Security Implementation Consultant
Start Date: Immediate
Contract type: Permanent
Reports to: Security Implementation Team Leader
Established in 1982, Bytes has grown rapidly and now employs over 450 people across 5 locations in the UK and Ireland. Our turnover in Financial Year 2019 was in excess of £520M. We work with SME’s, corporates and public sector organisations to modernise and digitally transform their IT infrastructures.
We invest in our employees through on-going support, training and advice to help them achieve their career aspirations, rewarding success both financially and personally. There is opportunity to grow and move internally which can be seen through our long-standing employees who have developed existing and new skills to move into senior positions in the organisation leaving space for new team members to begin their journey.
Here's a bit about us...
- Operating from modern, hybrid working environments with offices in Leatherhead, Reading or Manchester
- Over 550 staff (plans to double in size over the next 5 years)
- Winners of an array of industry awards
- Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work
- Excellent training and career prospects offered
- Fantastic office with gym, canteen, open plan, smart casual dress code, regular incentives and company events
- Supporters of 85+ charities with strong commitment to diversity and sustainability
We grow great people to deliver amazing things - with an emphasis on Personal Growth, Opportunity and Impact.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
This role will deliver a high quality of consultancy services to all Bytes customers.
Bytes are currently seeking an experienced Security Implementation Consultant to join their valued team of Consultants in delivering first class consultancy services to their customers. Bytes’ consultants are the lynchpin of our business and proud of delivering best in breed service to our customers.
The successful candidate will be responsible for entire consultancy lifecycle from pre-sales, scoping, project planning through to delivery.
Each consultant receives full support, training, and career progression in this challenging and varied role within a fun, dynamic team.
Your proven track record of delivering first class customer service will mean you play a vital role in ensuring our customers get maximum benefit from their infrastructure. The successful candidate would play a pivotal role in keeping standards high and be rewarded accordingly
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure ongoing outstanding customer experience by delivering a well-planned implementation that is completed to the customer’s satisfaction
- Full planning and installation of products / delivery of services
- Supporting pre-sales with or on behalf of sales representative
- Being a fully participative member of the SPARC Support team from time to time
Individual Responsibilities:
- Physical installation of products
- Creating and maintaining implementation and design documents
- Project planning and management of implementation projects
- Delivery of related technical services
- Recommendations to sales and customer on provision of correct products/toolsets and services
- Telephone support of products and toolsets as and when required
ABOUT YOU :
Essential Qualifications & Experience:
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Educated to GCSE Level with minimum of A-C Grade in Math and English
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Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)
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3 + years of experience installing and configuring Check Point Firewalls (R7x.xx AND R8x.xx) into customer sites
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Solid understanding of networking technologies and network troubleshooting tools
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Possess a thorough understanding of the Check Point Firewall and Endpoint suite
Desired Qualifications Experience:
- Check Point Certified Security Master (CCSM)
- 1+ years of technical design and implementation of Check Point CloudGuard firewalls in Public Cloud environments (Azure and AWS)
- 1+ years of installing and configuring Check Point Endpoint product suite into customer sites
- Experience of cloud infrastructure and solutions such as Azure and M365
- Experience in deploying Forcepoint/Websense and be familiar with the V-series appliances, Cloud based and Hybrid service
Core Competencies & Skills:
- Ability to prioritise work under pressure, work without supervision and use initiative to ensure that implementation projects are delivered in the most efficient manner.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and capable of communicating with senior stakeholders across the business.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to juggle multiple demands without missing deadlines
- Ability to work both independently and as a team and enjoy working in an environment that requires continuous learning and development
- Ability to take ownership of tasks and drive the team objective forward
- Lateral thinking: generate innovative approaches and solutions to complex problems