JOB DESCRIPTION: Firewall Engineer

LOCATION: Manchester

SALARY: £50-55k Per annum, Hybrid working.

Our client , a UK based consulting company, has established 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 requires in-depth 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

Qualifications or Equivalent experience required

• CCNP or equivalent level with 3 years experience in Cisco technologies, experience in other network vendors is desirable
• Cisco Firepower and Cisco ASA configuration and management
• Experience of routing, switching and load balancing techniques
• Advanced Network knowledge
• Network design and implementation
• Network, Firewall and Load balancer performance monitoring & troubleshooting
• Project management
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong documentation skills
• Rule base creation and deployment
• IDS/IPS rule creation and deployment

Working hours : Monday to Friday (Hybrid working) 2-3 days office in Swinton depending on project work demands.

Salary £50-55k Per annum

25 days per year holiday