Network Security Engineer

SourcePro Search is conducting a search for an experienced Network Security Engineer to join our top rated client’s growing team. This role offers a competitive base, excellent growth potential and a fantastic firm culture. The ideal candidate will make things more secure by improving existing security measures and/or come up with new ones while providing a seamless experience to our end-users, support teams and MSSP. Qualified candidates will have a background in cybersecurity or network engineering.What You’ll Do:

• Primary goal will be to work with stakeholders and Managed Security Service Provider to troubleshoot issues with firewall;
• Strong functional knowledge on VPN, zone/layer 7 firewall and routing and switching protocol;
• Assist with the design of Secure Architecture of the network;
• Integrate security tasks and activities into system development methodologies (e.g. planning, design, implementation, operations, maintenance, and disposal);
• Perform validation of security controls to ensure consistency with industry standard methodologies;
• Identify and verify security requirements are met throughout the process.
• Prepare and document secure system development standard operating procedures and protocols;
• Perform vendor technical solution acceptance verification and validation;
• Develop technical solutions and new security tools to help mitigate security vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks;
• Assess gaps in existing policy and propose amendments to existing policy or new policy to address these gaps;
• Participate in the development and implementation of enterprise-level technical standards and procedural directives and other guidance materials;
• Write comprehensive reports including assessment-based findings, outcomes and propositions for further network security enhancement;
• Participates in the development, implementation and review of security controls for the network under their purview;
• Coordinates with Infrastructure owners to resolve security issues through system lifecycle;
• Provides guidance and support to self-testing, security control assessment, preparation of remediation plans, and development of continuous monitoring plans.

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience (preferred); (At least 5 years of experience with cybersecurity or information assurance);
• BS degree in Computer Science or related field (required);
• MS degree (preferred);
• Engineer, implement, and monitor security measures for the protection of the network and critical assets using Network Firewalls alongside IPS/IDS;
• Experience in managing playbooks for security Automation and Orchestration using a XSOAR tool;
• Experience in managing policies for CASB using Palo Alto networks CASB;
• Experience in managing remote access solution and provide reports using Panorama and Splunk;
• Strong understanding of PKI infrastructure;
• Detailed technical knowledge of network, load balancers, DMZ, VMware from a security standpoint;
• Experience providing O&M and engineering support to complex, mission-critical systems; and
• Experience with network security, networking technologies, and network monitoring tools.

Skills: Architectural Design, Automation, Computer Science, Computer Security, DMZ, Firewalls, Help Desk, Identify Issues, Industry Standards, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Security, Intrusion Detection Systems, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Load Balancing, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Monitoring, Network Routing, Network Security, Network Switching, People Management, Problem Solving Skills, Protective Services, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Remote Access, Reporting Skills, Routing Protocols, Security Analysis, Security Monitoring, Splunk, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), System Lifecycle, Testing, VMWare, VPN (Virtual Private Network), Validation Testing