Network & Security Engineer - 6 month contract - £400-475 per day (PAYE)- Hybrid, London

Leading Investment Management client is seeking Network & Security Engineer who can design, implement, and operate the network and security estate, who brings experience, drive, enthusiasm, and a passion for technology.

This is for a 6-month contract working 3 days per week in the office and 2 days working from home + on call

The primary responsibility will be to design, implement and operate the network and security environment in accordance with the team's policies, processes and procedures.

As a technical member of the Network & Security team, the main areas of focus will be:

• Operate within an Agile environment.
• Provide technical leadership within a collaborative team.
• Work in the team to design, implement and operate secure networking capabilities.
• Proactively maintain the network and security hardware, applications, and services.
• Respond to incidents, requests and troubleshoot connectivity or performance issues.
• Implement planned Change across all the devices and services under the management of the team.
• Respond to emergency situations and perform effective troubleshooting during Major Incidents as required.
• High degree of documentation skills, for creating and maintaining design and operational documentation, Change documentation, Runbooks, Test plans and any other operational documentation as required.
• Management of Control, Audit and Risk routines.

Qualifications/Requirements

ALL applicants must bring

• Significant experience with Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama in a global environment.
• Hold a PCNSE or PCCSE certification or equivalent in experience.
• Hold Cisco CCNP or equivalent in experience.
• High level of understanding and experience with OSPF and BGP.
• Azure experience, and hold the Azure Network Engineer (AZ-700) certification or equivalent in experience
• Micro-segmentation principles and technologies.
• Zero Trust principles.
• Experience with Wireshark or other packet capture tools to analyze traffic.
• Experience with DDoS mitigation services.
• Experience with LogicMonitor or similar tools.
• Experience of Cisco ISE and/or other NAC solutions.
• Experience with multiple connectivity technologies including:- DIA, MPLS and DWDM
• Experience of Cisco and Meraki wireless services.

The Network & Security Engineer will have general working expertise of:

• Strong knowledge of all round infrastructure technologies
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, to respond to shifting priorities, and to work efficiently under pressure.
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Candidate must be passionate about innovation and enjoy leading change.
• Candidate must be passionate in creating a collaborative, caring and safe environment for all teammates to succeed.
• Network Automation experience advantageous.
• Participate in the team on-call rota as required

Preference will be given to anyone with Investment Banking/Asset Management or other financial services background