Senior Network Engineer

Qode • Florida, PR

11h • $75 - $80 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Senior Network Engineer at a Florida state agency. The role involves performing security administration, configuring and documenting firewall infrastructure access rules, and working with peripheral network components. The engineer will be responsible for firewall deployments, rule migrations, firewall administration, and converting existing rule-based policies onto new platforms. This role also involves working with critical core network infrastructure devices such as Next Generation Firewalls, VPNs, log collectors, and monitors, which are essential for the IT environment's security. Additionally, the engineer will work with cloud network infrastructure to configure firewalls, security policies, and monitor network traffic.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.
• Typically have 5 to 10 years of combined IT and security work experience with a broad range of exposure to systems analysis, applications development, database design and administration.
• Three to five years of experience with information security tools based on NIST standards.
• Requires knowledge of security issues, techniques, and implications across all existing computer platforms.
• Experience using schematic diagramming tools to map infrastructure layouts.

Nice To Haves

• Preference given for experience with NGFW Palo Alto or Checkpoint security products.

Responsibilities

• Perform security administration to configure and document firewall infrastructure access rules and work with peripheral network components in the technology environment with Palo Alto, Checkpoint and Global Protect VPNs.
• Firewall deployments, rule migrations, firewall administration and converting existing rule based policies onto new platforms.
• Works with critical core network infrastructure devices like Next Gen Firewall, VPNs, log collectors and monitors which play a crucial role in security for our IT environment.
• Works with cloud network infrastructure to configure firewall, security policies and monitor network traffic.

What This Job Offers

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