Palo Alto · Aruba
Senior Network Administrator (Palo Alto / Aruba)
London (On-site) | £70,000 - £85,000 + pre-IPO stock options
Please note: Active UK SC clearance (DV preferred), or eligibility to obtain SC.
Own the secure network behind a UK defence programme, from architecture through to day-to-day operations.
CHAOS Industries is a defense technology company, founded in 2022, that has raised $1 billion from investors including 8VC, Accel and Valor Equity Partners. You’ll own the design, security and uptime of the network that supports critical national security missions.
What you’ll do
- Design, deploy and maintain secure networks across classified and unclassified environments
- Run Palo Alto firewalls (PAN-OS, Panorama, GlobalProtect) and Aruba switching, wireless and ClearPass
- Implement segmentation, zero-trust and policy enforcement
- Monitor performance, troubleshoot complex issues and support incident response
- Handle vulnerability remediation, RMF/STIG compliance and system accreditation (ATO)
You’re a fit if you have
- 8+ years in network administration in enterprise or DoD environments
- Hands-on Palo Alto experience (NGFW, Panorama, VPNs, threat prevention)
- Hands-on Aruba experience (switching, wireless, ClearPass NAC)
- Strong TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs and VPNs
- Experience in classified environments (SIPR/NIPR or equivalent)
- Familiarity with RMF, NIST 800-53 and STIGs
- Active UK SC clearance (DV preferred), or eligibility to obtain SC
Nice to have
- PCNSE or higher
- Aruba certifications (ACMP, ACDX, etc.)
- Network automation (Python, Ansible, APIs)
- Cloud