Security Engineer - Firewalls (Palo Alto) - 12 Month Fixed Term

Security Engineer - Fixed Term - 12 months engagement Full time salary £(phone number removed) benefits Remote role - 1 day per month onsite Security Check (SC) clearance is a requirement for this role. Role Description & Responsibilities * Working as part of the security implementation / delivery team * Working Practices are aligned to SAFE * Participating in Agile Ceremonies * Ensuring workloads are reflected within our project management toolset. * Primarily working on Security Infrastructure / Firewall Estate * Triage of Customer Requirements into actionable engineering deliverables * Supporting work out of typical business hours from time to time * Supporting more junior engineers with troubleshooting and escalations * Producing documentation for the team’s knowledge base * Holding knowledge transfer sessions where required Technical Skills * Enterprise grade next generation firewalls – Primarily Palo Alto and Fortinet * Experience with using related management platforms – SCM, Panorama, Forti Managers * Secure Access Service Edge Platforms * Expert Troubleshooting and Analytical Approach to problems * Good working knowledge of Security Architecture concepts & experience with Security Design * Networking Knowledge - Routing and Switching * AWS & Azure Infrastructure knowledge * Vulnerability Management & Email Hygiene Solutions – Such as Tenable, Mimecast * Enterprise network monitoring tools * Administrating network security access policies on firewalls * Configuring new security profiles and protections * Produce and review Documentation such as Network Diagrams, solution descriptions Soft Skills * Stakeholder management, and good customer facing skills. * Ability to work autonomously with minimum supervision and to integrate well within a team. * Agile development and operations using SAFe, scrum or a similar method. * Proven ability to collaborate and communicate with both IT and business-facing colleagues. * Experience of working with Security Ops, compliance, risk, and governance practices * Previous experience working for an MSSP would be considered a plus. * Experience working in a heavily regulated environment, particularly nuclear would-be a plus

Location: Nationwide, GB

Posted Date: 7/15/2025