Senior Network Security Engineer

Company Description

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

Our one firm global strategy is focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients, those who we can best support with the breadth and depth of Clifford Chance expertise, across the sectors and geographies, which matter most to them.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

Job Description

The Role

Reporting to the network engineering manager on daily basis, a Network Engineer has project delivery and operational responsibilities for ensuring the Clifford Chance global security network is available 24x7 and operates within optimal limits (approx. 80% Engineering and 20% Operational).  While the Engineering effort outweighs direct operational involvement, the role is to provide technical guidance to a team of Network Analysts performing operational support based offshore.

This is a SME role and very hands on.  You will have expert technical and practical knowledge of all core network and network security technologies and components

Key responsibilities

The Network Engineer's key responsibility is to ensure that defined standards in place across Network Security are implemented for any new projects. The Engineer will lead all technical design and implementation to ensure the smooth operation and security of the network infrastructure throughout its lifecycle.  Additionally, the Engineer will provide day to day technical guidance for all Network Security Operations Analysts based offshore.  They will also be escalation for the offshore team for critical incidents.

Services within remit include, but are not limited to: Firewall, Web Filtering, Remote Access, ZTNA, SASE, IDS/IPS, Azure, IPAM, DNS, routing & switching, ISE, Wireless and Load Balancing.

Clifford Chance has a key focus on automation. Capability in this area throughout the full network technology stack is highly desired. As this is a key growth area, an engineer with this skillset would have a high level of influence to help guide, own and mature this capability with the potential for wider influence in the automation space across the department.

Design & Engineering

• Define and enforce standards ensuring these are always implemented and adhered to throughout the global infrastructure.
• Play a key part in the design and delivery of Network and network Security projects.
• Produce and create expert level documentation (HLD, LLD, KBs).
• Identify and correct non-compliance issues.
• Help shape the strategic direction for Network and network security services and platforms.
• Help maintain a delivery roadmap for all Network and network security products, with at least a rolling 2-year outlook. 
• Support managing the Technology Lifecycle Management for all Network products, reviewing on a bi-annual basis to ensure it remains up to date.
• Support investment planning; including business case, budget preparation and timeline determination.
• Produce accurate bills of materials to support the technical designs including hardware, software and licensing.
• Work closely with Cyber Security teams on initiates and ad-hoc projects.

Qualifications

Your Experience 

Skills & Experience

• You will have at least 10 years' experience of network and network security within a global enterprise scale organisation (5000-50,000 users), with at least 2-3 years working as an engineer in a similar role.
• You will have considerable first-hand experience of defining standards and creating designs, as well as implementing technical solutions to meet the business requirements.
• You will be used to providing technical support in a pressurized environment, ideally within legal or banking.
• You will be an excellent communicator with effective influencing skills essential in order to function effectively in a matrix-managed environment and liaise effectively with global colleagues and team members at all levels.

You will have Expert knowledge and experience of the following areas:

• NextGen Firewalls
• SASE
• Firewall auditing tools.
• Cloud Platforms (IAAS/SAAS)
• Routing & Switching
• Network Access control
• Wireless LAN Controller & Access Points
• HTTPS Inspection

You would ideally have a solid understanding or experience with the following areas:

• Load Balancing
• QoS (Quality of Service)
• Network Monitoring & Alerting
• TLS certificates
• Unix command line
• SD-WAN
• API
• Network automation (Terraform/Ansible)
• Proficiency in any high-level programming language (i.e. Python)
• Modern Authentication (i.e. SAML, SSO)

Certification

• Degree level qualification in a relevant field
• Relevant Networking and Network Security Certifications

Additional Information

Hybrid Working

This role follows our 'balanced' hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow, you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of your time.

Equal Opportunities

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here 

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