KHIPU Networks have an exciting opportunity for a Security Engineer to join the team.
Location: Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 3TW
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
About Us:
KHIPU Networks is an award-winning, and highly successful Cyber Security company based in the UK and Africa. We offer outstanding opportunities for candidates of all levels within a dynamic and flexible working environment. Founded in 2005, KHIPU Networks’ ethos has always been to work in partnership with customers, to understand their environments and challenges so that we can design and deploy ‘Best of Breed’ solutions that enable them to meet their strategic goals.
KHIPU Networks is a privately owned award-winning international Cyber Security Company delivering a wide range of network, wireless and security solutions, technologies and services across multiple sectors. We are honoured to be by Royal Appointment to His Majesty the King, and are proud to be an ISO9001, ISO27001, ISO14001 and ISO45001 certified company. We also support the National Apprenticeship Scheme, employing and developing apprentices within all sectors of the company.
Security Engineer – The Role:
We are continuing to achieve significant growth and are seeking a Security / Firewall Engineer to join our highly skilled Support and Managed Services team to help deliver services to our customers. You will be joining a team of dedicated IT professionals delivering new and exciting cyber-security systems in a fast-moving industry leading environment.
Security Engineer – Key Responsibilities:
- Performing upgrades and advanced configuration change requests on managed customer Firewalls or Network equipment
- Performing troubleshooting providing "hands on" 2nd/3rd line escalation assistance to colleagues, liaising with the manufacturers when appropriate
- Using your skills and experience to attempt any cases, adapting troubleshooting skills and knowledge of firewalls and networking
- Engaging with customers professionally, providing telephone, email and remote technical assistance
- Ensuring all parties are regularly updated with the progress of incidents and change requests
- Contributing to setting up LAB environments to simulate customer environments, troubleshoot as well as develop skills and expertise
- Providing mentorship and guidance for junior engineers
Security Engineer – You:
- Experience working in a Support or Managed Services environment
- Advanced Next Generation Firewall troubleshooting and configuration experience e.g. Palo Alto, Fortigate, Checkpoint, Cisco Firepower
- Industry certifications are looked upon favourably especially if you hold them with vendors we work with e.g. Palo Alto PCNSA, PCNSE
- If you have experience and hold equivalent certifications with other vendors we would still love to hear from you e.g. Fortigate, Checkpoint, Cisco Firepower/ASA - CCSA, CCSE, NSE5, NSE6, CCNA/CCNP Security or equivalent
- Strong knowledge of networking e.g. CCNA/CCNP or equivalent
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Understand a wider impact of changes to production systems
Security Engineer – Benefits:
KHIPU Networks offer a competitive salary and extensive training alongside a range of extensive benefits including:
- 26 days annual leave increasing 1 day a year up to a max of 31 days
- Birthday leave
- Employer pension contributions
- Life insurance 4 x annual salary
- Annual health checks
- Cycle to work scheme
- Private medical and dental cover
- Eye tests
- Free tea/coffee/fresh fruit in the office
- Scheduled PT sessions
- Breakout room, garden, roof terrace and even a bar!
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