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Senior Technical Specialist Firewalls (TDG) Grade 12

HAYS Specialist Recruitment
Leicester, LE1 5YA, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£43,860 – £45,084 pa

Salary

£43,860 – £45,084 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
18 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Benefits

Occasional out of hours requirements
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Hays Recruitment have partnered with Leicestershire County Council in the search for a Senior Technical Specialist with strong knowledge of firewalls, ideally with Cisco knowledge.

As the SME in the team, you will lead on the operational management and administration of the corporate firewall infrastructure. Working alongside other specialists, you will bring extensive firewall skills and expertise to help support this critical infrastructure.Mentoring and guiding technical specialists and other technical staff is key as part of the knowledge sharing ethos within the team.

You will also be expected to co-ordinate small teams of technicians to deliver new services and service improvements.
Your new role will involve

  • To own, support, install and administer corporate firewall and perimeter security solutions
  • Liaise with customers and appropriate IT staff
  • Advise on technical and security standards to ensure compliance, security of systems and services to maintain high service availability.
  • The role will involve a varying combination of line management duties and in-depth technical knowledge and understanding across a range of IT infrastructure services.
  • To co-ordinate small teams of technicians across I&T to deliver new services and service improvements.
  • Work in a technical operations team that is responsible for the following technologies:
  • Hyper-Converged Systems (HCI)
  • Infrastructure Security
  • SQL Database Administration
  • System Backup Management & Administration
  • Server administration (Windows, Solaris, Linux, VMWare)
  • File Structure and Permission Management
  • Facilities Management
  • Security Testing
  • Disaster Recovery


What you need to succeed

  • In depth experience of firewalls, ideally Cisco / Checkpoint
  • Demonstrable experience in perimeter security
  • Demonstrable experience with the principles and concepts of firewalls
  • Experience upgrading, managing and monitoring firewalls
  • Strong understanding of storage infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of virtual infrastructure
  • MS knowledge
  • Strong desire to future proof perimeter security against future threats
  • Ability to mentor and knowledge share

There will be occasional out of hours requirements for planned works or major incidents, therefore you will need to be within an hour of the location and have your own transport.
Sponsorship is not available for this role

What you need to do now
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