Freelance remote job Principal Security Engineer

Our Telecoms client is looking for a Principal Security Engineer.

This is a 6 months contract initially and the role is outside IR35.

Vast majority of work is expected to be remote - however there may be occasional travel to customer sites: Warwick / Wokingham / Corsham / Farnborough.

Please note that due to the nature of the role SC clearance is required.

Deliverables:
-Technical Ownership of the Customers Security infrastructure estate, processes procedures, documentation and life cycle management.

-Senior Technical point of reference for all Security related projects, Changes or modifications to firewall rule bases

- Senior technical point of reference/escalation and interface into vendor support for all Incidence related to the security infrastructure.

- Design of customer networks including the support of High Level and Low Level designs. Providing technical support, Change management, for hard (physical) and soft (remote) changes. Customer inventory management, Hardware software, EOL.

Required skills and experience:
-Must Have F5, Zscaler & Palo Alto knowledge and recent hands on with these technologies.
- Nice to have is Checkpoint, Juniper, Bluecoat, and knowledge of Cisco networking solutions including all the major switching families and understanding of Wireless Technologies and Cisco IPT /QoS /802.1x/ Inflobox DNS.
- VPN Technologies (ipsec, SSL VPN, DMVPN and Wide Area network technologies including routing protocols.





Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.

An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.