Network Security Engineer

The Network security engineer will be responsible for the technical design, implementation, and advanced support of the network security infrastructure (Network firewalls, VPNs, Forward Proxy appliances, network security compliance management appliances, public cloud infrastructure) for all datacenters, branches, private and public cloud infrastructure, and field locations. This engineer will guide the design and implementation of network security engineering solutions, identify, diagnose, and resolve issues, as well as create and maintain comprehensive documentation for the network security infrastructure.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain a thorough understanding of the basics behind the Internet and its workings (DNS, Security, IP Routing, HTTP, VPN, Email – Routing, SPAM, etc.) as well as the corporate communications network.

• Configure and setup Firewalls, VPN Concentrators and Security appliances for access to vital business applications

• Design, setup and configure complex security environments

• Working with vendors to gather complex network requirements to be used in creating highly reliable and scalable networking designs.

• Maintain a thorough understanding of Local Area Networking

• Assist in the design of multi-server environments including IP address schemes, DNS, WINS, Ether-Channel (Bonding), etc.

• Configuring and installing network software for upgrading and maintaining network and telecommunication systems.

• Maintaining multi-site network operations and regular maintenance.

• Managing assigned projects and program components to deliver services in accordance with established objectives.

• Responding to inquiries from staff, administrators, service providers, site personnel and outside vendors and etc. to provide technical assistance and support

• Supervising the administration of systems and servers related to network infrastructure to ensure availability of services to authorized users.

• Troubleshooting malfunctions of network hardware and software applications, telephones and security systems to resolve operational issues and restore services.

• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations

• Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability

• Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning

• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues

• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure

• Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security team

• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution

• Participate in projects that involve existing network infrastructure as required

• Participate in a formal incident rapid response process for high priority incidents

• Collaborate with the team to ensure that an incident’s underlying problems are managed and resolved

• Implement network change in the context of incident resolution, problem management and service requests

• Any other duties as assigned by management

Experience: Three to five years of similar or related experience

Education: Two years of college education, completion of a specialized course of study in a trade specific program, or completion of an extensive and specialized in-house training / apprenticeship program. Various industry recognized certifications are also preferred such as those issued by Microsoft, Comp/TIA, Cisco, Juniper, etc.…