Firewall Engineering Shift Lead

End Date
Thursday 25 January 2024
Salary Range
£66,861 - £74,290
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Job Description
JOB TITLE: Firewall Engineering Shift Lead
SALARY: £66,861 - £74,290
LOCATION(S): Manchester, Edinburgh or Halifax
HOURS: Full time
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site. We work on a rotating 12-hour shift pattern, in recognition a shift allowance will be paid in addition to salary.
About this opportunity
Welcome to our hardworking team dedicated to providing vital Checkpoint firewall protection to the organisation’s networks. As a Shift Lead, you'll be a key person for any Firewall support and project requirements, including implementation, design activities, supporting and embedding best in class solutions.
Help us to successfully protect the 1 in 3 people who use our systems in the UK as well as our 10 million active online banking users.
Expect much of your time to be split between support and project work as we continually improve our offering to become the best bank for Customers.
Accountabilities:

• Acting as the key contact point for the banks critical Checkpoint Firewall infrastructure
• Planning the implementation of sophisticated changes to upgrade the estate.
• Delivering changes of all sizes and complexities for our customers
• Monitoring the estate and working with colleagues across the team and the wider IT community to identify and close down service-related issues.
• Leading/ mentorship of the shift members within your team
• Delivery of infrastructure and service improvement plans, including gateway upgrades and new builds

In addition to your support responsibilities, you’ll demonstrate an ability and willingness to engage with programmes and initiatives throughout the project lifecycle, delivering their requirements. It's vital to be confident supporting major incidents where required, including having appropriate customer leadership skills.
Additional information
There will be a 24/7 shift pattern in place which is designed to provide the most robust level of support to the services our customers rely on. We work on a rotating 12-hour shift pattern, in recognition a shift allowance will be paid in addition to salary.
About us
We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.
What you’ll need (essential)

• Previous network engineering experience.
• Understanding of network automation methods to investigate areas for improvement.
• Experience with network monitoring software and response procedures.
• Capability to deliver into a multi-vendor, enterprise-level environment.
• Good communications skills with an ability to approach technical problems in a complicated environment.

And any experience of these would be really useful/ preferred.

• CCSE/CCSA or equivalent experience with Checkpoint Firewalls.
• Commercial experience in a financially regulated environment.

About working for us
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.
We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.
And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.
We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares.
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.
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.