Technical Specialist Network and Firewall Engineer £35,451 – £36,612 – plus benefits – Hybrid working pattern Glenfield, Leicestershire Your new company Hays Recruitment have partnered with Leicestershire County Council in the search for a Technical Specialist with knowledge of firewalls. This is an ideal role if you are looking to expand and develop your knowledge of firewalls with plenty of development opportunities. Working as part of a team of 4, you will be responsible for maintaining and supporting the IT infrastructure to ensure that services are reliable, resilient and provide value for money. You will be primarily responsible for the management, monitoring and upgrading of both on prem and virtual firewalls and perimeter security. You will be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of the concept and principles of firewalls. The team has a strong ethos of knowledge sharing to support in your development. Your new role will involve: The role encompasses the following Support, configure and administer corporate firewall and perimeter security platforms Liaise with customers and appropriate IT staff Follow technical and security standards to ensure cost effective, secure and high availability of systems. Support, install and implement IT infrastructure solutions Configure, test and install operating systems and hardware using supplier recommendations and best practice across a range of platforms. Assist in the design and build process of IT infrastructure solutions Work in a team of IT technicians with a broad range of technologies including: Hyper-Converged Systems (HCI) Infrastructure Security SQL Database Administration System Backup Management & Administration Server administration (Windows, Solaris, Linux, VMWare) File Structure and Permission Management Facilities Management Security Testing Disaster Recovery What you need to succeed: Strong understanding and interest in firewalls and networks Demonstrable experience in perimeter security Demonstrable experience with the principles and concepts of firewalls Experience upgrading, managing and monitoring firewalls Understanding of storage infrastructure Understanding of virtual infrastructure MS / SQL knowledge There will be occasional out of hours requirements for planned works or major incidents, therefore you will need to be within an hour of the location and have your own transport. Sponsorship is not available for this role