Senior Cloud & Security Network Engineer (Azure & Check Point)

EIR; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

eir Business is seeking a Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud & Security to join a team delivering managed network services to a large Irish enterprise client. The role focuses on design, implementation, operation and ongoing support of enterprise networking and security in a hybrid environment, including Azure, with emphasis on Check Point and Cisco technologies.

The role supports high availability, security compliance and operational excellence, acting as a SME and engaging with

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and operating networking and security in on-premise and Azure cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex network and security incidents, monitoring, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of cloud network and security services.
• Provide technical leadership for network and security infrastructure projects, ensuring solutions meet operational and architectural standards.
• Design, implement and support secure network and security solutions on-premises and Azure.
• Maintain and enhance security platform integrations and automation capabilities, including management of Check Point CloudGuard policies and configurations.
• Support Cisco networking and security technologies, including routing and switching, BGP, IPSec VPNs, Firepower and ACI, with proactive monitoring and capacity planning.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud and security teams to deliver resilient cloud solutions and support security reviews and incident response activities.
• Perform planned changes, upgrades, patching and lifecycle management of network and security platforms.
• Prepare and deliver customer-facing security reports and technical briefings on firewall operations, threat activity, policy compliance, risk exposure and remediation guidance.

Skills

Networking design

Azure networking

Security architecture

Troubleshooting

Incident response

Cloud security

Stakeholder communication

Project leadership

Tools

Check Point CloudGuard

Terraform

Firepower FMC

Firepower Threat Defence

Job description

eir Business is seeking a Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud & Security to join a team delivering managed network services to a large Irish enterprise client. The role focuses on design, implementation, operation and ongoing support of enterprise networking and security in a hybrid environment, including Azure, with emphasis on Check Point and Cisco technologies.

The role supports high availability, security compliance and operational excellence, acting as a SME and engaging with