Security Engineer
Posted Today by Hays
£750 Per day
Inside
Remote
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Security Engineer role focuses on building and automating secure network infrastructure, requiring hands-on expertise with Palo Alto and Terraform. The position is remote and spans a duration of 6 months, with a daily rate of up to £750. Candidates should possess strong experience in network security and incident response within large organizations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and automate secure network infrastructure.
- Manage network security including firewalls, VPNs, SD-WAN, and Zero Trust.
- Utilize Palo Alto (VM-Series), Prisma SASE, and related security tools.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Automate tasks using scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Work with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Understand IAM, PAM/PIM solutions, and SSL/TLS policy implementation.
- Respond to incidents and troubleshoot security issues.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Security Engineer in large complex organizations.
- Strong experience with network security technologies.
- Hands-on expertise with Palo Alto and related security tools.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Solid understanding of IAM, PAM/PIM solutions, and SSL/TLS policies.
- Experience in incident response and troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of cloud security (Azure or GCP) is a plus.
- Understanding of Zero Trust architecture and SD-WAN optimization is a plus.
Salary (Rate): £750.00/daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Security Engineer - Palo Alto, Terraform
Up to £750 per day (Inside IR35)
Remote
6 months
My client is looking for a hand's on Security Engineer with strong expertise in building and automating secure network infrastructure.
Key Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Security Engineer within large complex organisations
- Strong experience with network security including firewalls, VPNs, SD-WAN, and Zero Trust
- Hands-on expertise with Palo Alto (VM-Series), Prisma SASE, and related security tools
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
- Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation tasks
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Solid understanding of IAM, PAM/PIM solutions, and SSL/TLS policy implementation
- Proven experience in incident response and troubleshooting
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of cloud security (Azure or GCP)
- Experience integrating SIEM platforms
- Understanding of Zero Trust architecture and SD-WAN optimization
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