have capability to travel to different locations across both Forces and undertake all assignments in a timely manner. This role will cover the possibility of attendance at any of the force locations in both TVP and HIoWC.
• Hands on engineering experience with the ability to demonstrate ticket management, prioritisation, change management, project delivery and working with large scale service providers
• A current or recently (within last two years) expired CCNA/CCNP (or higher) qualification (strongly preferred but not essential)
• Experience of SD–WAN migrations (preferred but not essential)
• Hands on experience of Fortinet products (preferred but not essential
• A full UK driving licence is essential due to the need for travel across various locations.
• You must be able to pass vetting forwhich the criteria is that you have resided within the UK continuously for at least 5 years at the time of vetting!

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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