Job Title: SC Cleared Security Engineer
Job Description
Join a dynamic team as an SC Cleared Security Engineer. This contractor role is fully remote and initially for six months, with the expectation of extensions. The position requires active SC clearance.
Responsibilities
1. Provide technical support for network security infrastructure.
2. Monitor network performance to ensure system availability and reliability.
3. Troubleshoot complex networking issues involving multiple systems and layers of infrastructure.
4. Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, and security configurations.
5. Participate in planning, design, and implementation of network security measures to protect systems and data.
6. Conduct regular system audits to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.
7. Collaborate with IT teams to integrate security protocols into network architecture and operations.
8. Deploy and maintain network security devices such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and VPNs.
9. Respond to and recover from security incidents, including conducting post-event analyses to prevent future incidents.
10. Stay updated on the latest cybersecurity threats and trends, as well as advancements in network security technologies.
Essential Skills
11. Proven experience in security engineering and network engineering.
12. Proficiency in F5, design, and firewall management.
13. Strong ability to perform network maintenance and handle security configurations.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
14. experience in network design and raising method statements for changes.
15. Adaptability to quick, fast-moving changes rather than following a set roadmap pipeline.
Location
Reading, UK
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands.