Ergo IT Recruitment is seeking a Network Security Engineer for a long-term contract opportunity with our public sector client in Dublin. The successful candidate will harden/standardise/modernise an enterprise-level network (WAN/LAN/WLAN, perimeter, remote access) while improving resilience and supporting digital strategy and cloud‑native progression.
You should have experience in next-gen Firewall administration, network segmentation and vulnerability assessments.
What will you do?
* Current Network Assessment: Topology diagrams, IP/VLAN schema, device inventory, and configuration baseline with risk-ranked findings.
* Risk & Gap Analysis: Network-centric security risks and gaps vs best practice; prioritised remediation items.
* Firewall, switching, WLAN, NAC configuration standards; naming/IPAM standards; change-control templates.
* Remediation Plan: Sequenced plan with timelines, dependencies, and required maintenance windows.
* Playbooks & Runbooks
* Monitoring & Logging Plan
* Weekly Status Reports: Progress, risks/issues, metrics, and next steps.
* Cloud Readiness Assessment: Inventory of infrastructure, dependencies, compliance, risks, and workload readiness scoring.
* Digital strategy enablement
You should have experience in the following:
* Core Network Design & Operations (WAN / LAN / WLAN)
* Perimeter & Edge Security (Firewalls, VPN, DDoS)
* Secure Architecture & Network Segmentation
* Configuration Management & System Hardening
* Monitoring, Telemetry & Incident Response (SOC/SIEM & Threat Intel)
* Vulnerability, Patch & Platform Lifecycle Management
* Resilience, Backup & Disaster Recovery Readiness
* Cloud Foundations & Hybrid Connectivity (Azure)
Apply today for more info