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Job Title: Proxy SME Engineer
Location: Chester – Hybrid (3 days in office)
Contract: 12 months with possible extension.
Rate: £550 inside umbrella
Role Overview
We are hiring a hands-on Proxy SME to lead the build, deployment, and implementation of Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway (SWG) solutions within a large-scale, enterprise environment.
This is a delivery-focused engineering role – ideal for candidates who enjoy taking designs and driving them through to production, owning everything from initial build through to live implementation and early life support.
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience building and implementing Skyhigh (or McAfee) Web Gateway proxies
- Strong hands-on engineering background across:
- Proxy technologies (policy, SSL, traffic handling)
- Routing, switching, and firewalling
- DMZ / secure network design
- Experience delivering:
- Production implementations and large-scale deployments
- Low-level design to live build execution
- Strong troubleshooting capability within complex enterprise environments
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, change-driven environment
Nice to Have
- Automation experience (Python / Ansible / APIs)
- Financial services or regulated environment experience
- Exposure to low-latency or trading network environments
Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.
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