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Network Security Lead

Cork, County Cork, Ireland • Posted May 25, 2026

Job Type: Permanent
Location: Cork, County Cork
Posted: May 25, 2026
Category: Computer Occupations
Application Deadline: July 04, 2026

Role Description

Overview

eir business talent are seeking applications for a Network Security Lead, this is a permanent position located in Cork, the role is hybris with 2 days per week onsite

Requirements:

  • Degree in Information Systems/IT or equivalent experience; 5+ years IT with 3+ years in network security/firewall engineering (design, build, run).

  • Deep hands-on with Palo Alto (PAN-OS, Panorama, App-ID, User-ID, URL/Threat profiles, decryption) and/or Check Point (R8x, SmartConsole/Smart-1, IPS, Identity Awareness).

  • Strong grasp of routing/NAT/VPN, HA clustering, BGP/ECMP, DNS, certificates/PKI, and identity-aware policy.

  • Experience operating in Azure and hybrid topologies; understanding of cloud networking controls (Azure Firewall, NSGs/ASGs).

  • Solid troubleshooting (packet capture, log correlation, path analysis) and SIEM integration (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel).

  • Familiarity with automa...

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