Senior Network & Security Engineer (PeopleFluent) UK, Remote

Learning Technologies Group PLC; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in the United Kingdom is looking for a Senior Network & Security Engineer to design and maintain network infrastructure. The successful candidate will manage networking projects and collaborate with teams for best practices. This role requires strong knowledge of networking and security, along with experienced handling of firewalls and security tools. Join us to tackle challenges in a fast-paced environment and lead significant network projects with a focus on documentation and compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong background in networking and security.
• Experience managing network projects.
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain composure.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain network and security infrastructure.
• Handle routine change requests on networking and firewall devices.
• Maintain security auditing tools and review vulnerability reports.
• Collaborate with partners and vendors on best practices.
• Lead various network and security projects.
• Participate in compliance audits and security checks.
• Join on-call rotations for system maintenance.

Skills

Networking best practices

Security best practices

Subnet masking

VLANs

NAT

BGP routing

Firewall technologies

Security auditing tools

Network analysis

Documentation

Job description

Senior Network & Security Engineer will report directly to PeopleFluent’s Director of Hosting Services. An exemplary candidate will have experience managing network projects and has a strong technical background in both networking and security.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation, and maintenance of our network and security infrastructure.
• Hammer out routine change requests on networking and firewall devices.
• Maintain our security auditing tools & regularly review vulnerability reports and findings
• Collaborate with our team, partners, and vendors to integrate best practice methodologies at all levels within the hosting SaaS environment.
• Serve as the technical leader for various network and security projects.
• Participate in compliance and security audits and advocate for strong security discipline.
• Serve as a member of PeopleFluent’s 24/7 Response Team by participating in on-call rotations and off hours escalations to keep our systems up and running.

What you need to be successful in this role

• You communicate when you need help, don’t understand requirements, think there’s a better path forward, etc. Open communication is key to the success of our team.
• You must be able to work in a fast paced environment and maintain your cool.
• You must understand and be able to support high availability networks.
• You have a deep understanding of security and networking best practices.
• You are well versed in subnet masking, VLANs, NAT.
• You are well versed in routing configurations (BGP, static, etc).
• You have hands-on experience with firewall technologies, WAFs, and IDS/IPS. The type of device matters less than a deep understanding of how these devices function and their best practices.
• You have experience using a variety of security auditing tools.
• You can create and organize great documentation, usually without being prompted. We are huge fans of clear and concise documentation.
• You are capable of performing network analysis and proactive monitoring.

Nice to haves

• You’ve been through ISO and SOC audits and understand the how and why of security practices and building solid audit trails.
• Experience with point to point circuits, MPLS, VPNs, and tunneling in general.
• Experience with Load balancers (such as F5s).
• You have both public cloud and on premises infrastructure experience.
• Automation of your daily activities is second nature.

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