About the role

  • Infrastructure Specialist in Network Security Team supporting and maintaining firewall services. Focused on operational excellence, compliance, and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Provide operational support for Check Point firewalls, including incident and problem resolution
  • Change delivery and technical guidance across Network Services
  • Contribute to audit, compliance, and vulnerability management activities
  • Maintain and update documentation in Confluence to support team processes and knowledge sharing
  • Manage backlog items in Jira and coordinate change scheduling through ServiceNow
  • Communicate effectively with other business areas to clarify requirements and provide updates
  • Collaborate with team members to improve processes and service quality
  • Support automation initiatives leveraging scripting skills

Requirements

  • CCSE/CCSA certified or equivalent hands-on experience working with Check Point firewalls
  • Strong understanding of network security principles
  • Familiarity with Cisco networking technologies (including Cisco ACI) is a plus
  • Experience working in large enterprise environments under strict change control processes
  • Familiarity with Jira, ServiceNow, and Agile methodologies
  • Excellent communication skills for explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Ability to maintain accurate documentation and contribute to compliance activities
  • Knowledge of scripting (e.g., Python) and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible) is beneficial but not the primary focus
  • Knowledge of regulated environments (e.g., Financial Services) is advantageous

Benefits

  • A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
  • An annual performance-related bonus
  • Share schemes including free shares
  • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
  • 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Job title

Firewall Infrastructure Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£48,987 - £54,430 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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