1099 Only & Remote Until Covid
Network Security Engineer
Designation: Consultant
Location: US
Experience:
§ 12+ Years of relevant IT Experience
§ At least 8+ years of Network Operations experience
Basic Qualification:
§ Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
§ Diploma
Certifications:
§ CCNP - Security
§ CCSA/CCSE
§ PCNSA/PCNSE
§ F5 201/301
Network Operations - Service Deliverables
The service consists of providing operations (Incident, Change & Problem Management) support for network security infrastructure
Roles & Responsibilities: The purpose of this role is to provide technical solution support for Network security infrastructure. The emphasis would be on skills like
§ Manage Network Security infrastructure including Firewall/IPS/Load Balancers
§ Troubleshoot and resolve incidents
§ Plan and implement configuration changes
§ Perform software upgrade & hardware refresh
§ Perform problem RCA and define, implement corrective and preventive measures
§ Enhance performance, security, monitoring, availability & stability for network security infrastructure.
§ Simplify and optimize through automation
Technology Knowledge Areas -
§ Firewalls – Cisco ASA/Firepower, Checkpoint R80/R81, Palo Alto. Experience with Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO), Checkpoint MDS/MLM, Panorama
§ Proxy Server – Zscaler Proxy in the cloud
§ Load Balancer – F5 LTM, GTM, APM. Managing F5 Appliances, Viprion, VM solutions via BigIQ is preferred.
§ IPS – Experience with Tippingpoint/Checkpoint/Palo Alto IPS/Threat Prevention Modules
§ VPN – Strong knowledge on IPSEC and SSL VPN
§ Good understanding of DNS/DHCP services
§ Routing – Good knowledge on Routing concepts. Experience on static Routing/OSPF/BGP/VRF are added advantage.
§ Switching – Good knowledge with Cisco IOS/Nexus 5K/7K/9K products. Understanding of STP/VPC/VDC/Stacking/VLAN are required
§ Automation knowledge on Ansible/Linux shell scripting is added advantage
§ Knowledge on Splunk/Skybox/NetMRI/NetBrain tools are added advantage
§ Knowledge on cloud solutions for Network Security (Azure/AWS)
Technology Experience
§ Hands-on experience in implementation, troubleshooting & administration of Palo Alto firewalls, threat prevention modules, Panorama mgmt. platform
§ Hands-on experience in implementation, troubleshooting & administration of Checkpoint firewalls, IPS/threat prevention modules, checkpoint MDS (R80/R81), Checkpoint VSX solutions
§ Hands-on experience in implementation, troubleshooting & administration of Cisco ASA/Firepower firewall, Multi-Context firewalls, Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO)
§ Any experience with Juniper Netscreen/ Fortinet Fortigate firewalls
§ Hands-on experience in implementation, troubleshooting & administration of TrendMicro Tippingpoint IPS, Tippingpoint SMS mgmt. platforms
§ Knowledge on proxy servers like Zscaler PITC
§ Knowledge on managing/configuring/troubleshooting F5 load balancer (LTM/GTM/APM)
§ Good knowledge of Tunneling Protocols (IPSEC / GRE)
§ Hands on experience into essential routing and switching to deploy/manage firewall solutions
§ Experience in managing network infra using monitoring/analytical/management tools like Splunk/Skybox/NetMRI/NetBrain
§ Experience in managing firewall solutions in Cloud infra (Azure/AWS)
Soft Skills
Excellent Written & Verbal Communication
Excellent Analytical & Virtual troubleshooting skills
Desirable
§ CCNP - Security
§ CCSA/CCSE
§ PCNSA/PCNSE
§ F5 201/301
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Experience:
- F5: 8 years (Preferred)
- Firewall: 8 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote
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