Network Firewall Engineer

Firewall Engineer (IT/OT Environments) 6 months initial Worcestershire Site based (hybrid) Contract

About the Role:

Were looking for a skilled Firewall Engineer to play a key role in strengthening and standardising firewall capability across IT and OT environments. Youll be responsible for aligning policies, improving operational processes, and ensuring firewall platforms are secure, automated, and fully integrated with monitoring and orchestration tools. This is a hands-on role requiring close collaboration with operational teams, security stakeholders, and vendors to deliver consistent, scalable, and auditable firewall services.

What Youll Do :
Align IT and OT firewall policies to ensure consistent security controls across environments. Design, create, and implement OT IDS policies, transitioning them smoothly into operational use. Optimise firewall request and change processes to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk. Standardise OT and IT firewall ingress policies on a global scale. Ensure firewall platforms are correctly configured to report into centralised tooling such as Tufin and Splunk.

Automate firewall-related processes and integrate with orchestration tools and SIEM platforms. Enhance operational metrics, reporting, and risk visibility across firewall estates.