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Network and Firewall Specialist
£45,000 - 85,000
Circle Recruitment
King Street 55, Berkshire
£45,000 - 85,000
Requirements
Must:
- Juniper experience
- Experience installing switches and firewalls
- Technical background
- Good understanding of network fundamentals and troubleshooting
- Good experience of configuring / policy configuration / troubleshooting Juniper firewalls, switches and routers
- Knowledge in WAN/LAN design, device clustering, high availability
- Familiarity with Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra
- Experience with Security Platforms: FortiGate, F5 BIG-IP, Pulse Secure / Ivanti, high grade encryption
- Knowledge of Identity & Access Management: Cisco ISE, Windows NPS
- Experience with Monitoring & Observability tools: SolarWinds, Splunk
- Understanding of Core Network Services: IPAM, DHCP, DNS
- Experience with PKI / certificate generation and renewal
- Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to document processes and configurations clearly
- (Desirable) Juniper and Cisco certification but experience is more important
- (Desirable) Data Centre experience advantageous
- (Desirable) Extreme Switch knowledge desirable
Responsibilities
- Reviewing, daily, the status of various networks, logging incidents where appropriate
- Escalating, in advance, to the Network Manager any likely breaches of agreed deadlines
- Working with customers, project leads, 3rd parties and other stakeholders to discuss technical service issues and assist with their resolution
- Creation of Low-Level Designs (LLDs) for projects if required
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge on network technologies
- Assisting with capacity and availability management of various networks
- Investigating and resolving problems for services within their own area of responsibility
- Provisioning network services and devices where appropriate
Description
We are currently looking for a Network and Firewall Specialist for our government client based on-site in Aldermaston five days per week. This position is for a contract duration of 12 months with the potential to extend, operating inside IR35. Our team values the importance of effective communication, problem-solving, and technical expertise, ensuring we deliver high-quality network solutions. We support a diverse and inclusive work environment, and we are committed to interviewing candidates who meet our essential criteria.
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