Network Web Proxy Infra Engineer - Investment Banking (F5 BIG-IP,Infrastructure, Skyhigh, Bluecoat)

Network Web Proxy Infra Engineer - Investment Banking - Proxy Tech (F5 BIG-IP, Infrastructure, Skyhigh, Bluecoat)

Our client is looking for a Web Proxy Network Engineer on a contract basis to support the delivery and enhancement of their EMEA network.

This role is ideal for someone who already has hands-on experience working with Proxy technologies (such as McAfee, Skyhigh, Blue Coat, or similar), and is ready to step into a fast-paced enterprise environment where you can further deepen your expertise.

You will:

• Support the implementation and configuration of Access Policies, routing and Management of Web Proxies
• Contribute to change and incident activities within a complex network infrastructure
• Collaborate with senior engineers and architecture teams to deliver stable, secure, and scalable services

Core Skills & Experience: Required:

• Hands-on experience supporting or configuring Proxy platforms (eg McAfee, Skyhigh, Blue Coat)
• Experience or knowledge of Load Balancing technologies such as F5 BIG IP (LTM/GTM) VMWare Next Gen Load Balancer (formerly AVI Networks)
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP/S, SSL certificates, NAT, DNS, and Layer 7 protocols
• Comfort using CLI and GUI interfaces for network appliance configuration

Preferred:

Experience building from base and upgrading firmware of Web Proxies

Experience of DLP/Malware Protection & Mitigation infrastructure

Experience writing or editing iRules, health monitors, or similar load balancing policies

Awareness of certificate management, TLS handshake flow, and debugging tools (Wireshark, Fiddler)

Contract Role inside IR35 - initial 12 month contract - 3 days a week in office (candidate can be based near Manchester/Liverpool/Stoke/Birmingham)