Network Security Engineer

University of Arkansas FayettevilleFayetteville, AR
Onsite

About The Position

The Network Security Engineer provides senior-level operational and project support for systems associated with the university’s network security and network authentication infrastructure. The Network Security Engineer will work closely with the Network Enterprise Systems team lead, Director of Infrastructure Systems, and the information Technology Security team to achieve a campus goal of a highly available and reliable network by securing the network from interruption. Job responsibilities for this position will be to operate, develop and grow the network security environment in a collaborative team environment with individual system responsibilities assigned as needed in support of strategic goals. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited institution of higher education
  • At least four years of formal IT-related job experience
  • At least two years designing and implementing network security solutions
  • At least five years of experience using Palo Alto
  • At least two years of experience using Azure

Nice To Haves

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related from an accredited institution of higher education
  • An advanced degree in any field, such as a master’s degree
  • Master's degree in information technology degree
  • Experience with deploying and supporting Network Access Control (NAC)
  • Network Security certification from a leading technology vendor that displays proficiency in network security concepts; JNCIS, PCNSA, PCNSE or equivalent
  • A network certification from a leading technology vendor in a specialization, such as data center, network security, virtualization, or equivalent
  • At least four years of IT experience in a formal role related to enterprise network security
  • IT-related work experience in higher education
  • IT-related work experience in a large enterprise of 1000+ employees
  • Experience with Microsoft Development Ops

Responsibilities

  • Operate, develop and grow the network security environment in a collaborative team environment with individual system responsibilities assigned as needed in support of strategic goals.

Benefits

  • University contributions to health insurance
  • University contributions to dental insurance
  • University contributions to life insurance
  • University contributions to disability insurance
  • Tuition waivers for employees and their families
  • 12 official holidays
  • Immediate leave accrual
  • Choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary
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