Senior Network Specialist with Security and Cisco – City London

Jas Gujral; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading network security firm in City of London is seeking a Senior Network Specialist with a strong background in Network Security on Cisco and Microsoft. This role involves supporting BAU operations and designing secure networking solutions. Candidates should possess relevant CISCO certifications and experience in mission-critical environments. Competitive contract for up to 18 months.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of CISCO including firewalls, switches, and routing protocols.
• Experience in operational deployments and mission-critical environments.
• Knowledge of VLAN segregation, DMZ, VSS, Failover, OSPF, and High availability.

Responsibilities

• Work within Infrastructure team to support BAU and service delivery.
• Design and implement firewall solutions.
• Remediate Penetration Test results.

Skills

Network Security

Cisco

Fast diagnostics

BAU support

Design of scalable solutions

Education

CISCO certification, ideally CCNP

Security certification (advantageous)

Tools

McAfee HIPS

Trend Micro

SafeNet Ethernet Encryptor

Job description

Overview

Senior Network Specialist with Security and Cisco – City London

Our Client urgently requires a Senior Network Specialist 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 responsibilities

• 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 European branches
• 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

• In-depth knowledge of CISCO including firewalls, switches and routing protocols
• In-depth knowledge of supporting a datacentre and branch interconnectivity
• Strong technical skills are essential
• Experience of CISCO multilayer 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.

Contract and application

This is a contract role for up to 18 months to start immediately. Please send your CV to us in Word format.