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Network & Security Specialist

London – Hybrid (4 days weekly in office)

Competitive Salary + Car allowance

VIQU have partnered with a prestigious Fortune 500 company that is looking to hire a Security Specialist, who also has a knowledge of networking. The Security Specialist will take the lead in delivering comprehensive technical solutions, while overseeing the entire network and security lifecycle to ensure peak performance and reliability across the organisation.

Key Duties of the Network & Security Specialist:

Develop and implement strategies to ensure network and security infrastructure meets current and future needs.
Monitor and respond to security incidents using tools like SIEM and Sophos MTR and Splunk. 
Maintain system security by configuring firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems, and ensuring timely patching.
Manage vulnerability remediation based on penetration test results and risk assessments.
Conduct penertration testing. 
Investigate security incidents, conduct forensic analysis, and apply swift mitigation actions.
Stay current on security technologies and trends to enhance system protection.
Design disaster recovery plans and coordinate incident responses with the IT Team Leader.
Ensure adherence to security policies, SLA requirements, and compliance standards.
Maintain comprehensive system documentation and support system upgrades.
Experience needed of the Network & Security Specialist:

Strong expertise in cybersecurity, networking and wider infrastructure. 
Ability to manage and resolve security issues. 
Penertration testing experience. 
Red team/Ethical hacking/ real time security defence experience is an added bonus. 
Skilled in security tools such as Zscaler (ZIA & ZPA), Splunk, and general IT security best practices and prevention.
Experience with scripting and automation with Powershell. 
Background in supporting Windows Server environments, Active Directory, Exchange, and exposure to Linux OS.
Hands-on experience with virtualisation and HCI technologies (e.g., VMware, VxRail, RecoverPoint) and backup solutions. 
Comfortable managing infrastructure performance, capacity planning, and data centre or vendor/carrier relationships
Network & Security Specialist

London – Hybrid (4 days weekly in office)

Competitive Salary + Car Allowance

To discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail, please APPLY NOW for a no obligation chat with your VIQU Consultant. Additionally, you can contact Jack McManus via the VIQU website.

If you know someone who would be ideal for this role, by way of showing our appreciation, VIQU is offering an introduction fee up to £1,000 once your referral has successfully started work with our client (terms apply).

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