Senior Network Security Engineer

Senior: £50,000 - £70,000

10-15% Performance Bonus + more benefits

Location: Hybrid - Office in Sheffield City Centre

Your new company

Due to continued organisational growth, I’m back on the lookout for some talented Network Security Engineers to work in a managed service environment in Sheffield.

This is a fantastic opportunity to progress your network security career with one of the UK’s most renowned organisations in a managed service environment.

Your new role will involve

• Joining the existing Network Security team In tandem with the SOC
• Looking for exposure to vulnerabilities
• Setting up, maintaining, patching and upgrading customer’s firewalls (typical vendors: Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Checkpoint)
• Actively working on client Firewalls
• Completing firewall upgrades
• Running IPS and IDS
• Performing log reviews
• General BAU e.g., VPN creation
• Facing a variety of clients and helping set up, maintain, monitor, and secure their networks
• Dealing appropriately with major incidents
• Making sure appropriate steps are in place and followed for the remediation of vulnerabilities
• Performing safe upgrades and patches where required
• Providing accurate and informed security insights internally and with the organisation’s customers
• Making sure levels of incident response are appropriate

What you’ll need to succeed

• A good background in Network Security within a large scale complex organisation
• Experience setting up, maintaining, and upgrading firewalls
• In depth experience of any of the following: Fortinet, Cisco ASA/Firepower, Checkpoint or Palo Alto is crucial
• Experience within a large scale, complex organisation is necessary - managed service/consultancy/B2B prior experience would be highly beneficial too
• Recent experience dealing with major incidents with networks and firewalls
• Top end salaries for this role will require some industry certifications (e.g. Fortinet NSE 4/ NSE 5/ NSE 6/ NSE 7, Checkpoint CCSA/CCSE, Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE, Cisco CCNA/CCNP) and in depth experience of the above.
• Eligibility to get SC clearance

What you’ll get in return

In addition to a competitive salary of between £50,000 - £70,000 depending on relevant industry experience and live certifications, you can look forward to the following benefits and more:

• 10% on target bonus - can be paid up to 15% based on performance
• Study leaves and Network Security certifications paid for
• Internal progression opportunities
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Company specific benefits

What you need to do now

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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• A good background in Network Security within a large scale complex organisation
• Experience setting up, maintaining, and upgrading firewalls
• In depth experience of any of the following: Fortinet, Cisco ASA/Firepower, Checkpoint or Palo Alto is crucial
• Experience within a large scale, complex organisation is necessary - managed service/consultancy/B2B prior experience would be highly beneficial too
• Recent experience dealing with major incidents with networks and firewalls
• Top end salaries for this role will require some industry certifications (e.g. Fortinet NSE 4/ NSE 5/ NSE 6/ NSE 7, Checkpoint CCSA/CCSE, Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE, Cisco CCNA/CCNP) and in depth experience of the above.
• Eligibility to get SC clearance

In addition to a competitive salary of between £50,000 - £70,000 depending on relevant industry experience and live certifications, you can look forward to the following benefits and more:

• 10% on target bonus - can be paid up to 15% based on performance
• Study leaves and Network Security certifications paid for
• Internal progression opportunities
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Company specific benefits