Network Engineer / Firewall Engineer –| Leeds / Hybrid | £30 - 45k
Hours
: 8am – 4.30pm / 9.30am – 6pm
Following probation 1 week in 4 you will be required to be on call 6pm – 8am (home based) where you will receive additional remuneration + overtime. This includes weekends.
About the Role
This hands-on role is perfect for a detail-oriented engineer who thrives on troubleshooting firewalls, optimising policies, and resolving critical incidents across
Check Point, Fortinet, and Palo Alto
environments.
Key Responsibilities
Firewall Management
: Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot firewalls (rules, NAT, VPNs) for global clients.
Incident Response
: Investigate alerts, resolve connectivity/performance issues, and escalate per SLAs.
Security Policies
: Implement and audit firewall rulesets to mitigate risks.
Collaboration
: Work with SOC and engineering teams to resolve complex threats.
Documentation
: Log changes/actions in ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow) and update clients.
Onboarding
: Integrate new client devices into our managed services platform.
Tech You'll Work With
Firewalls
: Check Point (R80.x), Fortinet (FortiGate), Palo Alto (PAN-OS).
Networking
: TCP/IP, VPNs, VLANs, BGP/OSPF, DNS.
Cloud
: AWS/Azure security (optional but desirable).
Tools
: Panorama, FortiManager, Wireshark, Splunk.
Skills & Experience
Must Have:
* 1–2+ years in
firewall/network operations
(NOC, MSP, or enterprise).
* Expertise in
Check Point/Fortinet/Palo Alto
(one or more).
* Strong grasp of
routing, NAT, and traffic flow analysis
.
* Customer-facing support experience.
Nice-to-Have:
* Certifications:
CCSA, PCNSE, NSE4/5
.
* Scripting (Python/Bash) or automation (Ansible, Terraform).
* ITIL/cloud security knowledge.