Bright Purple

Bright Purple

Midlothian, Scotland

Network Support Engineer

Full-Time£40,000 - 70,000 per yeareergisterenUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £40,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:
  • 1–2 years experience in a SOC, IT support, networking, or similar technical role.
  • Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, and packet analysis, with solid troubleshooting instincts.
  • The ability to prioritise, stay organised, and communicate clearly under pressure.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, shift-based environment, including nights and weekends.
  • Experience with SIEM tools, with Splunk preferred.
  • Working knowledge of DDoS attacks and network security concepts.
  • Familiarity with virtualisation technologies, including KVM and ESXi.
  • Linux and basic scripting or automation skills, such as Python and Bash.
  • Industry certifications such as CCNA, JNCIA, CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, CySA+, or CyberOps.
Responsibilities:
  • Triage and resolve security incidents and customer tickets in a live production environment as part of 1st/2nd line support.
  • Monitor, analyse, and investigate network traffic and emerging threats, including active DDoS activity.
  • Support customer maintenance, upgrades, and technical communications.
  • Contribute to incident response and post-incident reviews that improve our detection and mitigation playbooks.
  • Work within ITIL processes, including Incident, Change, Problem, and Service Requests.
  • Document procedures, grow the SOC knowledge base, and share what we learn with the team.
  • Continuously build our expertise across cybersecurity and networking.
Technologies:
  • Bash
  • Support
  • ITIL
  • KVM
  • Linux
  • Network
  • Python
  • Security
  • Splunk
  • TCP/IP

More:

We are hiring for a Network Support Engineer / Security Services Engineer role based in Scotland with a hybrid working pattern and a 4-day rotating shift schedule that includes nights and weekends. This position offers a salary of up to 65,000 and hands-on experience protecting live production environments from DDoS attacks and other network threats. We work closely with customers in high-pressure situations and are proud to support a diverse and inclusive environment through our equal opportunities approach.

last updated 36 week of 2026

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About Bright Purple

Bright Purple

Bright Purple

Midlothian

IT

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PythonLinuxAIUXUI

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