Network Security Engineer

Posted 19 hours 36 minutes ago by Xcede Recruitment Solutions

Permanent
Not Specified
Other
England, United Kingdom
Job Description

Network Security Engineer
6-month contract
Outside IR35
Remote working
Active SC Clearance Essential

We are supporting a leading utilities provider searching for a Network Security Engineer to join the team. This is an initial 6-month contract with the scope to be extended.

Key responsibilities
  1. Proven experience as a Network Security Engineer or similar role within enterprise environments.
  2. Deep expertise in Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Fortinet FortiGate solutions.
  3. Manage, configure, and troubleshoot next-generation firewalls (NGFW), particularly Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet.
  4. Perform firewall rule reviews, audits, and optimisation to enforce least privilege access.
  5. Experience with Prisma Access and secure access service edge (SASE) frameworks.
  6. Strong understanding of network architecture principles, including segmentation, zero trust, and high availability designs.
  7. Some out-of-hours work is expected at weekends/evenings for production migrations.

For further information about this position, please apply.