NSX vDefend Consultant

NSX vDefend Consultant (VM WARE)

Contract Duration: New year Start - Upto 3 months

Location: Remote with occasional travel to London

Rate: £650-£700/day Inside IR35

Overview

We are seeking an experienced NSX vDefend (VMware Security Consultant) to join the Extend Expert Team (EET), working under the direction of a Prime Contractor and end customer. The role supports two key workstreams focused on the design, deployment, and operational support of VMware NSX vDefend and Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) within a large-scale enterprise environment.

Key Workstreams

Workstream 1 – Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

• Design and deploy NSX vDefend ATP capabilities.
• Enable and configure IPS/IDS policies.
• Support testing, validation, and malware prevention tuning.
• Assist with threat assessment and advanced detection use cases.
• Support investigation activities and threat scenario development.

Workstream 2 – NSX vDefend Security Framework

• Support deployment of Distributed Firewall (DFW) across NSXi environments.
• Create, migrate, and standardise DFW policies.
• Define scalable security policy structures and operating models.
• Build and maintain security policies across:
• Common Services (Macro)
• Infrastructure (Meso)
• Applications (Micro)
• Support Identity Firewall implementation.
• Enable logging, monitoring, metrics, and platform visibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day-two operations for NSX vDefend environments.
• Assist with product upgrades, patching, and platform enablement.
• Develop custom dashboards and operational metrics.
• Support security investigations using attack lifecycle evidence chains.
• Work closely with technical teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with VMware NSX / NSX vDefend.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise network security solutions.
• Strong knowledge of DFW, micro-segmentation, IPS/IDS, and firewall policy design.
• Experience operating within complex, high-security environments.