Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the client’s security and networking devices and upgrade when necessary
• Providing support for other engineers on PA equipment/software
• Cross train in-house to share knowledge and share workload
• Provide pre-sales support on client projects. This includes documentation designed and installation rollouts
• Responsible for LAN installation including switches and routers. (Cisco and HP)
• Provide support to project managers on security/network deployments
• Suggest and detail design changes as and when needed
• Documentation for the customers installations and provide continue service advice
• Pro-actively review and maintain client infrastructure
• Responding to emergency situations and performing effective troubleshooting during production outages
• Working remotely or onsite as per business requirements Person Specification Essential
• Knowledge and experience installing and supporting Palo Alto Security Appliances (minimum three years)
• Experience of installing Cisco and HP networking equipment.
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer 7-8 (PCNSE7-8) certification preferred.
• CCNP certified (or higher)
• Data knowledge o Knowledge of protocols BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, SPT, TRUNKS, VLANs, Port-Channel, Static routing o Networking topologies and protocols. Examples being MPLS, VRF, SIP, Traffic Shaping / QoS o Palo Alto Command line o Cisco command line
• Must have a good networking background and understanding
• A high level of Palo Alto expertise in design, configuration, migrations, tuning and customization of features
• Thorough knowledge of Panorama, WildFire, Global Protect, and other Palo Alto features including and not limited to SSL decryption
• Familiarity with Data Centre environment and hosted deployments/cloud
• Experience of supporting clients remotely and face to face, along with experience of working with SIP providers
• Experience with Wireshark or other protocol analyzers
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
• Must be flexible to work outside of business hours as per business requirements.
• Needs to be able to remain calm under pressure and ensure a logical thought process is maintained. Desirable
• Knowledge of Avaya and/or Mitel phone solutions
• Experience of the Python programming language