Network Security Engineer

Network & Security Engineer (Level 2)

About Your New Employer

• Innovative and forward-thinking company: Join a team that is at the forefront of cybersecurity and network engineering.
• Collaborative environment: Work with a dynamic team that values innovation and professional growth.
• Cutting-edge projects: Be part of exciting projects that involve the latest in network security and SOC operations.

About Your New Job

• Support & Operations: Provide Level 2 support for networking and security incidents, monitor and manage firewall and SASE environments, perform proactive maintenance, and escalate to Level 3 or vendor support when required.
• SOC & Security Monitoring: Monitor SIEM dashboards, perform initial triage, containment, and escalation of security incidents, assist in threat hunting, log analysis, and vulnerability management, and document incidents.
• Project Participation: Support implementation and migration projects, assist in firewall upgrades, VPN rollouts, and SD-WAN/SASE deployments, and maintain accurate technical documentation.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the SOC, senior engineers, and project managers, and contribute to a knowledge-sharing environment and continuous improvement.

What Skills You Need

• Essential:
• 2-4 years' experience in network/security engineering or SOC environments.
• Working knowledge of firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, SonicWall).
• Experience with SASE or SD-WAN solutions (Cato, Versa preferred).
• Familiarity with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, etc.).
• Hands-on troubleshooting skills for networking (routing, switching, VPNs).
• Strong analytical skills and ability to follow incident response processes.
• Desirable:
• Experience working in an MSP or enterprise SOC environment.
• Exposure to endpoint security, EDR, and vulnerability scanning tools.
• Certifications such as NSE4, PCNSA/PCNSE, Security+, CCNA Security, or SOC analyst certs (e.g., Blue Team Level 1/2).
• Knowledge of cloud security (Azure, AWS).

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary & benefits package: Attractive compensation and benefits.
• Professional development: Career development with a path toward Level 3/senior engineering roles, training and certification support.
• Hybrid working: Base in Limerick with hybrid working options.
• Innovative environment: Exposure to enterprise security projects and technologies.

What’s Next

Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now" button or call me, Michael on +35314744692. If the job isn’t quite right but you are looking for something similar, please get in touch. We also have multiple Temp, FTC, and Contract jobs available.