JOB DESCRIPTION: Firewall Engineer 3 month+ Fixed Term Contract *CONTRACT
LOCATION: Manchester
Our client, a successful UK document management consulting organisation, has identified an exciting new opportunity in a growing team for a Firewall Engineer who can work within the infrastructure team. The successful candidate will ideally have solid previous experience in building and managing large multi-site networks.
The role demands excellent understanding of complex network architecture, firewalls, and WAN technologies, with demonstrable experience of working within a busy and fast-paced environment.
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Establishes and maintains network performance.
2. Plan, design and manage the infrastructure and technologies that can support corporate and datacentre environments at an enterprise level for Cisco & HP network devices and firewalls.
3. Troubleshoots network problems.
4. Document existing and new solutions during implementation and manage change within the environment.
5. Patching and upgrade schedules for all network devices (Load balancers, Switches, Firewalls etc.).
6. Collaborates with Infrastructure architects on best practice and design.
7. Secure network by establishing and enforcing policies and defining and monitoring access.
8. Strong documentation skills.
9. Time management skills essential.
10. Manage and lead projects to which you have been assigned, working with the Head of Infrastructure and Project Managers to ensure their success and professional completion.
11. Ensure system performance and SLAs are met.
12. Some occasional travel will be required between offices and datacentres.
MUST HAVEs
Comprehensive knowledge of Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower, Cisco Catalyst, and Nexus IOS.
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