Network and Firewall Specialist
Role: Network and Firewall Specialist Salary/Rate: £40-44 per hr inside IR35Location: AldermastonContract Duration: 12-months
We are currently looking for a Network and Firewall Specialist for our government client.
This Network and Firewall Specialist role is based on site in Aldermaston 5 days per week. There is no flexibility with the on-site requirement. There may also be some travel to other sites requiring overnight arrangements, and occasional evening and weekend work where exceptional circumstances require it. This role is part of an on-call rota.
The contract for the Network and Firewall Specialist position is for 12-months, with potential to extend, operating inside IR35.
Security Clearance: Developed Vetting ("DV Clearance") + sole UK national
This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.
Essential skills/experience required:
- Juniper experience
- Experience installing switches and firewalls
- Technical background
- Good understanding of network fundamentals and troubleshooting
- Good experience of configuring / policy configuration / troubleshooting Juniper firewalls, switches and routers
- Knowledge of some of the following:
- WAN/LAN design, device clustering, high availability
- Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra
- Security Platforms: FortiGate, F5 BIG-IP (load balancing / AWAF), Pulse Secure / Ivanti, high grade encryption
- Identity & Access Management: Cisco ISE (full lifecycle), Windows NPS (RADIUS / 802.1X)
- Monitoring & Observability: SolarWinds, Splunk.
- Core Network Services: IPAM, DHCP, DNS.
- PKI / certificate generation and renewal
- Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to document processes and configurations clearly
Desirable criteria:
- Juniper and Cisco certification but experience is more important.
- Data Centre experience advantageous.
- Extreme Switch knowledge desirable.
Role / Responsibilities:
- Reviewing, daily, the status of a various networks, logging incidents where appropriate.
- Escalating, in advance, to the Network Manager any likely breaches of agreed deadlines.
- Working with customers, project leads, 3rd parties and other stakeholders to discuss technical service issues assisting with the resolution of said issues.
- Creation of LLD's for projects if required.
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge on network technologies.
- Working to assist with capacity & availability management of various networks.
- Problem Solving: investigate and resolve problems for services within their own area of responsibility.
- Provisioning network services and devices where appropriate.
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As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, theywill interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify, please notify us on igs [at] circlerecruitment [dot] com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview.
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