Job Description

Network Sec Engineer Annapolis, MD: Hybrid - 3 days onsite and 2 days remote Work Authorization: US Cits, Green Card holders
About this Position / Responsibilities • Pro-actively identifying organization requirements, and helping to design, and engineer implementations that best serve the needs. • Performing project-based engineering, design, installation and troubleshooting of data security networks. • Providing assessment, design and implementation services of data and secure networking environments. • Developing comprehensive graphical and text-based design documentation and effectively managing the implementation process from design to acceptance. • Assisting internal groups through capacity planning, maintaining, monitoring and review of secure data communications networks. • Leading migrations or assisting a team of engineers who will migrate traditional/legacy network security platforms to current/next generation technologies and expose customers to the full life cycle of defense in depth solutions. • Assisting network engineers in troubleshooting critical problems or threat remediation relating to network security products. • Working with the engineering team to successfully implement configuration guidelines, change management, and standard operating procedures for secure network solutions. • Leading, scheduling, providing guidance and coordinating the activities with other team members to resolve end user problems in a timely and accurate fashion. • Generating weekly status reports including project progress, key milestones, and tasks accomplished. • Hosting weekly status meetings/calls with team or on as needed basis.

Minimum Qualifications • Associate degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field. • Active certifications as follows: o Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) Certification. o Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise or (CCNP) Security Certification.

Preferred Qualifications • Ten (10) years of CONUS technical experience in IT networking and network security. • Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field.

Current Certifications as follows: • Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE) Certification from Palo Alto Networks • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in Enterprise Infrastructure or Security Certification

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, & CAPABILITIES • Five (5) years of experience with: o Palo Alto Networks next generation firewall services. o Intrusion Detection and Prevention with Palo Alto networks. o Content Filtering Palo Alto networks. o Virtual Private Networks using Palo Alto network systems. o Data Loss Prevention. o TLS/SSL Inspection. • Four (4) years of experience in Complex switching, routing, wireless with Cisco Systems. • Three (3) years of experience in Reverse Proxies, Load Balancing with A10 networks. • Two (2) years of experience in Network Access Control - Cisco Identity Services Engine. (ISE), Free Radius, and Access Control Lists (ACLs). General experience with the following: • Implementing multifactor authentication solutions with Microsoft. • Cloud based virtual networking and security services. • Authentication standards - (802.1x) in wired and wireless applications. • Scalable routing protocols Enhance Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path Fist (OSPF), and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). • Enterprise Data Center implementing Micro segmentation. • Certificate Management, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). • Vulnerability management using Nessus, NMAP, Windows, Unix, and Linux OS • Packet/Protocol Analysis using Opnet, Riverbed, Wireshark, and taps. • Centralized Management using Panorama, SolarWinds. • Major server and desktop operating systems and utilities. Ability to: • To work independently, troubleshoot and provide mentoring to junior associates. • Communicate effectively when providing presentations. • Produce technical documents (diagrams, design documents, project plans and schedules, and user instructions) as required.