AVP Tech Network Engineer, Security

LPL Financial•Charlotte, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

LPL is seeking an AVP Tech Network Engineer, Security who will be responsible for the design, engineering, and operations of network security products, including firewalls, DDOS appliances, network access control (ISE) appliances and orchestration tools. This is a very technical and highly demanding hands-on position, and the ideal candidate should be well versed in the above areas and be willing to extend their knowledge. The position directly relates to providing scalable, resilient, and secure networking solutions for LPL, our Advisors, and their clients.

Requirements

5+ years of Network and Security Engineering experience, with an emphasis on security products from Radware, Fortinet, Cisco and Palo Alto.
2+ years of security technologies/products, such as DDoS, proxy, VPN, firewall orchestration and/or network access control
2+ years of network security hardening and controls as well experience using network monitoring and logging tools (i.e. SolarWinds, LiveNX, ELK)
2+ years of network defense technology both on premise and cloud
Hands on engineering level experience with Radware, Palo Alto, Fortinet and Cisco security products, including their management platforms
Critical thinker who can work in high-pressure situations due to the unpredictable nature of cyber threats.
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, both oral and written, with the ability to articulate and educate others about complex technologies with business acumen.
Experience with Radware Defense Pro hardware
Experience with Cisco ISE
Understanding of network security best practices
Knowledge of native firewalls in AWS and Azure

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
CCNA/CCNP/CISSP a plus
Experience with scripting and automation tools
Experience with Agile

Responsibilities

Design and engineer solutions focused on Palo Alto and Cisco FTD, Fortinet firewalls
Automation development using scripting languages such as Python or PERL and leveraging APIs for data exchange.
Engineering and operations of VPN and Cisco ISE/NAC remote access environment
Implementing firewall solutions in the AWS cloud environment using an auto-scaling design
Troubleshooting complex network security issues, identifying the root cause of issues and developing continuous improvement of the platform
Security hardening of platform devices reduces vulnerability footprint
Managing firewall service requests
Manage and optimize logging of firewall traffic and rule-based activity
Maintain security baseline standards, design documentation, and diagrams