Senior Network Security Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Network Security Engineer configures, deploys, and manages customer security appliances and infrastructure in a 24x7x365 environment. Responsibilities include monitoring appliances, making configuration changes, managing accounts and software updates, and supporting internal and border security frameworks. The engineer analyzes, troubleshoots, and remediates enterprise issues and works with other teams to ensure security solutions perform to standard. The position is based in Bethesda, Maryland, with travel primarily in the DC metro area. Telecommuting options are hybrid, and required travel is less than 10%. The role is scheduled for 40 hours per week and includes a 24-hour availability requirement during the security team's weekly on-call rotation.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
- At least four years of experience implementing and maintaining Cisco ASA, VPN, ACS, AnyConnect, and Gigamon.
- At least four years of experience in a Network Security Engineering role.
- Experience with network infrastructure in enterprise datacenter solutions.
- Experience with mid- to large-scale Cisco firewall implementations.
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust.
Responsibilities
- Administer LAN technologies for Cisco ASA firewalls.
- Administer firewalls and related technologies, including Cisco ASA, ACS, RSA, Cisco AnyConnect, Gigamon, Cisco VPN, and Palo Alto.
- Troubleshoot and solve a wide variety of client and user LAN/security issues.
- Work with other IT functional teams to coordinate support and strategies across the IT organization.
- Support the development of project plans and execute approved plans.
- Maintain relationships with third-party software and hardware vendors to support infrastructure needs.
- Provide daily support for service requests, incidents, problems, and tasks.
- Execute tasks that support projects.
- Perform auditing and compliance activities, including configuration changes and code upgrades to address vulnerabilities reported by internal and external audits.
- Mitigate vulnerabilities.
- Scrap Cisco IOS code version bugs with Cisco SMEs/TAC and test IOS code versions in a lab before production implementation.
- Perform quarterly IOS code upgrades.
- Audit newly deployed firewalls to verify compliance.
- Participate in the security team's weekly on-call rotation, with 24-hour availability.
- Perform firewall hardware refreshes, including rack and stack.
Benefits
- Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- 401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contribution options and a company match.
- Full flex work weeks where possible.
- Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Personal accident insurance.
- Critical illness insurance.
- Business travel and accident insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
