IT Expert Principal
JOB_53641214756667Job type
ContractLocation
LondonWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
CloudIndustry
Technology & Internet ServicesPay
Up to £715 Per Day Inside IR35
IT Expert Principal - Contract - Circa £715 p/d
Hays are now looking for an IT Expert Principal / V-Defend Architect:
- £715 p/d Inside IR35
- Remote working with travel to visit clients when needed
- London Area
- 2nd Position requiring SC Clearance also available
We are seeking an experienced Security Specialist to support the design, deployment, and optimisation of advanced security capabilities across a complex virtualised environment. You will work closely with technical leads to enhance firewall, threat protection, monitoring, and investigative capabilities within VMware security platforms.
- £715 p/d Inside IR35
- Remote working with travel to visit clients when needed
- London Area
- 2nd Position requiring SC Clearance also available
We are seeking an experienced Security Specialist to support the design, deployment, and optimisation of advanced security capabilities across a complex virtualised environment. You will work closely with technical leads to enhance firewall, threat protection, monitoring, and investigative capabilities within VMware security platforms.
What You’ll Be Doing
Firewall & Platform Enablement (vDefend DFW)
- Supporting deployment of the platform to enable NSXi
- Assisting with Distributed Firewall (DFW) policy creation and rule migration
- Contributing to operating model definition and development
- Defining standardisation goals and scalable policy structures
- Supporting build-out of macro, meso, and micro-segmentation policies
- Assisting with Identity Firewall configuration
- Enhancing logging, monitoring, visibility, and operational metrics
- Supporting capacity management activities
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
- Assisting with ATP enablement and configuration
- Supporting policy activation for IPS/IDS
- Participating in testing, validation, and malware prevention tuning
- Helping with threat assessments and advanced attack detection use cases
- Supporting initial investigations and evidence-chain analysis
- Contributing to threat scenario development and attack lifecycle visibility
- Assisting with logging, monitoring, dashboards, and reporting
- Supporting upgrades, patching, and ongoing day‑two operations
Skills & Experience Required
- Strong hands-on experience with VMware security technologies, including vDefend, DFW, and ATP
- Solid understanding of micro‑segmentation principles and firewall policy structures
- Familiarity with IDS/IPS, malware prevention, and general threat detection methodologies
- Experience contributing to operating models, scalable policy frameworks, and standardisation efforts
- Ability to support investigations, threat analysis, and evidence chain documentation
- Strong awareness of monitoring, logging, metrics, and dashboarding within security platforms
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills within technical teams
- Ability to work in complex, enterprise-scale virtualised environments
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or please send an up to date CV to jonathan.davies1@hays.com
IT Expert PrincipalJOB_536412147566672025-12-222026-03-23
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