Network Security Engineer - Cork or Dublin based

We are seeking a Cyber Security Engineer for a long term contract in Cork or Dublin 2-3 days a week onsite and strong rates on offer.

Responsibilities:

• Management of firewalls, web proxies and load balancers.
• Very good understanding of security Architecture.
• Manage incident / change request queue and security mailbox.
• Expert knowledge of Palo Alto and Checkpoint firewalls and F5 LTM/GTM.
• Manage issues encountered by the business.
• Manage and review IPS.
• Maintain security documentation.
• Engage in security incident response and manage SIEM tickets.
• Performing hardware implementation, configuration, setup and administration of IT security equipment
• Function within a highly skilled Infrastructure and Service team.
• Provide technical advice and share recommendations within the IT Infrastructure area that may impact the achievement of business unit objectives.
• The ability to schedule work based on the resources available, priorities of the business and the timescale of the project.
• Liaising with management of external resource/service providers.
• Keeping up to date on IT networking and firewalling issues and developments.
• This position will require some attendance outside of normal working hours and weekend work.
• This position may require participation in an On-Call Rota.

Minimum Requirements

• Expert knowledge of managing and supporting Palo Alto and Checkpoint firewall and F5 LTM/GTM. To include upgrading and administration.
• Experience of working in a support team
• 7 years working in IT
• 3 years working in IT Security engineering role
• Exposure to Azure and other cloud services.
• Excellent TCP/IP / Network traffic knowledge.
• Display Relevant IT / Security certification