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Network/Security Engineer

Employer:Cisilion Ltd

Location:London

Salary:Competitive

Closing date:10 Apr 2025

Sector:IT

Job Role:Security Engineer

Job Type:Contract

An experienced level 3 Network/Security Engineer is needed for our client. You will be responsible for the smooth operation of all network and security infrastructure services working in conjunction with their Managed Service partners. This is a customer-facing role, so the successful applicant will have good experience of translating technical network solutions to clients. Key skills for this role are Juniper, Cisco, Zscaler, Palo Alto, and Check Point. This is an initial 3-month contract and will be hybrid with a couple of visits a week to their London office. This contract role is inside IR35.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate shall have proficient knowledge and experience of the following technologies in use:

  • Zscaler
  • Check Point Firewalls
  • Cisco switching and routing (inc ACI)
  • Juniper switching and routing and Juniper MIST managed environments
  • F5 LTM/GTM
  • WAN technologies, MPLS/SDWAN/SASE
  • Azure and AWS networking
  • Highly proficient in technical troubleshooting, expertise in packet analysis (Wireshark)
  • Network monitoring tools eg SolarWinds

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Working with providers on major incidents and follow-up problem records.
  • Working on major network projects in a consultancy/advisory capacity.
  • Providing general advice to our customers on network/security related matters.
  • Technical design reviews and solutioning.
  • Change review, approval and CAB attendance.

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