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NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER - SC OR DV CLEARED

Employer
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd
Location
Surrey
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
28 Mar 2023

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Sector
IT
Job Role
Network Security
Job Type
Contract

REQUIRED: NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER – SC OR DV CLEARANCE REQUIRED
LOCATION: FRIMLEY 2 DAYS ONSITE, REST REMOTE
IR35 STATUS: INSIDE
DURATION: 12 MONTH INITIAL CONTRACT

The IT Systems Infrastructure – (Network Security) Principal Engineer will;

Be able to apply their subject matter expertise and domain experience to good systems engineering practices, to support the Engineering Manager (EM) and Delegated Technical Authority (dTA) in delivering network security solutions for defence programmes of work.
Develop and provide subject matter expertise and advice to other functional and capability areas to support overall project delivery and performance.
Have a good understanding of the principles of high threat gateways and will be able to reference the relevant architectural guidance, industry & defence standards and maritime
legislation where applicable. They will develop an understanding of the customer and user needs of the product system and how this will influence and impact design activities, technical and operational performance.
Be able to understand and contribute to the reporting of the programme status for engineering activities, identify problem areas and implement recovery plans. This will include the management of any consequent change embodiment activities.
Ideally already have, or be willing to develop a working knowledge of high threat gateways, including principles, architecture and products and will have an understanding of the direction
of potential future technologies.
Experience of cross–domain solutions in Operational Technology infrastructure or ideally the UK defence environment would be considered a significant advantage.

Core Duties

The following activities are typical of work that may be carried out by the IT Systems Infrastructure – (Network Security) Principal Engineer,
Selection and implementation and test of Unidirectional Gateways.
Knowledge of NCSC Architecture and guidance on Import and Export Patterns, and their application to cross–domain solutions.
Preparation of technical security solutions for formal accreditation.
Provide technical guidance to other engineers and support the engineering management team in planning and controlling specialist activities.

Knowledge and Experience

Infrastructure hardware (physical rack mounted equipment) and virtualisation technologies at hardware and container levels.
Administration functions within a virtualised environment – including virtual resource management, resilience (HA & DRS), clustering and performance monitoring, understanding of containerised or micro–service architectures.
Orchestration and deployment tools (automation, Scripting).
Understanding of Agile and Scrum project frameworks desirable but not essential
Server operating system administration (Windows, Linux knowledge particularly useful).
Understanding of configuration and management of hardware and software based networks.
Network architectures and topologies, and switching, routing and Firewalls.
Ability to respond to technical queries and perform troubleshooting investigations where necessary, with full root–cause analysis and rectification plan creation.
Provide support for design reviews.
Experience of working under change control processes.
An understanding or experience of Information Assurance and it's principles would also be considered an advantage

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non–clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

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