Network Security Engineer (SC Cleared)

Network Security Engineer (SC Cleared)

Full-Time 60000 - 75000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Syntax Consultancy Limited

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Secure networks and manage security infrastructure for a leading telecom client.
  • Company: Join a global IT consultancy with a focus on innovation.
  • Benefits: Competitive daily rate, remote work, and opportunities for travel.
  • Other info: Exciting contract role with potential for career advancement in the tech industry.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in network security while working with top technologies.
  • Qualifications: Active SC Security Clearance and hands-on experience with F5, Zscaler, and Palo Alto.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.

Network Security Engineer (SC Cleared) UK Remote + Occasional Travel 6 Month Contract £380/day (Outside IR35) Network Security Engineer needed with active

SC Security Clearance .

Hands-on experience of F5, Zscaler + Palo Alto technologies preferred. 6 Month Contract.

Start ASAP in July/August 2026.

The vast majority of the work is expected to be remote.

However, there may be occasional travel to UK customer sites including - Wokingham, Corsham, Farnborough + Warwick.

Working with a global IT Consultancy supporting a leading Telecoms end client: Strong hands-on experience of: F5, Zscaler + Palo Alto IT security technologies, including Firewalls + Network Security.

Technical Ownership of Customer Security infrastructure estate, processes, procedures, documentation + life cycle management.

Acting as technical point of contact + escalation for Security related changes, modifications + projects for firewall rule bases.

Providing technical support, Change management, for hard physical changes + soft remote changes, customer inventory management, hardware software, EOL.

Technical point of contact for vendor support for security infrastructure incidents.

Design of customer networks including the support of High Level design (HLD) and Low Level design (LLD).

Advantageous

Skills: Checkpoint, Juniper, Bluecoat, Cisco Network Solutions, Cisco IPT / Qo S / 802.1x / Inflobox DNS, Switches, Wireless, VPN (ipsec, SSL VPN, DMVPN, WAN Routing Protocols.

Telecoms industry experience preferred.

Active

SC Security Clearance is essential for this role.

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Syntax Consultancy Limited

Contact Details:

Syntax Consultancy Limited Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Network Security Engineer (SC Cleared)

F5
Zscaler
Palo Alto
Network Security
Firewalls
Technical Ownership
Change Management