JOB DESCRIPTION: Firewall Engineer 3 month+ Fixed Term Contract

CONTRACT LOCATION: Manchester Our client, a successful, UK document management consulting organisation, has identified an exciting new opportunity in a growing team for a Firewall Engineer who can work within the infrastructure team. The successful candidate will ideally have solid previous experience in building and managing large multi-site networks. The role demands excellent understanding of complex network architecture, firewalls, and WAN technologies, with demonstratable experience of working within a busy and fast paced environment.

Candidates must have comprehensive knowledge of Cisco Firepower and Cisco ASA firewalls.

Roles and Responsibilities • Establishes and maintains network performance. • Plan, design and manage the infrastructure and technologies within that can support corporate and datacentre environments at an enterprise level for Cisco & HP network devices and firewalls • Troubleshoots network problems. • Document existing and new solutions during implementation and manage change within the environment • Patching and upgrade schedules for all network devices (Load balancers, Switches, Firewalls etc.) • Collaborates with Infrastructure architects on best practice and design. • Secure network by establishing and enforcing policies and defining and monitoring access • Strong documentation skills • Time management skills essential • Manage and lead projects to which you have been assigned. Working with the Head of infrastructure and Project managers to ensure their success and professional completion. • Ensure system performance and SLAs are met • Some travel occasional travel will be required between offices and datacentres

MUST HAVEs Comprehensive knowledge of Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower, Cisco Catalyst and Nexus IOS