Network Security Consultant

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Network Security Consultant based in United Kingdom.** This part-time opportunity is ideal for an experienced network security professional who wants to shape the future of AI-powered security solutions. In this role, you will contribute your deep operational expertise to help design intelligent tools that accurately reflect real-world network security workflows and decision-making. Working closely with product managers and AI specialists, you will bridge technical knowledge and product innovation while influencing the development of solutions used by enterprise security teams. The position offers a collaborative, remote-first environment with meaningful impact on cutting-edge AI initiatives and the flexibility of a temporary engagement with potential for extension. ### Accountabilities - Define and document the day-to-day responsibilities, workflows, and operational practices of enterprise network security engineers across a variety of industries and organizational sizes. - Serve as the subject matter expert on network security operations, providing guidance on firewall management, cloud and SASE security, policy lifecycle management, compliance, vulnerability management, troubleshooting, and security operations. - Collaborate with product managers and AI engineering teams to transform domain expertise into AI-driven capabilities, use cases, acceptance criteria, and product enhancements. - Review, validate, and improve AI-generated outputs to ensure technical accuracy, practical relevance, and alignment with real-world enterprise environments. - Develop realistic test scenarios and operational examples that support the design, validation, and continuous improvement of AI-powered security solutions. - Contribute strategic insights that help capture institutional knowledge and translate complex security practices into scalable AI-driven workflows. ### Requirements - At least 8 years of experience as a senior network engineer, network security engineer, or network team lead within a large enterprise or service provider. - Extensive hands-on expertise in firewall management, including policy design, rule lifecycle management, recertification, optimization, and operational governance. - Strong experience working in complex or highly regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, telecommunications, manufacturing, or similar enterprise environments. - Solid knowledge of modern networking technologies, including cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP), SASE, SD-WAN, hybrid infrastructures, and leading firewall platforms such as Palo Alto, Check Point, Fortinet, or Cisco. - Experience with compliance frameworks, vulnerability management, change management, and enterprise network security processes. - Familiarity with network security management platforms is considered an advantage. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences. - Strong analytical thinking, documentation skills, collaborative mindset, and the ability to thrive in fast-paced, innovation-driven environments. - Based in the EMEA region with fluent professional English. ### Benefits - Fully remote position available across Germany and the wider EMEA region. - Part-time schedule (50%) offering strong work-life balance. - Initial 6-month contract with the possibility of extension. - Opportunity to contribute to innovative AI solutions transforming enterprise network security. - Close collaboration with experienced product management and AI engineering teams. - High-impact role where your technical expertise directly shapes next-generation products. - Flexible and collaborative remote working environment. **How Jobgether works:** We use an **AI-powered matching process** to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly agai…