At a Glance
- Tasks: Secure networks and manage security infrastructure for a leading telecom client.
- Company: Global IT consultancy with a focus on innovative solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, remote work flexibility, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Remote work with occasional travel to customer sites across the UK.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real difference in network security.
- Qualifications: Hands-on experience with F5, Zscaler, Palo Alto, and active SC Security Clearance.
The predicted salary is between 48060 - 58740 £ per year.
- Network Security Engineer (SC Cleared)
- UK Remote/Hybrid
- 6 Month Contract
- £380/day (Outside IR35)
- Network Security Engineer needed with active
SC Security Clearance for a 6 Month Contract. Start ASAP in August/September 2026.
The vast majority of the work is expected to be remote. However, there may be occasional travel to UK customer sites including - Warwick, Wokingham, Corsham + Farnborough.
- Working with a global IT Consultancy supporting a leading Telecoms end client:
- Must have strong hands-on experience of: F5, Zscaler + Palo Alto technologies. Checkpoint, Juniper, Bluecoat, Cisco Network Solutions
- Technical Ownership of Customer Security infrastructure estate, processes, procedures, documentation + life cycle management.
- Acting as technical point of reference + escalation for Security related changes, modifications + projects for firewall rule bases.
- 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).
- Providing technical support, Change management, for hard physical changes + soft remote changes, customer inventory management, hardware software, EOL.
- 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 sector experience preferred.
- Must have active SC Security Clearance.
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Network Security Engineer employer: Syntax Consultancy Ltd
Syntax Consultancy Ltd is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. With a focus on large-scale Government projects, employees benefit from a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance, alongside competitive pay rates and opportunities for professional growth in the thriving East Midlands tech scene.