Network Security Engineer- Strata

Ampcus Inc. • Washington, DC

1h • Remote

About The Position

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team. This role involves providing guidance and technical support to clients deploying security integrations, acting as a technical partner to offer strategic guidance on complex systems for securing digital environments. You will interact directly with clients, guiding and suggesting integrations to enhance their success. Your thorough understanding of product integrations will contribute to developing new principles and concepts through detailed analysis of what's working, what's not, and what could be improved. The ideal candidate enjoys implementation work, is proactive in resolving concerns, and operates well within strict best practices to enable clients in their journey towards a more secure digital world. Creativity, innovation, and a passion for challenges are key, along with a desire to learn how integrations can be optimized with new products and technologies.

Requirements

• Work full-time at the customer site or remotely.
• BS in Computer Science, MIS, business, or equivalent education/training/experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with network/security solutions and technologies (BGP, SD-WAN concepts, VXLAN and general routing and switching).
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience leading security solutions in large environments.
• Detailed technical experience in the installation, configuration, and operation of high-end firewall appliances, ideally PAN products.
• Experienced in internetworking, LAN, and WAN technologies.
• Good understanding of Internet protocols and applications.
• Possess the following industry certifications: CISSP, CCNA, CNSE, JNCIE-SEC.
• Effectively handle multiple projects and work calmly in high pressure.
• Excellent writer, with strong verbal communication skills, with demonstrable ability to communicate to senior leaders and technical peers.

Nice To Haves

• High level of experience with Panorama and log collectors.
• NGFW Global Protect.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and technical support to clients deploying security integrations.
• Act as the technical partner, providing strategic guidance around complex systems to secure a digital environment.
• Interact directly with the client, partnering closely with client personnel to guide and suggest integrations to better serve their success.
• Contribute to the development of new principles and concepts through detailed analysis of product integrations.
• Perform implementation work, proactively resolve potential concerns, and operate well around strict best practices.
• Learn how integrations might work better around new products and technologies.
• Communicate with the customer(s), sales teams, peers, engineering and support teams as appropriate.
• Understand the customer environment, requirements, and security roadmap to implement the appropriate security solution.
• Configure, implement, and maintain Security Operating Platform.
• Optimize and migrate policies and objects from the existing environment to our Next-Gen Firewall.
• Test and validate the migration environment.
• Coordinate and execute cutover to production.
• Provide guidance on code upgrades.
• Facilitate the development of new application and threat signatures.
• Interact with our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to understand and diagnose support cases.
• Work with the customer's security & network teams to build confidence across the business units impacted by the change to PAN.

Benefits

• Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior