Senior Network Security Engineer - Cybersecurity Consultancy

We are partnered with a leading cybersecurity consulting firm specializing in designing and implementing custom solutions to protect businesses and government agencies. With over two decades of experience, they offer a comprehensive range of services, including threat assessment, technology integration, and incident response. Their expertise and commitment to client satisfaction make them a trusted partner for organizations seeking to safeguard their valuable data and systems in today's evolving threat landscape.

They are now seeking a Network/Security Engineer to assist in all aspects of network and cybersecurity management from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing systems. 

This is a heterogeneous role that involves a diverse set of responsibilities including analysing designs, specifications, and related documents; and implementing system requirements to support.  Analyzing network characteristics (i.e., traffic connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput); troubleshoots problems and recommends procurement of and/or modifications to network and security components. 

Also, you will ensure the overall health and strong security posture of complex network architectures. 

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply today! 

Responsibilities:

• Design, integrate, configure, deploy, test solutions and provide support for numerous types of network and cyber security devices, interfaces and methodologies 
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management 
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front and back-end components 
• Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations with minimal down time 
• Facilitate the implementation of high-speed, scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN’s, firewall contexts, and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate 
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools 
• Validate new and existing dataflow and data formats
• Coordinate with appropriate dataflow organizations and end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories and tasking organizations and understand potential adverse impacts on system-wide dataflow 
• Work with System engineers and cross organizational teams to define requirements
• Support Security Investigations as requested by Agency Security organizations to include traffic inspection, dissection and reassembly of traffic
• Design, Configure, Deploy and Monitor integration of network security solutions with Agency authorized authentication services including PKI, TACACS+, RADIUS, Active Directory and required authorization services
• Design, Configure, Deploy and Monitor local and global load balancing functions which support network performance while maintaining security solutions

Skills/Must have:

• FSP Clearance (NSA)
• Ten (10) years directly related experience.
• Security+ Certification or equivalent
• Experience operating, managing, monitoring, and deploying network security devices and systems such as: applications, proxy, and packet-based firewalls (i.e., Next Generation Firewalls, Enterprise firewall appliances, Control Center Management appliances, IPSEC, SSL and SSH applications, Cisco Secure Access Control Servers (ACS), Cisco Security Manager (CSM), Cisco VPN and firewall devices, Web Proxy, Load balancer, and related software and hardware used in LAN/WAN networks).
• Writing Scripts, preferably Python
• Experience transitioning firewall rule-sets between vendor appliances.
• Sidewinder and Control Center
• Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama
• Ability to work independently with little direction and guidance. 
• Excellent writing and communication skills, including the ability to develop analytical documents and conduct oral presentations. 
• Excellent analytical and problem—solving abilities.
• Understanding and experience with the DoD Architecture Framework and other key DoD network architecture and strategic planning instructions. 
• Experience with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503 instructions; system accreditation and security system documentation. 
• Knowledge of IP services (IPv4, VPN, IPv6, Multicast, QoS, SNMP, VOIP, VTC, etc.).
• Experience in providing reports and products to senior management and customers. 
• Experience with plans, designs, and evaluations of network security systems and architectures.

Nice to Haves 

• Palo Alto Firewall Certification (PCNSA)
• Python Programming Certification (PCEP or higher)
• Symantec ProxySG Certification 
• SonicWall Firewall Certification

Salary & Benefits:

• $200,000 Dependant on experience
• Benefits Package