Network and Firewall Specialist

This role is Inside IR35.

Contract Length: 12 months

Location:

Reading - 100% onsite. May be some expensed travel to remote sites but would always try to use perm staff for this first. Willingness to work flexibly and to occasionally work evenings and weekends where exceptional circumstances require it. Travel to remote sites when required which may involve overnight stays. Part of on call rota.

Clearance: DV

1. Juniper

2. Experience installing Switches and Firewalls

3. Technical background

• Good understanding of network fundamentals and troubleshooting processes.
• Good Experience configuring/policy config/troubleshooting Juniper firewalls, switches and routers.
• Knowledge of some of the following technologies:
  • WAN/LAN design, device clustering, high availability.
  • Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra.
  • Security Platforms:
    Forti Gate, F5 BIG-IP (Load Balancing / AWAF), Pulse Secure / Ivanti, high-grade encryption.
  • Identity & Access Management:
    Cisco ISE (full lifecycle), Windows NPS (RADIUS / 802.1X).
  • Monitoring & Observability:
    Solar Winds, Splunk.
  • Core Network Services: IPAM, DHCP, DNS.
  • PKI / certificate generation and renewal
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to document processes and configurations clearly.

• Juniper and Cisco certification but experience is more important.
• Data Centre experience advantageous.
• Extreme Switch knowledge desirable.