Network Security Engineer

Salary: £42,000 – £60,000 per year

Network and Security Engineer – Lisburn (Northern Ireland)

Salary: £42,000 – £60,000 – Pension, Gym, Healthcare & Life Assurance, remote working

Client

My client is a global technology leader that operates with the vision of bringing revolutionary products to life for a wide range of industries, including power and rail, and also has interests in a number of R&D projects in a variety of scientific sectors. They believe in high quality engineering and design, allowing us to develop market leading products and services. In short, we love creating value for our customers by solving difficult problems.

Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Network & Security Engineer who wishes to join a dynamic IT team. This role requires a sound knowledge of networking technology, systems and information security along with the ability to support and implement operational policies and procedures as part of a complex distributed network. The ideal candidate will be primarily responsible for supporting and upgrading both the internal network and remote sites. This is a highly technical role and you will be responsible for providing networking support and design, while focusing on identifying vulnerabilities, collecting data, creating rules based on systems and securing networks from attacks. We are looking for candidates with a strong security background who can discover, analyse and address security issues, preform penetration testing, risk assessments and create secure network designs.

Must Haves

* A minimum of 5 years relevant experience as a network & security engineer or equivalent. Experience with either web application security or network security. Good understanding of firewalls and common networking infrastructure. Knowledge of LAN

* WAN management. Understanding of network storage and data centre technologies. Experience in creating governance policies which define new best practices and/or regulatory requirements while meeting business objectives and budgets. Ability to review and recommend technical

* administrative and physical controls to mitigate risk. Excellent telephone manner. Some support will be provided over the phone

Responsibilities

* Planning, installing and configuring networking for high availability systems (physical and cloud).

* Planning, designing and creating storage, networking and other system components.

* Planning, designing and implementing disaster recovery plans.

* Analyse and determine security requirements, research information security standards, conduct vulnerability and risk assessments.

* Maintaining and monitoring network systems.

* Securing networks based on business requirements and ISO27001 standards.

* Evaluate new technologies for inclusion into the environment and the technology roadmap.

* Identification of IT improvement areas to reduce complexity and improve maintainability.

* Alignment of technology with business goals.

* Work with stakeholders to identify enterprise level solutions.

* Develop policies, standards and guidelines that direct the selection, development, implementation and use of Information Technology systems within the company.

* Implement Cyber Security best practices.

* Participation in the on-call rotation schedule.

Desirable Skills

At least 3 years of experience designing / architecting networks.

At least 5 years of experience of cyber security relating to networks.

CCNA or CISSP qualifications or working towards these.

Knowledge of ISO27001 standards and practices is highly desired.

Knowledge of Agile methodologies.

Experience working in a SCRUM environment

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

* We seek out individuals who are always looking for new ways to improve or do things differently.

* We expect you to be proactive and be prepared to share open and honest feedback regularly.

* We know that working collaboratively will help us reach our shared goals faster, so we always look for similar individuals who will be willing to help others.

* Whether it is our customers, our markets, or each other, we like people to ask questions and listen to the answers so we can all learn and improve.

* We expect individuals to take responsibility for their actions and make decisions based on what is right for people, profit and planet.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related is desirable but not essential

Benefits and Perks:

Pension scheme

Life Insurance

Health Cover

Gym

On-site parking

Remote working

If you would like any more information and would like to discuss further please don’t hesitate in contacting James Dawson – Director – on /