Senior Network Security Engineer Firewall Bluecoat Checkpoint
Senior Network Security Engineer Firewall Bluecoat Checkpoint
My client is leading global financial Powerhouse with over GBP400 billion of assets under management (AUM) They require a talented senior network engineer to join their operations team.
ENVIRONMENT:
*All Firewall Infrastructure (Palo Alton & CheckPoint)
*BlueCoat Security Gateway infrastructure
*Cisco ASA VPN Infrastructure
*UK Data Centre
*US Data Centre
THE ROLE:
*Be seen as a key individual within the UK Networks team supporting the networks security infrastructure for the aforementioned business units.
*Provide assistance, support and training where appropriate to less experienced members of the team to help develop their skills and knowledge.
*Effectively process incoming incident and request tickets, through to a resolution agreed with the customer.
*Attend and contribute to incident reviews relating to both Networks and other domain issues.
*Ensure that Service Level Agreements are achieved and that all systems remain fully operational.
*Produce and maintain documentation relating to network systems.
*Review documentation produced by less experienced members of the team and provide input and advice where appropriate.
*Produce detailed change plans, co-ordinate change implementation & peer review changes created by less experienced members of the team.
*Undertake activities as required by Corporate Property to ensure effective site power downs and recoveries.
*Represent changes at relevant CAB meetings & provide support to less experienced team members in attendance..
*Work with Security & GWIA to carry out activities to ensure risk and audit compliance.
*Identify and drive out process improvement activities.
*Provide information required by the Capacity Planning team and work with them to ensure accurate capacity reporting for Network Security systems.
*Perform out of hours on-call and change activates where the job demands.
*Participate in the 24x7 on-call rota and undertake activities required to address out of hours incidents.
*Work with the Network Projects team to ensure that new services transition smoothly into production and can be fully supported.
*Undertake activities as required to ensure Networks Security software releases are running at appropriate revision levels.
*Ensure all administrative activities are undertaken as required for example, timesheets.
*Liaise at a detailed level with other Domains where appropriate to ensure cross domain issues are resolved in an effective manner.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
*Excellent problem diagnostics and resolution skills.
*At least 5 years' experience working with network security technologies.
*Excellent knowledge of BlueCoat Security Gateway technology along with BCAAA, SGAV, ICaP & SSL Termination.
*Extensive experience using network analysis and packet capture tools
*Ability to upgrade and recover code to network hardware, crash file extraction and device integrity interrogation
*Ability to define and maintain configuration backup schedules
*Excellent knowledge of at least one of Palo Alto or CheckPoint Firewall technologies.
*Good knowledge of data centre technologies, TCP/IP, routing, switching.
*Excellent knowledge of Cisco ASA VPN solutions.
*Appreciation of data, voice, video and multimedia technologies
*Ability to work closely with 3rd party suppliers and equipment vendors at a technical level
*Provide clear and succinct communications to stakeholders in regards to incident and change management activities
*Broad knowledge of the Financial Services sector.