Firewall Engineer - Consultancy

Ready to safeguard critical infrastructures with advanced firewall expertise?

Join a global leader in IT services and consulting, recognised for delivering secure, scalable, and innovative technology solutions to enterprises worldwide. With decades of experience across industries, the organisation continues to help businesses strengthen their digital resilience and protect mission-critical operations.

The team is hiring a Firewall Engineer to design, implement, and manage firewall solutions across complex environments. The role will focus on ensuring robust security controls, troubleshooting incidents, optimising performance, and collaborating with stakeholders to maintain compliance with industry standards.

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Responsibilities

• Configure, implement, and manage firewall solutions (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA, Check Point)
• Design and enforce firewall rules, NAT, VPNs, and access control policies
• Monitor network traffic, logs, and respond to security incidents
• Perform audits, apply patches/firmware updates, and ensure compliance (ISO 27001/NIST/PCI-DSS)
• Support high availability firewall clusters
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure security and compliance

Skills / Must Have

• Active UK SC Clearance (mandatory)
• Strong background in firewall configuration, optimisation, and tuning
• Hands-on with Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Cisco firewalls
• Experience in firewall migrations/replacements in multi-vendor environments

Benefits

• Work with one of the largest energy providers in Europe
• Exposure to multi-vendor next-gen firewall projects
• Contract stability - 6 months, likely extensions

Salary

• £350-£375 per day