Network and Security Engineer

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  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
Network & Security Engineer Professional Services – Central London (Hybrid) The Opportunity We’re looking for an experienced Network & Security Engineer to join our Professional Services team, delivering high-impact networking and security projects for a wide range of mid-market and enterprise clients across finance, retail, manufacturing, and technology. You’ll be hands-on across the full project lifecycle – from solution design and customer workshops, through deployment, to handover into operational support. This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, sharpen your technical expertise, and play a key role in delivering secure, scalable, and innovative solutions. What You’ll Be Doing
  • Designing secure network solutions – running customer workshops, producing HLD/LLD documentation, and building POCs to validate solutions.
  • Implementing solutions – preparing changes, building configuration templates, creating test scripts and deployment runbooks, and configuring routers, switches, and firewalls.
  • Leading projects – acting as lead engineer on both large (multi-month) and smaller projects, balancing competing priorities while ensuring successful delivery.
  • Knowledge sharing – developing tools, guides, and processes to strengthen the team’s capability and mentoring junior engineers.
  • Staying ahead of the curve – becoming a subject matter expert across key networking and security technologies while continuing your own professional development.
What We’re Looking For
  • Strong customer-facing skills, with the ability to explain technical detail clearly and produce quality documentation.
  • Organised, detail-driven, and able to balance multiple deadlines in a structured way (ITIL background helpful).
  • Passionate about technology, with a drive to learn and develop.
  • Hands-on technical expertise including:
  • Networking: Strong 3rd Line equivalent - Cisco routing/switching, WAN, campus, and data centre (ACI, Nexus 5K/7K/9K, VXLAN, EVPN).
  • Firewalls: Cisco ASA/Firepower, Palo Alto, FortiGate
  • Wireless: Cisco & Meraki Wi-Fi (ideally certification required).
  • Monitoring tools: SolarWinds, ThousandEyes.
Qualifications & Certifications
  • Essential:
  • CCNP (or equivalent experience)
  • Cisco Wi-Fi certification and proven engineering experience
  • Highly Desirable:
  • CCIE R&S
  • Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE
  • Desirable:
  • CCNP Security, Cisco CCNA Security, Checkpoint SA/SE
  • Cloud certifications (AWS SAA/SAP, Azure MCSA/MCSE)
  • ITIL and/or project management certification
  • Degree or diploma in a related discipline
If you’re a technically strong Network and Security Engineer who thrives on delivering secure, business-critical networking solutions and enjoys working directly with customers, we’d love to hear from you.

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