Network Security Engineer
AKAMAI CORPORATION
Houston, United States of America
1 month ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Houston, United States of America
Tech stack
Software System Penetration Testing
Border Gateway Protocol
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Network Security
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Akamai
Vulnerability Analysis
Job description
- Gather and document network security requirements
- Plan, design, and implement Microsegmentation solutions using Akamai's Guardicore Micro-segmentation zero trust
- Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and audits to identify and mitigate network security risks and gaps
- Resolve technical issues on Akamai s micro-segmentation, Zero Trust product, analyze security policies, and access controls
- Configure/implement/upgrade Palo Alto firewalls and VPN
- Optimize firewall rules
- Configure dynamic protocols, to include RIP, OSPF, and BGP
- Ensure compliance with security standards and regulations
- Collaborate with other IT and security teams to provide technical guidance and support resolving network security issues and best practices
Requirements
- Minimum 5-6 years of experience in network security engineering
- Experience with Akamai's Guardicore Segmentation, or similar micro segmentation solutions is a plus
- Experience defining and configuring firewall policies
- Experience configuring dynamic protocols RIP, OSPF, and BGP
- Knowledge of network security concepts, protocols, tools, and best practices
- Experience gathering security requirements and designing network security
- Proficient with monitoring, troubleshooting, and responding to network security incidents, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing remediation actions.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
