Firewall & Network Engineer - 6 month contract

Contract Firewall Engineer (Network Security)

📍 Location: Hybrid, 2 days per week (Havant / Perth / Scotland)
📅 Contract: 6 months (likely extension)
🔐 Clearance: SC required (or eligible)

Overview

We're looking for an experienced Firewall Engineer to join a major insourcing transformation programme, bringing network security capability back in-house from an outsourced provider.

This is a hands-on role focused on Check Point firewall technologies, supporting discovery, documentation, and transition, before moving into BAU support and service ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform discovery and documentation of the existing firewall estate
• Support the insourcing transition from third-party providers
• Provide BAU firewall support (incidents, changes, improvements)
• Configure and manage Check Point firewalls (physical, virtual, cloud)
• Work closely with internal teams and suppliers to stabilise and optimise services

Skills & Experience

• Strong Check Point firewall expertise (policy management, support, upgrades)
• Solid networking fundamentals (routing, switching, troubleshooting)
• Experience supporting enterprise firewall environments
• Comfortable working in transition/transformation programmes
• Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills

Tech Environment

• Check Point (core strategic platform)
• Exposure to Fortinet, Cisco, and cloud-native firewalls
• Hybrid on-prem and cloud environments