Senior Network Security Engineer

Adecco; Kidlington; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to maintain and enhance network infrastructure at Thames Valley Police. This temporary role requires expertise in Cisco technologies and a full UK driving licence. The position involves mentoring junior engineers and ensuring network efficiency across locations in Kidlington and Southampton. Candidates must have recent relevant experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a Network Engineer role with Cisco technologies.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and team-oriented.
• Familiarity with SD-WAN migrations preferred.
• Ability to pass security vetting required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance network infrastructure.
• Monitor network traffic and performance metrics.
• Create reports for network improvements.
• Identify and resolve operational issues.
• Mentor junior network engineers.

Skills

Network management tools

Technical communication

Customer focused

Problem-solving

Understanding of Networking protocols

Ticket management

Change management

Education

CCNA/CCNP qualification

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Cisco routers and switches

Fortinet products

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 for which 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.