Network Security Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational support across enterprise network security environments.
• Manage security incidents involving firewalls, network access and security controls.
• Review and process firewall requests against security policies and business requirements.
• Manage firewall policy exceptions, including risk assessment and approvals.
• Support firewall compliance, governance and audit activities.
• Ensure firewall changes follow appropriate change control processes.
• Work within ITIL processes covering Incident, Problem, Change and Service Management.
• Identify outdated or non-compliant firewall rules and support remediation.
• Maintain accurate documentation, reporting and audit evidence.
• Coordinate with security, network, application, compliance and service management teams.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience in enterprise network security operations.
• Hands-on experience with firewall request management and policy administration.
• Experience handling network security incidents and operational response.
• Understanding of firewall compliance, governance and policy exceptions.
• Experience working within ITIL-aligned Incident, Problem and Change Management processes.
• Strong understanding of network security controls, access management and operational risk.
• Experience working in regulated or highly controlled environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to assess security risks and drive remediation.

Desirable Experience

• AlgoSec or equivalent firewall policy management platforms.
• Palo Alto, Check Point or other enterprise firewall technologies.
• Zero Trust, ZTNA, SASE or SSE.
• Network segmentation and software-defined networking.
• Cloud and hybrid network security.
• Experience within banking, financial services or other regulated industries.
• Knowledge of PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, NIST or CIS Controls.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCNP Security, PCNSE, CCSA/CCSE, CCSP or GIAC.