Sr. Network Security EngineerLocation:Spring, TX. Hybrid.Type of Job: Contract.
Qualifications:
Mandatory Skills: Checkpoint, Fortinet, Palo Alto
· A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
8+ years’ experience mid-large global enterprise networking infrastructure
Extensive experience with PAN Palo Alto Networks, Juniper or Fortinet firewalls
Experience managing on-prem and cloud firewalls and utilizing security best practices
Experience with firewall management tools and technologies such as, Panorama, Firemon, Prisma access, IPSec, Global Protect VPN
Experience with monitoring and visibility platforms Splunk, NetBox, Kentik and Grafana, Protocol Analyzer, SNMP, IPAM, RADIUS, network taps, and load/stress testing tools
Experience with other networking vendors and technologies is a plus; Arista, Juniper, switching & routing, spanning-tree, OSPF, BGP, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, end to end QOS, VRRP, LACP, MLAG, ACLs.
Experience with automation to generate and push config at wide scale and collect performance metrics
PCNSE, CWNA/CWSP, JNCIP preferred
Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues
Troubleshoot end to end security issue åçaffecting networks using command line tools
Work closely with team members to effectively enhance, implement, and configure network security technologies that are scalable and enhance detection and response.
Strong professional and interpersonal skills with the eagerness to work collaboratively with others.
Incorporate lessons learned from incident investigations to improve monitoring, alerting, and automation capabilities.