Job Description

Role: Senior Network Security Engineer

Description of role and key responsibilities:

Reporting to the Network Manager, the Security Engineer is seen as a technical expert in networking security.

This is a technical and hands on role, with a primary focus on design and implementation of network security change; although you will be expected to support the network security operations team with complex troubleshooting of issues as required.

You will have experience of working in a high impact, mission critical environments, where service matters, and exceeding expectations is the norm. You have lead critical projects, thrive in critical problem solving, and enjoy leading a team working on projects.

Key responsibilities:

The Security Engineer's primary areas of responsibility include ensuring there are defined standards in place, manage the technical lifecycle of products and services and deliver change/transformation against created designs; always ensuring a smooth transition/handover to Network Operations.

Defining and documenting Network Security Standards
Creation of Low Level Design documents to meet requirements outlined in the High Level Design
Creation of detailed Implementation Plans for all engineering related activity
Procurement activities relating to build and delivery of new services (Project)
Ensuring the smooth Transition/Handover to Operations in line with agreed Operational Acceptance Process
Managing Technical Lifecycle Management for all Network & Communications services
Supporting Architecture in creation and upkeep of a Delivery Roadmap for Network Security
Supporting the Architecture in scoping activities required to produce the High Level Design
Supporting Architecture in undertaking Proof of Concept activities
Ensuring skillsets are relevant and up to date in order to deliver change and provide a high level of support
Providing escalation support to Operations with complex troubleshooting of Major Incidents as required
Provide on call escalation support (rota basis) and work extended hours  when required

Core Skills & Experience:

A minimum 6+ years of hands on experience of network security solutions within a global enterprise scale organization (5,000-50,000 users) with both traditional datacenters and Cloud.
Considerable first-hand experience of design engineering and building resilient and scalable security solutions, ideally within finance or investment banking.
Cybersecurity principles, global financial services business models, as well as regional compliance standards, relevant local regulations, and applicable laws
The concepts of risk and compliance and how to translate these into effective security solutions.
Appreciation of automation and orchestration and will have experience of scripting against an API
Strong understanding of Layer 2, Layer 3 & Layer 4-7 network and security technologies.
Familiar with a variety of testing tools, networking technologies and techniques to accurately troubleshoot and resolve complex technical problems associated with the service, application and network hardware and software.

Technical Skills & Experience:

You will have expert knowledge and experience in several of the following areas:

NGFW platforms and management tools such as Tufin
Network Access Control in enterprise environments
Application Delivery & Load balancers
Public and Private cloud security
Workflow automation
Routing and switching
WAN Optimization
DNS, IPAM and DHCP

It is desirable and advantageous to also have knowledge and experience of the following technology platforms:

Check Point, Fortinet, Tufin
Forescout, Cisco ISE
F5, Netscaler
Infoblox
Microsoft Active Directory, CyberArk
Azure log analytics
Akamai CDN
Illumio
Zscaler
Python
Ansible,Terraform
Azure and AWS native firewall and load balancing

Technical Certification:

You will have the following certification or demonstrable working experience:

Check Point CSSE
CISSP
ITILv3 foundation or higher

It would be desirable and advantageous to also have certification demonstrable working experience:

Cisco CCNP Networks

Personal Attributes:

Highly organized and have proven ability to operate well under pressure, working to tight deadlines
Have good problem management and customer service skills.
A positive attitude and be capable of remaining positive even when under immense pressure.
Able to work with global teams to deliver projects, often at pace and under challenging circumstances.
High professional standards, who never accepts the status-quo; who challenges why things are done the way they are.
Strong communicator, both written and verbal
Discourage hero culture and ensure the team always comes before the individual, although always ensuring for the welfare of staff at all times.
Always act with integrity and embrace the philosophy of treating our customers fairly (compulsory)
Work effectively as one IT community across the regions and the business
Embrace the philosophy and principles of group IT
Understand and apply Northern Trust’s working practices, policies and procedures

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

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We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working require