Senior Network and Security Engineer Hybrid £450-550 per day Cisco -Palo Alto This is a contract position, working on a hybrid working basis so you must be able to commute to north Kent (near Maidstone/Sevenoaks) when required (usually 1-2 times per week) and would suit an ambitious mid level 3rd line Senior Network/Security Engineer looking for an opportunity to get involved in network solution design. You will have a strong commercial background in high level Cisco networking (routing and switching), working on both troubleshooting and breakfix as well as project works to improve the network design, maturity of the network and evolve towards a cloud network environment. You will have contributed to network design and offer advice and ideas in solving network challenges within the environment. You will also be well versed in firewall provisioning, with Palo Alto. Has experience of proposing robust and reusable solution designs within the network space to meet project deliverables. Strong expertise across routing & switching, LAN and WAN technologies and Cisco (Catalyst & Nexus), Palo Alto, Meraki, ASA, FirePower technology stack. Management of third parties, both for technology vendors and professional services including support and project delivery. Extensive experience of working within Infosec and security best practice to deliver robust and secure solution designs and technical environments. Experience of methodical and robust diagnostic approach in the resolution of complex problems and major incidents. Experience in design, build and support of campus and data centre network architectures. Excellent communicator, able to form strong working relationships with colleagues in other operational areas and the broader business. Able to leverage these relationships to meet project outcomes. An understanding of ITIL processes, including change and incident management Team player, with the ability to mentor/up skill other team members.