Network Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by World Wide Technology
£75 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Network Engineer role at World Wide Technology involves assessing and optimizing network and security flows, particularly focusing on firewall rulesets and data flow analysis. This position requires collaboration with various teams to ensure network efficiency and security. The role is contract-based, lasting over 12 months, and is classified as inside IR35. The position is based in Sheffield, UK, with a hybrid working arrangement requiring 2-3 days on-site per week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess existing firewall rulesets, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency
- Conduct detailed path analysis to understand how data flows across the environment
- Map and document end-to-end data flows between systems and applications
- Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and application teams to validate network dependencies
- Provide recommendations to streamline, rationalize, and secure network paths
Key Skills:
- Strong Check Point Firewall experience
- Solid understanding of routing, switching, and network protocols
- Proven expertise in data flow analysis and dependency mapping
- Ability to translate technical findings into clear recommendations
- Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills
Salary (Rate): £75.00/hr
City: Sheffield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
World Wide Technology (WWT), a global technology integrator and IT solutions provider. World Wide Technology, established in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri, collaborates with OEMs like Cisco and Dell EMC to offer infrastructure security and custom app development services to Fortune 500 companies in various sectors. With over 10,000 employees globally, we generate $17 billion in annual revenue and operate in regions including the US, UK, Canada, Europe, Costa Rica, APAC, and Middle East. We're proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Glassdoor for over 13 years. World Wide Technology Holding Co, LLC (WWT) has an opportunity for a Network Engineer. Below is the JD for the role. Please help me with the information needed to process your application, and I will contact you to discuss the role. This is a contract Role & Inside IR35 Network Engineer Contract Duration : 12+ months Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom (On-site /Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite per week)
Overview: Network Engineers to support Project assessing and optimizing network and security flows across firewalls, entry points and detection / prevention systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess existing firewall rulesets, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency
- Conduct detailed path analysis to understand how data flows across the environment
- Map and document end-to-end data flows between systems and applications
- Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and application teams to validate network dependencies
- Provide recommendations to streamline, rationalize, and secure network paths
Sheffield (on-site / hybrid as required 2 – 3 days per week)
Requirements:
- Strong Check Point Firewall experience
- Solid understanding of routing, switching, and network protocols
- Proven expertise in data flow analysis and dependency mapping
- Ability to translate technical findings into clear recommendations
- Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills
All candidates will need to go through a background check. Must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Only successful candidates will be contacted.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES World Wide Technology is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled