Travel: Occasionaltraveltocustomersitesandcompanyofficesasrequired Theopportunity: Ifyourealreadyworkingataseniorlevelwithinnetworksecurityandwantarolewhereyoucantakegenuinetechnicalownershipofcustomerenvironments,thisisworthalook. Wereworkingwithagrowingspecialistnetworkandconnectivitybusinessthatdesigns,buildsandsupportscomplexnetworkenvironmentsforlargeorganisationsacrosstheUK.Duetocontinuedgrowth,theyrelookingtoaddaSeniorNetworkSecurityConsultanttotheteam. Thisismuchmorethana3rdlinesupportposition.Youlltakeprojectsfrominitialcustomerrequirementsandsolutiondesignthroughtoimplementation,documentationandongoingtechnicalownership. Youllworkcloselywithcustomersandthecommercialteamatthepre-salesstage,gatheringrequirements,designingsolutionsandpresentingthosebacktothecustomerbeforetakingthetechnicalleadthroughdelivery. Itsagenuinelyhands-onconsultancyposition,butonewhereyoullhavemuchmoreownershiparoundarchitecture,customerstrategyandtechnicaldirection. Theresastronginvestmentintechnicaldevelopmenttoo,withrelevantprofessionalqualificationsandcertificationsfundedaspartoftherole. Daytoday Youllbedesigning,implementingandsupportingnetworksecuritysolutionsacrosscomplexcustomerenvironments. Thatwillincludeenterprisefirewalls,LAN/WAN,VPNs,SD-WAN,ZTNA,SASE,authenticationandwidernetworksecuritytechnologies,alongsidemaintainingastrongunderstandingofrouting,switchingandnetworkingfundamentals. Youllleadtechnicalprojectsthroughouttheirlifecycle,producingdetaileddesignsandimplementationplansbeforetakingresponsibilityforsuccessfuldelivery. Theresalsoanincreasingfocusonmodernsecurityoperations,soexposuretoareassuchasSIEM,SOARandXDRwouldbeuseful. Beyondprojectdelivery,youllactasaseniortechnicalescalationpoint,carryoutcustomersecurityauditsandhealthchecks,makerecommendationsaroundimprovingexistingenvironmentsandprovideongoingtechnicalownershipfornominatedcustomers. Youllalsohelpdevelopotherengineerswithintheteamthroughtechnicalmentoring,knowledgesharingandinternaltraining. Theenvironmentsarebusiness-critical,sothereisanout … hours/on-callelementtotherolealongsideoccasionalplannedmaintenance. Whowearelookingfor YoucouldcurrentlybeaSeniorNetworkSecurityEngineer,NetworkSecurityConsultant,SeniorNetwork&SecurityEngineeroralreadyoperatingatNetworkSecurityArchitectlevel. Theimportantthingisthatyouvemovedbeyondsimplysupportingnetworkenvironments.Youllhaveexperiencedesigningsolutions,leadingimplementationsandtakingtechnicalownershipofcustomerprojects. Werelookingforstrongnetworkingfundamentalsalongsidedetailedexperienceacrossenterprisefirewalls,LAN/WAN,VPN,SD-WANandmodernnetworksecurityarchitecture. ExperiencewithinanMSP,ISP,networkintegratororconsultancywouldtranslateparticularlywell,particularlyifyoureusedtoworkingacrossmultiplecustomersandcomplexenvironments. Youllneedtobecomfortablegatheringrequirements,producingtechnicaldesigns,presentingsolutionstocustomersandthenremaininginvolvedthroughimplementationandongoingsupport. Experiencearoundsecuritycomplianceframeworksandpublic-sectorenvironmentswouldbeuseful,aswouldexposuretoSIEM,SOAR,XDRandinfrastructureautomation. Morethananything,theywantsomebodywhocantaketechnicalownership.Someonewhocangetintothedetailwhenneeded,communicateconfidentlywithcustomersandbethepersonotherengineersturntowhenthingsgetcomplicated. TheNextSteps Ifyourealreadyworkingwithinnetworksecuritybutfeellikeyourcurrentrolehasbecometoosupport-heavy,thisisanopportunitytomovefurtherintodesign,consultancyandtechnicalownershipwithoutmovingawayfromthehands-ontechnology. Therolecanbebasedremotely,withoccasionaltravelwhenneededforcustomerprojectsandmeetings. Ifthissoundslikethesortofmoveyouvebeenlookingfor,dropmeamessageorcontactJoeWhiteatCRGTECforaconfidentialchatabouttherole. ...