Network and Firewall Specialist - Security-cleared

• Strong understanding of network fundamentals and troubleshooting processes.
• Experience working with Juniper Virtual Chassis and Clustering technology.
• Juniper most essential.
• Experience with configuring/troubleshooting EVPN/VXLAN on Juniper equipment.
• Experience of configuring GRE tunnels and Routing Instances/VRFs.
• Experience of PKI/certificate generation and renewal.
• Networking: strong routing skills (OSPF, BGP), Firewall configuration, WAN/LAN design, device clustering, high availability.
• Juniper Technologies: EX, QFX, switch configuration, SRX, vSRX Firewall and policy config, Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra.
• Security Platforms: FortiGate, F5 BIG-IP (Load Balancing/AWAF), Pulse Secure/Ivanti, high-grade encryption.
• Identity & Access Management: Cisco ISE (full life cycle), Windows NPS (RADIUS/802.1X).
• Monitoring & Observability: SolarWinds, Splunk.
• Core Network Services: IPAM, DHCP, DNS.
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to work flexibly and to occasionally work evenings and weekends where exceptional circumstances require it.
• Travel to remote sites when required which may involve overnight stays.
• Part of on call rota.

Desirable:

• Juniper and Cisco certification but experience is more important.
• Data Centre experience advantageous.
• Extreme Switch knowledge desirable.