DescriptionThis position is for a Senior Network Security Engineer with a concentration on Nextgen Firewalls technologies (Cisco and Palo Alto). The right candidate will be a self-starter who can serve in a technical lead role, provide technical project management/oversight, and provide hands-on support at an SME level within areas of focus.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead engineer working with application team to properly shape firewall rules
- Act as a liaison between the firewall team and Information Security.
- System baselining
- System requirements gathering
- Engineer/Implementation of Cisco Nextgen firewalls
- Engineer/Implementation of Palo Alto Nextgen firewalls
- Developing and supporting migrations between various firewall platforms (e.g. Cisco to Palo)
- Developing and evaluating layer 3 and layer 7 firewall rules
- Supporting and implementing holistic security stacks relative to Nextgen Firewalls (e.g. IPS, IDS, Layer 7 rules, etc.)
- Develop and support IPSEC VPN tunnels
- Develop and support remote access VPNs
- Manage and implement Firewall code updates
- In depth troubleshooting and supporting of firewall fleet exceeding 100 nodes
- Evaluate technical solutions in response to business challenges
- Provide thought leadership in support continuous improvements
- Present technical solutions as needed for knowledge sharing and acceptance
- Provide project support and status reporting
- Establish and maintain system documentation
- Represent changes via CAB meetings
- Present new solutions and architectures via ARB meetings
- Collaborate with partnering teams in support of solution development and deployment
Qualifications
- Advance hands on experience and knowledge of Firewall technologies
- Extensive experience with hands on experience and knowledge of Cisco Catalyst switches
- Extensive experience with routing and switching
- Advance hands on experience and knowledge with System design, administration, and security
- Strong team player, able to communicate and show leadership amongst teams of similarly knowledgeable specialists and Engineers
- Experience supporting technical teams in a lead role
- Experience working with Incident, Problem, and Change Management
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity and/or prior experience working with Cloud environment(s) (e.g. Azure, AWS, or OCI)
- Active CISSP Certification
- Active Certification in Cisco and/or Palo Alto
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Location: 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526