Job Description:
Network and Security Engineer
Staines (TW18), London (EC2), Brighton, or Salford (M50)
Flexible / Hybrid working options
Permanent
Competitive Salary + fantastic benefits
Full time 37.5 hours PW
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.
Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.
Role Overview:
As part of the Network Connectivity department, you will use your technical expertise and leadership to support the maintenance of functions across a portfolio of connectivity services. As a subject matter expert, you will deploy highly complex industry leading technical systems and work closely with all levels of stakeholders, IT teams, vendors and supplier providers.
As a Network and Security Engineer, you will be responsible within the team for service operation, consultation, delivery and implementation of critical Information Services. This is an expert level position.
What you’ll do:
1. Provide technical leadership and ownership for network security solutions, such as WAF, Firewall, Network Security, DDoS, Cloud technologies, General Network areas WAN/LAN/WLAN
2. Manage WAF and firewall environments whilst continuing to support network services to the business and direct with our IT consumers
3. Develop and maintain high-level and low-level designs through to deployment and providing SME support for Bupa’s IT services
4. Integrate solutions with other necessary components such as security, service management and operations and supporting services
5. To deliver and maintain key ITIL processes in support of Connectivity services: Configuration, Release, Availability, Capacity, Financial and Service Continuity Management
6. Technical ownership in relation to Connectivity Services especially related to network security areas
7. Contribute to integrate core IT solutions creating a strong infrastructure foundation for business systems development and deployments
8. Develop appropriate test and monitoring plans to check infrastructure and systems technical performance
What you’ll bring:
9. Certified to CCNA R&S (required)
10. Certified to CCNP (desired)
11. Firewall/Security and Web Application Firewall certification an advantage
12. Minimum 5 years experience in supporting complex network data and security environments and systems with at least 3 years at SME level
13. Experience as a Technical Project Lead in connectivity service delivery using best practice methodologies
14. Experience of complex technical network and network security environments
15. In-depth experience in the design and implementation of network services; on premise and within cloud infrastructures
16. Excellent stakeholder, internal team and vendor management
17. Operational excellence approach
18. Essential extensive knowledge in the following areas.WAF (Barracuda, Cloudflare)Firewall (PA, Firepower, Checkpoint)DDoS solutionsCloud security solutions (Zscaler preferred)Routing and SwitchingWirelessSDWANCloud solutions (Azure preferred)Data Centre DesignMeraki solutions (Routing/Switching/Wireless)
Benefits
Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically.
As a Network and Security Engineer, you’ll be eligible for:
19. 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
20. Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
21. An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
22. Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
23. Various other benefits and online discounts