Network and Security Engineer
New Yesterday
Network & Security Engineer
Professional Services - Central London (Hybrid)
The Opportunity
We're looking for an experienced
Network & Security Engineer
to join our Professional Services team, delivering high-impact networking and security projects for a wide range of
mid-market and enterprise clients
across finance, retail, manufacturing, and technology.
You'll be hands-on across the
full project lifecycle
- from solution design and customer workshops, through deployment, to handover into operational support. This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, sharpen your technical expertise, and play a key role in delivering secure, saleable, and innovative solutions.
What You'll Be Doing
Designing secure network solutions
- running customer workshops, producing HLD/LLD documentation, and building POCs to validate solutions.
Implementing solutions
- preparing changes, building configuration templates, creating test scripts and deployment runbooks, and configuring routers, switches, and firewalls.
Leading projects
- acting as lead engineer on both large (multi-month) and smaller projects, balancing competing priorities while ensuring successful delivery.
Knowledge sharing
- developing tools, guides, and processes to strengthen the team's capability and mentoring junior engineers.
Staying ahead of the curve
- becoming a subject matter expert across key networking and security technologies while continuing your own professional development.
What We're Looking For
Strong
customer-facing skills , with the ability to explain technical detail clearly and produce quality documentation.
Organised, detail-driven, and able to balance multiple deadlines in a structured way (ITIL background helpful).
Passionate about technology, with a drive to learn and develop.
Hands-on technical expertise including:
Networking:
Strong 3rd Line equivalent - Cisco routing/switching, WAN, campus, and data centre (ACI, Nexus 5K/7K/9K, VXLAN, EVPN).
Firewalls:
Cisco ASA/Firepower, Palo Alto, FortiGate
Wireless:
Cisco & Meraki Wi-Fi (ideally certification required).
Monitoring tools:
SolarWinds, ThousandEyes.
Qualifications & Certifications
Essential:
CCNP (or equivalent experience)
Cisco Wi-Fi certification and proven engineering experience
Highly Desirable:
CCIE R&S
Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE
Desirable:
CCNP Security, Cisco CCNA Security, Checkpoint SA/SE
Cloud certifications (AWS SAA/SAP, Azure MCSA/MCSE)
ITIL and/or project management certification
Degree or diploma in a related discipline
If you're a technically strong Network and Security Engineer who thrives on delivering secure, business-critical networking solutions and enjoys working directly with customers, we'd love to hear from you.
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- Location:
- Birmingham
- Salary:
- £60,000
- Category:
- Engineering;IT