About the job

Job Title: Network Engineer

Location: Manchester 3x a week

Salary/Rate: Up to £456 Daily

Start Date: In the next two weeks

Job Type: Initial 3 month contract Inside Ir35

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our tier one banking clients! They are currently looking for a skilled network engineer to join their team for an initial three month contract.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

Hands-on experience administering and supporting the AlgoSec Security Management Suite, including:

• Firewall Analyzer
• FireFlow
• ObjectFlow
• AppViz
• Experience utilising AlgoSec to automate firewall policy management, risk analysis, access recertification, change governance, and compliance reporting.
• Strong understanding of application connectivity mapping, traffic flow analysis, and security policy optimisation.

Network Security Operations.

Strong operational experience supporting enterprise network security environments:

• Experience managing security incidents, firewall requests, policy exceptions, and operational support within regulated organisations.
• Understanding of firewall compliance management, governance processes, audit requirements, and regulatory controls.
• Experience working within ITIL-aligned Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Management frameworks.

Security Automation & Engineering:

• Experience automating network security processes, including:
• Firewall rule lifecycle management
• Policy validation
• Compliance reporting
• Security control enforcement
• Operational workflows
• Proficiency in PowerShell, Python, Bash, and API-based integrations to support automation objectives.
• Experience with automation platforms and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or equivalent solutions.

Additional Professional Competencies:

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills across technical and executive audiences.
• Ability to influence and drive security improvements across infrastructure, cloud, engineering, and operational teams.
• Strong analytical approach to risk identification, remediation, and operational optimisation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical issues in a clear and concise manner.
• Demonstrated ability to balance security, operational resilience, reg
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