Senior Network Security Engineer

Company: Jacobs
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Location: Bristol
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will design and deliver secure network architectures for controlled environments and hybrid setups. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to implement Zero Trust-based access, secure data flows, and regulated connectivity solutions. You help shape resilient, secure networks for mission-critical contexts while acting as the technical authority on secure connectivity. This is a chance to impact high-assurance programs within a global engineering environment.

Pay / Benefits

  • Health Cover
  • Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • holiday buy/sell
  • wellbeing support
  • enhanced contribution pension

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver secure network architectures for controlled environments
  • Engineer secure browsing and remote access solutions
  • Define and implement firewall policies, DNS design, and traffic control
  • Apply Zero Trust principles to network access and service exposure
  • Support secure data flows and one-way transfer mechanisms
  • Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to integrate networking and security controls
  • Act as a technical authority on secure connectivity and network risk

Key requirements

  • Proven experience in network security engineering within high-assurance or regulated environments
  • Strong understanding of network architecture, segmentation, firewall policies, and traffic inspection
  • Experience with Zero Trust networking and designing for restricted or air-gapped environments
  • Security-first mindset with knowledge of operational risk and compliance constraints
  • Desirable: hybrid connectivity spanning on-premise and cloud services
  • Desirable: virtual networking and hypervisor-level security controls
  • Desirable: familiarity with remote browser isolation technologies
  • Desirable: experience in environments requiring formal security accreditation
  • collaborative
  • risk-aware
  • clear communicator
  • secure network architectures
  • Zero Trust networking
  • firewall policies

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Posted: September 14th, 2026