Network Security Engineer

Network Security Engineer – Warwick/Hybrid - up to £60,000

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy. We transport gas throughout Great Britain, repair and maintain gas pipelines, and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need. We are the national gas network, providing secure energy to power Britain, achieve net zero, and maintain our industrial competitiveness. 

We have a fabulous new opportunity for a Network Security Engineer to join our talented Security team, whose mission is to protect the people and assets of National Gas to ensure the Business can provide security of supply to our nation. 

By managing threats to the organisation, we safeguard the systems that enable our business to function safely and effectively, as entrusted by our stakeholders.

Join us, and help be the energy behind the change.

About The Role

As the Security Engineer for our Networks, you’ll:

• Collaborate with network engineering teams to establish secure network configurations, including firewalls, routers, switches, and VPNs
• Monitor and analyse network traffic patterns to detect malicious activities or potential breaches, leveraging advanced security tools and intrusion detection systems. Understanding of IPS and IDS tooling
• Implement and manage network access controls, ensuring only authorised users and devices can access specific network segments. Ensuring compliance to principles of least user privilege
• Collaborate with IT teams to establish and enforce a rigorous patch management process for network devices
• Evaluate, recommend, and integrate advanced network security technologies such as AI/ML-driven threat detection and zero-trust network solutions
• Configure and monitor our SASE network, working with our cloud vendors to improve efficiency and compliance
• Evaluate our remote branch and datacentre security policies, suggest improvements, to build on our robust DiD capabilities
• Develop and maintain an incident response plan for network-based threats, ensuring timely detection, mitigation, and recovery

About You

You have proven experience in Network Security and good knowledge of endpoint security and application security best practices, as well as cloud security principles in GCP and/or Azure environments.  Experience with programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java) would be highly regarded.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Security+, CEH or AWS Certified Security Specialty certifications are a plus.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects or security communities.

Desirable Experience:

• Palo Alto, Prisma Access & Global Protect experience
• Firewall Management with experience of cloud-based network technologies (NSG, VPC, Palo Alto Panorama & SD-Wan)
• Network Monitoring Tools (Stealthwatch) 

What We Can Offer You

• Salary up to £60,000
• Annual performance bonus of 6%
• 26 days’ holiday, plus 8 statutory days – plus option to buy 5 additional days
• Double-match pension - every £1 you put in, we add £2 (max company contribution 12%)
• Opt-In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans, car plan and more
• Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you're unable to work due to long term illness or injury
• Excellent family friendly provisions - maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/ shared parental leave
• Career progression, professional training and development
• Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7
• Financial support to cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions relevant to your role

Other 'nice to knows':

• Hybrid working
• Career progression and ongoing professional training and development
• Free gym and exercise classes onsite at our Warwick office
• Canteen and coffee shop onsite
• Free parking

About Us

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy. Gas is an essential part of a secure energy supply in Britain, and will continue to play a vital role for decades to come. More than ever, we need the security that gas brings to keep the lights on, businesses running, and to protect jobs. National Gas provides that security.

National Gas is responsible for transporting gas to power stations, major industries, storage facilities, more than 500,000 businesses, and 23 million homes through nearly 5,000 miles of pipes across Britain.

National Gas is also proud to lead the way in transforming the energy network for a net zero future. Gas provides the energy security to support renewable electricity generation, and we are developing our infrastructure to transport hydrogen and carbon dioxide across the country. 

At National Gas, we are disability confident and we are signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant, committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring to our organisation and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.   

  
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