Senior Network Security Engineer (Cissp)

MY CLIENT IN ATLANTA IS LOOKING FOR A STRONG SENIOR NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER FOR A 18+ MONTH CONTRACT.

W2 AND LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY!

SENIOR NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER

This position provides comprehensive security engineering expertise to identify risk across all business lines and propose network-based controls and mitigation strategies. Responsible for the testing and planning of security hardware and software components, and partnering with operations organizations for deployment. Responsible for maintaining security appliances and applications in lower environments. Acts as an escalation point from lower tier support groups. Participates in the change management process to insure the ongoing security of the production environment.

The sustaining security engineer should have a strong, multidisciplinary telecommunications background along with experience in more traditional IT networks.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1-Design work to insure the security of newly deployed applications and services.

2-Manage lab environments to maintain a secure test bed and evaluate security controls during application design/test phases.

3- Develop Standard MOPs, Work Packages, approved SW versions, assembling change requests for tested configurations and evaluating the feasibility and appropriateness other change requests as submitted.

4-Install, Configure, Test & Activate in First Office Application

5-Provide support to security operations organizations in the areas of ongoing life cycle maintenance and new service deployments.

6-Create documentation supporting new deployments and existing Legacy infrastructure

QUALIFICATIONS

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5-7 YEARS EXP. WORKING IN A MID TO LARGE SCALE ENTERPRISE LEVEL SECURITY ORGANIZATION
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STRONG INTRUSION PREVENTION SYSTEMS (IPS)
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JUNIPER LEGACY ISG & SRX PLATFORMS
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PALO ALTO EXP.
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STRONG NETWORKING BACKGROUND
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Strong understanding of the OSI model
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Understanding of network security controls, including Firewalls, ACLs, IPS/IDS, and application gateways.
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Experience with AAA systems and VPN configurations.
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Knowledge of proper security design philosophy
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Extensive experience with Firewalls, NG-Firewalls, network and switching equipment
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Strong foundation in dynamic routing protocols
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Experience with Juniper, Cisco and Palo Alto Firewall technologies
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Forward thinking and strong problem solving skills. Strong Client focus and strong communication skills (verbal and written)
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PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
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Certification preferred JNCIP-SEC, CISSP
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Experience with implementing solutions compliant with the PCI-DSS
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Experience with virtualized environments
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Experience with load balancer technologies