Senior Network Security Consultant

Hiring Principal Network & Security Consultant - £80000 - £100000 Remote Consulting SR2 is partnering with an exciting UK technology consultancy to hire a Principal Network & Security Consultant who can combine senior level client consulting and architecture with genuinely hands on network and firewall delivery. Fortinet sits at the heart of the technology stack particularly FortiGate but this is not about pushing one vendor into every environment. Our client wants someone who can understand the requirement challenge assumptions and recommend the right-sized solution for each customer.

What you’ll be doing

🌐Lead network discovery sessions audits requirements workshops and technical assessments. 🌐Design LAN WAN WLAN firewall VPN secure access and SD-WAN solutions. 🌐Produce HLDs LLDs topology diagrams migration plans test plans and operational documentation. 🌐Design configure and troubleshoot FortiGate environments. 🌐Work hands on with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer across administration policy management logging and reporting. 🌐Deliver Fortinet SD-WAN HA segmentation IPsec and SSL VPN solutions. Work across BGP OSPF VLANs STP LACP QoS routing switching DNS and DHCP. 🌐Support technologies including FortiSwitch FortiAP SonicWall and Netgear. 🌐Plan and execute firewall WAN and switching migrations with robust testing and rollback plans. 🌐Take ownership of complex third-line network outages and escalations.

What we're looking for

🔥Strong hands-on Fortinet experience particularly FortiGate 🔥Evidence of personally designing configuring and troubleshooting production firewall and network environments. 🔥Experience with FortiManager FortiAnalyzer or complex multi-site Fortinet deployments. 🔥Strong routing and switching fundamentals across BGP OSPF and VLANs. 🔥Practical SD-WAN HA segmentation VPN and secure multi-site connectivity experience. 🔥Ability to produce high-quality technical designs implementation plans and operational documentation. 🔥Confidence leading client workshops and explaining technical decisions to different audiences. 🔥Experience within consultancy MSP systems integration or professional services. 🚅Structure Remote Occasional Client Travel 🔅Salary £80000 - £100000 If you're looking for a role that will give you Senior ownership across consulting architecture and hands on delivery with the freedom to recommend the right technology and have direct influence over technical standards and service quality then this could be the role for you. Reach out with your CV and contact number