Rob C

Senior Network Security Consultant / Engineer

Salary / Daily rate

Cardiff, UK

Mobility: Bristol, Bath, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Remote only

Skills

Consulting ITConsulting CybersecurityCybersecuritySplunkZAPAzurePostmanBurp SuiteLinuxGitHubSnortAWSGDPR

Languages

English (Native)

About me

Intro

Network Security SME with 15+ years securing enterprise infrastructure across Fortune 500 clients including Maersk and ITV. Specialized in NGFW implementation, ZTNA/SASE architecture, and compliance frameworks (NIST/ISO27K). Expert in Security auditing, firewall configuration, vulnerability management, SD-WAN deployment, and secure network design

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Work experience

Network security SME

DeloitteFreelance

Mar 2025 - Jul 2025

5 months

Remote

Network security audit across firewall estate, AD infrastructure, and network security services NIST CIS Multiple Vendors

Network Engineer

KLAFreelance

Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

5 months

Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK

Network Security Engineer

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service

Jan 2024 - Jul 2024

7 months

Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK

Firewall remediation NGFW configuration Network optimisation Access Control APN configuration

Network Security Engineer

Brittany Ferries

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

7 months

Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK

WAN / LAN configuration SD-WAN Enterprise Routing, Switching, Wi-Fi Firewall Administration Service Delivery / Management 3rd Party management

Network Security Engineer

Deloitte

Sep 2022 - Jul 2023

11 months

Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK

Worked on a cyber security program for a luxury brand. Compliance (NIST / ISO27K / CIS) PAM IAM Secure architecture Device configuration

Network Engineering Consultant

Vantage Data Centers

Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

1 year 3 months

Best practice network architecture Large scale network migrations between multiple vendors Market leading DC infrastructure Market leading firewall infrastructure

Network Security Consultant

LDC

Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

5 months

Secure network architecture EDx implementation DLP integration NGFW implementation and migration SASE implementation Network security

Network Security Consultant

Verizon

Mar 2021 - Jul 2021

5 months

Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK

Market leading firewalls Web application firewalls Vulnerability management Security testing

Technical Cyber Security Consultant / Firewall SME

Deloitte UK

Aug 2018 - Dec 2020

2 years 5 months

Hoyland, Barnsley S74, UK

I worked on the Cyber Security Program as the Firewall Subject Matter Expert (SME) across the client’s (Maersk shipping) security platforms. I was involved several in high impact projects as a technical lead; designing and implementing traffic segmentation, implementing market leading NGFW devices across greenfield and brownfield sites, designing secure edge connectivity, upgrading / migrating / replacing legacy security devices and managed a team remediating the global firewall estate. All of this was done with the end goal of improving security posture, performance, and simplifying configuration whilst lowering risk. I introduced new processes and procedures that reduced time and chance for error while increasing operational effectiveness across multiple teams. I also provided consultant engineering services across a wide range of routing, switching and security projects.

Senior Network Engineer

Accenture

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

8 months

London, UK

I provided lead network implementation and support capabilities onsite across several sites for ITV. I worked closely with the broadcast and corporate network teams to ensure the broadcast and supporting office networks were delivered on time and on budget. I have also worked on commissioning and decommissioning of new and old buildings. The broadcast move had a fixed ‘go live’ date as ITV's flagship morning shows (Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning, and Loose Women) were set to broadcast from the new studios in mid April. The project was very demanding and could at times be overly complex but the teams and I delivered and the project was a huge success.


Licenses & certifications

Cisco Certified Network Professional Routing and Switching (CCNP-RS)

Issued: Oct 2025

Certified by Cisco

Check Point Certified Security Engineer (CCSE) (R75)

Issued: Oct 2025

Certified by Check Point Software

Check Point Certified Security Engineer (CCSA) (R75)

Issued: Oct 2025

Certified by Check Point Software

CCNA Security

Issued: Oct 2025

Certified by Cisco

CCNA

Issued: Oct 2025

Certified by Cisco

CCDA

Issued: Oct 2025

Certified by Cisco

Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP-S)

Issued: Feb 2022

Certified by Cisco

SASE Expert Level 1

Issued: Aug 2021

Certified by Cato Networks

ZCCA-IA Security Specialist

Issued: Feb 2021

Certified by Zscaler

Check Point Certified Automation Specialist (CCAS)

Issued: May 2020

Certified by Check Point Software

Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)

Issued: Apr 2020

Certified by Check Point Software

Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)

Issued: Apr 2020

Certified by Check Point Software

Web Application Scanning

Issued: Apr 2019

Certified by Qualys

Vulnerability Management

Issued: Apr 2019

Certified by Qualys

Policy Compliance

Issued: Apr 2019

Certified by Qualys

AssetView and ThreatPROTECT

Issued: Apr 2019

Certified by Qualys

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Routing and Switching (CCIE-RS)

Issued: Jul 2018

Certified by Cisco

Palo Alto accredited configuration engineer

Issued: Jul 2018

Certified by Palo Alto Networks

Juniper Networks Certified Associate, Junos (JNCIA-Junos)

Issued: Oct 2013

Certified by Juniper Networks

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