Senior Network Security Consultant- Remote

Overview

In this role you will lead a strategic review of network security across a global estate, acting as the SME on architecture and controls. You’ll partner with security leadership, architects, and operations to assess current posture, identify gaps, and shape a future-state network security strategy. Your work supports reduced risk, stronger compliance, and higher resilience while you influence security direction in a large enterprise. This is a chance to combine deep technical expertise with advisory and architecture-focused delivery.

Pay / Benefits

• Career coaching and mentoring
• Upskilling opportunities
• Assignments with global companies
• Opportunities to work abroad
• Annual leave
• Workplace pension

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical SME for network security architecture and controls
• Conduct a comprehensive review of the organisation’s network security landscape
• Assess existing network security controls, governance processes, and operational procedures
• Identify security weaknesses, control gaps, and resilience improvements
• Review connectivity, access control, and network security request processes
• Evaluate effectiveness of current security tooling and technologies
• Provide recommendations to strengthen security posture and reduce exposure to incidents
• Support investment and roadmap planning for future network security initiatives
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, security teams, and business stakeholders
• Produce technical assessments, reports, recommendations, and architecture artefacts
• Support security assurance and compliance activities
• Advise on network security best practices, standards, and emerging threats
• Contribute to future-state network security architecture and strategy

Key requirements

• Proven experience as Senior Network Security Consultant, Security Architect, Enterprise Security Architect, or similar consultancy role
• Extensive experience conducting network security reviews, assessments, and architecture evaluations in complex environments
• Experience with: Palo Alto Networks, Meraki, SolarWinds
• Strong understanding of network security architecture, controls, and operational security principles
• Experience identifying security risks, control weaknesses, and resilience opportunities
• Knowledge of network segmentation, firewalls, secure connectivity, access controls, and threat mitigation
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders, architects, and technical teams
• Ability to translate technical findings into strategic recommendations and investment plans
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and advisory skills
• Experience supporting governance, assurance, and compliance activities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Nice-to-have: Enterprise Architect/Lead Security Architect background, consultancy experience, global estates experience, regulated environments
• Knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls, Zero Trust; relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, Palo Alto Certifications, CCNP Security, TOGAF

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Stakeholder engagement and advisory capabilities
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Palo Alto Networks
• Meraki
• SolarWinds

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