Network Security Architect - Firewalls, DNS, Onpremise, Cloud

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Network Security Architect</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Location: London (3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Contract Length: 6+ Months</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Rate: £750 per day</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">IR35 Status: Inside IR35</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">We are seeking an experienced Network Security Architect to join a high-profile organisation based in London on an initial 6-month contract.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in designing, implementing, and enhancing secure network infrastructure across both on-premise and cloud environments.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">You will be responsible for defining network security architecture, driving best practice, and ensuring the resilience, scalability, and security of critical enterprise systems.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Required Skills & Experience</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Proven experience as a Network Security Architect within large-scale enterprise environments.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Strong expertise in:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">DNS architecture and security</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto, Check Point, Fortinet, Cisco Firepower or similar)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Network segmentation and micro-segmentation</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Secure remote access and VPN technologies</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Load balancing and traffic management</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">DDoS protection and network threat mitigation</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Experience designing and securing both:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">On-premise network infrastructure</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Public cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Strong understanding of:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Zero Trust Architecture</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Network Access Control (NAC)</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">IDS/IPS technologies</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Routing and switching protocols</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Security frameworks and regulatory standards</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Experience producing High-Level and Low-Level Design documentation (HLDs/LLDs).</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Desirable Skills</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Experience within highly regulated environments.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Knowledge of cloud-native security services.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Exposure to Software Defined Networking (SDN).</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Relevant certifications such as:</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">CISSP</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">CCNP Security / CCIE Security</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Palo Alto PCNSE</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Azure Security Engineer Associate</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">AWS Security Specialty If you are an experienced Network Security Architect with strong expertise across DNS, firewall technologies, cloud security, and enterprise network architecture, we'd love to hear from you</p>