IT Networks Engineer

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Significant experience in IT security operations, cyber security engineering, or information security roles with strong operational responsibility
• •Experience administering and maintaining security platforms and appliances, including firewalls, centralised management tools, SIEM, or related monitoring and protection technologies
• •Experience managing controlled upgrades, patching, testing, and change sequencing for security infrastructure in environments where operational continuity is important
• •Experience investigating, coordinating, or responding to security incidents, alerts, and operational security issues
• •Good understanding of core security domains such as network security, identity and access management, endpoint security, vulnerability management, logging and monitoring, secure configuration, and incident response
• •Experience working with or alongside a SOC, including handling escalations, investigations, and response coordination
• •Experience maintaining network segmentation and controlled boundaries between different security zones, ideally including IT and OT or similarly sensitive environments
• •Experience working with ticketing, incident management, and change control processes
• •Strong documentation capability, including procedures, records, evidence, control descriptions, and incident notes
• •Experience supporting audit, compliance, or control assurance activities in environments subject to internal or external scrutiny
• •Ability to work effectively with Compliance, Operations, Infrastructure, IT, project teams, and information security stakeholders
• •Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences
• •Good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple issues in a structured and dependable way
• •Awareness of the importance of procedural discipline and traceability in critical environments
• •A degree or technical qualification in cyber security, information security, computer science, information technology, or a related discipline

Desired Qualifications

• •Experience with enterprise-class firewall and security infrastructure platforms, including next-generation firewalls, centralised management tools, and associated security services
• •Experience in ISO/IEC 27001-aligned environments or similar control frameworks
• •Familiarity with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and its use in structuring cyber security outcomes and improvement plans
• •Exposure to OT, ICS, or other operationally critical environments
• •Experience with EDR, vulnerability scanning, or other security monitoring platforms in addition to SIEM
• •Experience supporting customer security questionnaires, audits, or due diligence processes
• •Experience producing KPI reporting, dashboards, or trend analysis, including the use of tools such as Power BI
• •Basic scripting, automation, or data-handling skills to support reporting and operational efficiency
• •Experience in data centre, infrastructure, or other business-critical operating environments
• •Relevant certifications such as Security+, SC-200, SC-300, Fortinet certifications, ISO 27001-related qualifications, or equivalent