Network Security Architect

CBS Butler Limited
Newbury, UK
7 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£143,000.0 - £169,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Link Aggregation (Ethernet) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Border Gateway Protocol Complex Networks Data Centers Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC) Python (Programming Language) Network Security Network Architecture Routing Cisco Nexus Switches
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Ansible Virtual Local Area Networks Wide Area Networks Transport Layer Security Load Balancing Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Juniper Fortinet Routing & Switching Open Network Automation Platform Big Ip Cisco SSL VPN

Job description

  • Lead the design and implementation of complex network and security solutions.
  • Produce HLDs, LLDs, implementation plans and operational runbooks.
  • Configure and troubleshoot enterprise and service-provider network infrastructure.
  • Provide technical leadership and act as a senior escalation point.
  • Work with customers, architects, project teams and vendors to deliver solutions.
  • Lead technical discussions and present solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Mentor and support other engineers.
  • Conduct design validation, testing and technical assessments.

Requirements

This is a hands-on position requiring strong expertise across routing & switching, network security, data centre networking and SD-WAN, alongside the ability to produce high-quality technical designs and lead delivery., * Strong Cisco, Juniper and Fortinet experience.

  • Advanced routing and switching: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, VPC/LACP, QoS.
  • Cisco ACI, including spine/leaf, tenants, VRFs, BDs, EPGs and contracts.
  • Network security including NGFWs, IPsec, SSL VPN and SD-WAN security.
  • F5 BIG-IP, L4/L7 load balancing, SSL offloading and GSLB.
  • Data centre networking and high-availability architectures.
  • Network automation using Python, Ansible or network APIs is desirable.

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