SECURITY ARCHITECT L1(CONTRACT)

Job Title

SECURITY ARCHITECT L1(CONTRACT)

Location

Leeds, Yorkshire

Responsibilities

Scope of services: Seeking a Senior Infrastructure Specialist to support day-to-day activities within the Firewall support team.

Firewall Operations & Support

• Provide operational support for Check Point firewalls, including incident and problem resolution
• Support in the diagnosis and resolution of complex network security issues across production environments

Change Implementation & Platform Maintenance

• Manage request backlog (Jira) and raise changes (ServiceNow)
• Implement and/or review firewall policy changes and NAT updates to policy
• Support platform upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management
• Track delivery of operational tasks, improvements, and remediation activities

Security, Risk & Compliance

• Support audit, compliance, and vulnerability management activities
• Produce and update operational runbooks and knowledge articles (Confluence)

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Support strong communication between shift teams
• Work with network, security, and application teams to deliver services effectively
• Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Contribute to process improvements and support automation initiatives where appropriate

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Check Point firewalls (R8x, VSX, ClusterXL, MDM/MDS, Maestro)
• Solid understanding of network security principles and TCP/IP networking
• Proven troubleshooting capability across firewall, connectivity, and policy issues
• Experience working within enterprise change-controlled environments (e.g. ServiceNow, Jira)
• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix (Gaia OS, CLI)

Desirable Skills

• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash)
• Familiarity with Cisco networking (routing, switching, ACI)
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling (e.g. Solarwinds, Skyline)
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g. Financial Services, audit/compliance)
• Knowledge of high-availability, resilience, and platform lifecycle management

Mandatory Skills

Checkpoint Firewalls and VPN.

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