Network Engineer - Palo Alto Firewalls - Remote Working

Network Engineer - Palo Alto Firewalls - Remote Working

Posted 1 day ago by Lorien

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Summary: The Network Engineer role focuses on managing Palo Alto Firewalls within a global insurance broker's network infrastructure. The position is primarily remote, requiring occasional travel to London, and involves hands-on engineering tasks across various network technologies. Candidates should possess significant experience in network operations and project engineering support. The role demands proficiency in troubleshooting and supporting enterprise IT networks, particularly with Palo Alto and related technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Operate and manage various appliance and VM-based vendor technologies at the CLI or through a web interface.
  • Design, implement, install, diagnose, troubleshoot, upgrade, decommission, and support all areas of the network.
  • Provide operational and project engineering support for enterprise IT networks.
  • Assist in design builds including network hardware, IP addressing, firewall rule-sets, testing, and roll-out.
  • Support environments using Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, and 2FA.
  • Collaborate with peer infrastructure teams supporting an Azure cloud hosted environment.
  • Work as part of a network team responsible for an international enterprise network.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve cabling, LAN/WAN, routing, WiFi, and firewall-related faults.
  • Maintain knowledge of IT security practices and tools like ServiceNow and LogicMonitor.

Key Skills:

  • Experience as a hands-on network engineer in a network infrastructure team.
  • 2-5 years' experience with Juniper, Cisco, Meraki, Forescout NAC, Forcepoint Web Proxy, AV systems, and Palo Alto technologies.
  • Experience with wired and WiFi LANs.
  • Knowledge of networking including Layer 2/3, dynamic routing, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, VPN, and firewall management.
  • Certifications: ITIL Foundation, CCNA & CCNP.
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft server technologies, VMware, and Citrix.
  • Good knowledge of SD-WAN.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: City of London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Network Engineer - Palo Alto Firewalls - Remote Working - Umbrella

Our client, a global insurance broker, are currently looking to hire a Network Engineer with Palo Alto Firewalls experience to join the team on an Umbrella contract basis. This role would be largely remote working, with occasional travel to London.

In this role you will be expected to operate varying appliance and VM based vendor technologies at the CLI or through a web interface to design, implement, install, diagnose, troubleshoot, upgrade, decommission and support all areas of the network.

Technical skills required for the role:

  • Demonstrate experience working in a network infrastructure team as a hands-on network engineer
  • Demonstrate operational and project engineering support for all aspects of enterprise IT networks
  • 2-5 years' experience working with Juniper, Cisco, Meraki, Forescout NAC, Forcepoint Web Proxy, AV systems such as MS Teams, and Palo Alto technologies
  • 2-5 years' experience assisting design builds including network hardware, IP Addressing, Firewall rule-sets, testing and roll-out
  • 2-5 years' experience working with wired and WiFi LANs
  • 2-5 years' experience supporting environments using Active Directory, DHCP, DNS and 2FA
  • 2-5 years' experience working with peer infrastructure teams supporting an Azure cloud hosted environment
  • 2-5 years' experience working with global WAN providers
  • 2-5 years' experience working as part of network team responsible for an international enterprise network
  • Good knowledge of diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving all types of cabling, LAN/WAN, routing, WiFi and Firewall related faults
  • Good knowledge of networking including Layer2/3, dynamic routing, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, VPN, ANS, certificate management, remote user (VPN/Citrix) and Firewall management
  • Good knowledge of IT security practices
  • Good knowledge of ServiceNow and LogicMonitor
  • Certifications - ITIL Foundation, CCNA & CCNP

Desirable Experience:

  • Good knowledge of Microsoft server technologies (Windows 2019, 2016 & 2012)
  • Good knowledge of VMware & Citrix
  • Good knowledge of SD-WAN

If this role would be a good fit for your skills and experience, please apply!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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