Secure Web Gateway SME (Forcepoint Specialist)
  • England,London,City of London
  • Full Time, Contract
  • £500 - £550 per day
Job Description:
Secure Web Gateway SME (Forcepoint Specialist)

Day Rate: £550 (Umbrella)
Location: London — 2 days per week on-site (mandatory)
Duration: Contract

We are seeking an experienced Secure Web Gateway SME with strong, hands-on Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway expertise to join a leading financial services organisation on a long-term contract. This role requires someone who can hit the ground running, bringing deep technical knowledge of Forcepoint on-premise Secure Web Gateway technologies.

This position sits within a high-performing Security Engineering function and will play a key role in shaping and operating secure web gateway solutions across the organisation’s EMEA footprint.

Key Responsibilities
*Act as the technical authority for on-premise Secure Web Gateway technologies, primarily Forcepoint.
*Lead design, implementation, upgrades and lifecycle management of proxy platforms.
*Produce high-level and low-level designs, build documentation, runbooks and DR material.
*Support an upcoming strategic transition toward cloud-first web security solutions.
*Oversee capacity management, licensing, platform health and vendor engagement.
*Maintain service documentation, playbooks and operational models.
*Collaborate closely with infrastructure, cyber defence and security operations teams.
*Participate in BAU responsibilities including patching, on-call rotation and ad-hoc support.

Required Experience
*Extensive, evidencable hands-on expertise with Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway — on-premise experience is essential.
*Experience operating as a proxy SME in a complex, multi-regional enterprise environment.
*Deep understanding of proxy technologies: explicit/transparent proxies, PAC files, SSL decryption, authentication, etc.
*Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, and authentication technologies (Kerberos, SAML).
*Ability to convert business and security requirements into robust technical designs.
*Solid background producing technical documentation and design artefacts.

Desirable Skills
*Any relevant proxy/security certifications.
*Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST CSF or related security frameworks.
*Experience working within regulated environments or with ITIL-based service models.

Working Model
*2 days per week in the office — mandatory.
*Rate is fixed at £550 per day (Umbrella).
*No flexibility on location or rate.
Job number 3460183

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Company Details:
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Company size: 10–19 employees
Industry: IT
Intec Select is a leading specialist IT Recruitment Consultancy which delivers bespoke recruitment services to some of the world’s leading organ...
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