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Infrastructure Firewall Engineer 
Location: Manchester - M27 8WJ - Hybrid
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 9am - 5.30pm 
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 DOE

Restore is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Firewall Engineer to join our expanding infrastructure team. We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record in building and managing large, multi-site networks.

The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of complex network architecture, firewalls, and WAN technologies, alongside demonstrable experience in thriving within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Comprehensive knowledge of Cisco Firepower and Cisco ASA firewalls is essential for this role.
If you're passionate about infrastructure and looking to make an impact, we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

Establishes and maintains network performance.
Plan, design and manage the infrastructure and technologies within that can support corporate and datacentre environments at an enterprise level for Cisco & HP network devices and firewalls
Troubleshoots network problems.
Document existing and new solutions during implementation and manage change within the environment
Patching and upgrade schedules for all network devices (Load balancers, Switches, Firewalls etc.)
Collaborates with Infrastructure architects on best practice and design.
Secure network by establishing and enforcing policies and defining and monitoring access
Strong documentation skills
Time management skills essential
Manage and lead projects to which you have been assigned. Working with the Head of infrastructure and Project managers to ensure their success and professional completion.
Ensure system performance and SLAs are met
Some travel occasional travel will be required between offices and datacentres 
About You: 

CCNP or equivalent level with 3 years’ experience in Cisco technologies, experience in other network vendors is desirable
Cisco Firepower and Cisco ASA configuration and management
Experience of routing, switching and load balancing techniques
Advanced Network knowledge
Network design and implementation
Network, Firewall and Load balancer performance monitoring & troubleshooting
Project management
Problem solving and analytical skills
Strong documentation skills
Rule base creation and deployment
IDS/IPS rule creation and deployment
 
What Restore Offer You:

Life assurance
Annual leave entitlement (starting with 20 – 25 days + bank holidays)
Contributory pension scheme
Share save scheme
Paid volunteer day
Long service recognition
Eyecare voucher
Retail discounts