End Date
Thursday 18 May 2023
Salary Range
£38,232 - £42,480
Agile Working Options
Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion
Job Description
Network & Firewall Engineer – Cloud & External Networks
Location: Ideally Leeds based with flexibility to work from home 2-3 days per week
Salary & Benefits: £38,000.00 - £55,000.00 GBP base salary, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution (when you put in 6%), 4% flexible cash pot, private medical insurance, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays.
We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices and regular home working.
Who are Lloyds Banking Group?
Lloyds Banking Group is the UK’s biggest Retail, Digital and Mobile bank with over 30 million customers; we have a big responsibility to Help Britain Prosper.
We’re investing £3bn into our People, Platforms and Data to become the best bank for customers and rapidly redefining into a leading UK FinTech. And it's the role of our Group Services & Security (GS&S) to provide the backbone infrastructure upon which this bank operates.
This, technical Networking/Firewall role will be pivotal in growing, integrating and optimising our toolsets for the future, while ensuring that our customers both internal and external are protected.
So we're needing hardworking and caring people like you if we're to continue to innovate, collaborate and adapt to the meet the ongoing digital needs of our customers.
Want to know more?
This role sits within the Cloud & External Networks team that manages external connectivity across multiple technologies.
Working with teams across LBG and outside of Group, you'll have responsibility in crafting how we design, support and maintain the end-to-end connectivity between ourselves and external partners.
We work closely to ensure that we maintain and support the platform in parallel to its ongoing evolution and together we can make it possible.
So what about you?
We know that people don't always fit neatly into roles, and we value everyone's individual skills, experiences, and knowledge - it's what makes you, you!
But we're looking for the below experience as a minimum:
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Solid experience of Cisco networking (CCNA or equivalent)
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In depth experience of working with firewall policy - Checkpoint and Cisco (Fortinet would be particularly advantageous but isn't essential)
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Knowledge of Networking and Security implementation
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Demonstrable experience of vendor management
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Experience of capacity management
You'll also need to be somebody who can lead a project and people, juggle multiple priorities and focuses on what is important to get the right outcome.
Other desirable skills could include:
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Experience of cloud infrastructure in Azure, GCP and other Public Cloud Provider experience is a plus
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A broad understanding of all modern networking components such as F5, DNS etc.
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JIRA/Confluence and knowledge of ServiceNow - Incident, Change and Problem Management
This is a fantastic area of the bank, full of down-to-earth, passionate people.
The working environment is fast paced and dynamic, but we aim to have fun along the way!
We work hybrid working patterns (1-2 days from any of the listed hubs) with occasional out of hours work to support changes, which is well compensated.
We believe that a healthy work/ life balance is as important as the work we deliver, just let us know what might work for you...
We're also passionate about diversity and equal opportunity with industry recognition across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+ and families. And, being disability positive, reasonable adjustments can be accommodated in our Recruitment process.
We’re simply committed to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit.
So if you have the background we’re seeking and a chance nurture your skills with us appeals then get in touch, we’d love to hear from you!
Together we make it possible!
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.