At a Glance
- Tasks: Monitor and protect critical infrastructure while investigating security incidents.
- Company: Leading organisation in defence and technology with a focus on security operations.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, shift allowance, bonus, generous pension, and flexi leave days.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and development in a 24/7 operations environment.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team defending against cyber threats in a secure environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in SOC or Cyber Security, strong networking knowledge, and firewall administration skills.
The predicted salary is between 56250 - 68750 £ per year.
- Network Security Engineer
- Stevenage
- £50,000 + Shift Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
We're partnering with a leading organisation within the defence and technology sector that is looking to appoint a Network Security Engineer to join its 24/7 Security Operations capability.
This is an opportunity to work within a highly secure environment, defending critical infrastructure and supporting the delivery of advanced security operations across a complex enterprise network.
You'll join a team responsible for monitoring, protecting and improving security systems while investigating threats, responding to incidents and helping strengthen cyber resilience.
- What You'll Be Doing
- Managing and supporting enterprise firewall environments
- Investigating security incidents and network anomalies
- Monitoring security systems across a large-scale infrastructure
- Performing network traffic analysis and packet investigation
- Supporting IDS/IPS technologies and secure proxy platforms
- Maintaining VPN and secure communications technologies
- Contributing to vulnerability management activities
- Working within a 24/7 Security Operations environment
What We're Looking For
- Experience within a SOC, Network Security or Cyber Security function
- Strong networking knowledge including TCP/IP, Routing, Switching and DNS
- Firewall administration experience across Palo Alto, Cisco or Check Point
- Understanding of IDS/IPS technologies
- Experience supporting VPNs, SSL/TLS and MFA solutions
- Exposure to network monitoring platforms such as PRTG or Nagios
Desirable
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Log Rhythm
- Darktrace
- Wireshark
- Packet capture and analysis
Package
- Salary circa £50,000
- Shift Allowance
- Annual Bonus
- Generous Pension contributions
- Paid Overtime
- Up to 15 Flexi Leave Days
- Enhanced Family Benefits
- Subsidised Meals
- Free Parking
Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be eligible for DV Security Clearance and hold British Citizenship.
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