About Ekco

🚀 Founded in 2016, Ekco has quickly become one of Europe’s fastest-growing cloud solution providers and your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider.
IT leaders choose Ekco to drive operational efficiency, scale smarter and stay ahead of risk – powered by local expertise, delivered at European scale.

We specialise in helping organisations advance their cloud maturity guiding transformation, strengthening security, and maximising the value of their technology investments.

☁️ In simple terms: we help organisations modernise with confidence securing their systems, optimising their cloud, and keeping them resilient in a rapidly changing world.

🌍 Today, we’re a thriving team of 1,000+ talented and supportive colleagues across the UK, Ireland, Benelux, South Africa, and Malaysia—and we’re continuing to grow.

At Ekco, how we work matters as much as what we deliver. Our people live by four core values that shape everything we do:

• On It: We take ownership, follow through, and get things done.

• All In : We collaborate, support each other, and commit fully to shared goals.

• Connected: We build trusted relationships with colleagues, clients, and partners.

• Hungry to Grow: We stay curious, keep learning, and push ourselves to the next level.

🏠If these values resonate with you, you’ll feel right at home here.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure network architectures, including firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and other security measures.

• Monitor and analyse network traffic to identify vulnerabilities and potential security threats.

• Conduct regular security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability scans.

• Implement and maintain security policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS).

• Investigate and respond to security incidents, including root cause analysis and mitigation strategies.

• Work closely with clients, customers, and internal teams to ensure secure configurations and deployment of network devices.

• Keep up to date with emerging security threats, trends, and technologies.

Experience :

• Established Network Engineer with 5+ years’ experience operating at CCNP level (or other vendor equivalent). Strong knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and endpoint security solutions.

• Experience with security tools such as SIEM, vulnerability scanners, and penetration testing frameworks.

• Familiarity with network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, SSL/TLS, etc.).

• Understanding of encryption technologies and authentication mechanisms.

• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX.

• Industry certifications such as CCNA/CCNP/NSE/CCSA/CCSE.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

• Cloud networking knowledge – Azure/AWS

• Strong SSE/SASE/ZTNA/CASB/SWG knowledge with vendors like (Netskope, Forti, Zscaler)

• Strong Wi-Fi experience deployment and support (Meraki, Aruba, Forti).

• Highly experienced in Firewall management, configuration, and implementation. Multiple firewall vendor experience required in at least three of the following: Palo Alto, Cisco TFD/ASA, Juniper, FortiGate, Checkpoint, WatchGuard, SonicWall and Cloud Firewalls.

• Experience with Zero Trust security models and modern security frameworks.

Why Ekco

• ⭐️ Microsoft’s 2023 Rising Star Security Partner of the Year
• 🚀 First Irish Microsoft MSP to achieve all four Microsoft Security Specializations
• 🏅 Ranked 4th fastest-growing technology company in the Deloitte Fast50 Awards
• 🌈 A culture rooted in diversity, equality, inclusion & belonging
• 🎉 A commitment to internal mobility and career progression
• ✨ Flexible, family-friendly working at the heart of our culture
• 🔐 Proud to be your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider chosen by IT leaders to drive operational efficiency, scale smarter and stay ahead of risk.