Network Security Engineer (SOC)
Location: Stevenage (Onsite Shift work)
Employment type: Full-time
Seniority level: 环球enc level
Salary: £50k per annum + £2k bonus + £8k shift allowance
We are looking for a passionate Network Security Engineer to join a unique, multi‑national Information Management function. Ideal candidates should be committed to protecting critical systems and ensuring the integrity and security of the network infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
* Participate in 24x7 Internal Security Response (ISR) team incident response and triage.
* Design, implement, and maintain robust security solutions to protect against evolving threats.
* Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to implement changes securely, identify vulnerabilities, and manage security incidents.
* Optimize network security tools to remediate “purple team” highlighted improvement areas and standardise network tools.
Essentials
* Solid understanding of networking principles (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, VLANs and load balancing).
* Strong expertise in configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting firewalls such as Cisco, Checkpoint, Palo Alto.
* Hands‑on experience in next‑gen firewalls and advanced security features like IPS/IDSсэн, SSL decryption and deep packet inspection.
* Proven experience managing secure proxy solutions (e.g., Bluecoat, F5) and Fonds policies for content filtering, SSL inspection and network traffic monitoring.
* In depth knowledge of security protocols such as IPSec, SSL/TLS, VPNs and two‑factor authentication.
* Understanding of network architectures and security zones (DMZ, internal networks).
* Proficient monitoringneenlilities such as PRTG, Nagios.
Desirable
* Knowledge of cyber security capabilities and their integration into network infrastructure.
* Experience or aptitude to learn Darktrace Antigena and Respond, Splunk ES or LogRhythm tools.
* Strong ability to interpret packet capture data to identify malicious traffic and attacker behaviours.
* Experience reviewing SOC alerting with analysts to triage Tier‑1 alerts.
* Experience with LDAP and application traffic flow root‑cause analysis.
* Root‑cause identification experience referencing OSI model and protocols such as DNS, HTTP(S), SSL, SMTP, FTP(S rocking, LDAP(S) and monitoring tools.
Requirements
* Current or eligible for Government Security Clearance (DV clearance required; SC level minimum).
* Only British citizens are eligible due to special nationality rules.
This is a permanent role with a competitive salary and benefits package.
We thank you for your interest. Please note that if you począt didnt heard from us within 7 working days, your application will be considered unsuccessful.
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