Network Security Operations Engineer

Job Description

Network Security Operations Engineer

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Location: Manchester, UK

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Working: Hybrid 2-3 days onsite per week

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Contract: 6 Months

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Role Overview

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We are looking for a Network Security Operations Engineer to support enterprise network security operations within a highly regulated environment. You will manage firewall operations, security incidents, policy exceptions, compliance, and governance while ensuring alignment with ITIL processes and regulatory requirements.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Provide day-to-day operational support for enterprise network security and firewall environments.

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• Manage firewall requests, policy changes, exceptions, and security incidents.

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• Ensure firewall activities comply with security policies, risk assessments, and approval processes.

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• Support firewall governance, compliance, audits, and regulatory requirements.

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• Manage security changes through established Change Management processes.

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• Work across ITIL Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Management processes.

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• Identify outdated or non-compliant firewall rules and support risk remediation.

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• Maintain accurate operational, security, and audit documentation.

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• Collaborate with Network, Security, Infrastructure, Application, Compliance, and Service Management teams.

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Essential Skills & Experience

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• Strong experience in enterprise network security operations and firewall management.

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• Experience with firewall requests, policy administration, exceptions, and compliance.

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• Strong understanding of ITIL Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Management.

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• Experience working in regulated or highly controlled environments.

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• Good understanding of security controls, risk assessment, governance, and audit requirements.

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• Strong stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

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Desirable

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• Experience with AlgoSec or equivalent firewall policy management platforms.

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• Knowledge of Zero Trust, ZTNA, SASE, SSE, network segmentation, and SDN.

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• Financial services/banking or other highly regulated industry experience.

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• Knowledge of PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls.

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• Experience supporting cloud migration, hybrid networking, and network security transformation.

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• Security certifications such as CISSP, CCNP/CCIE Security, PCNSE, CCSP, AZ-500 or AWS Security Specialty.

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