Your future role at a glance Location: Remote
Department: Core Tech Network
Schedule: 8 hour shift, Monday-Friday
Salary: $116,413 - $162,273 per year
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Benefits that help you thrive- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
- Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
- Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
- Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program , counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
- Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
- Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
How you'll make an impact in this role- Own and optimize the organization's core network security platforms, ensuring the availability, performance, and protection of critical systems across a large-scale enterprise environment.
- Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex security, firewall, and network access control issues, leading root-cause analysis, incident response, and problem resolution efforts.
- Drive continuous improvement of the security environment through policy optimization, segmentation initiatives, automation, and operational enhancements across Palo Alto, Fortinet, and NAC platforms.
What minimum requirements you'll needEducation:
- High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
What additional preferences we're seeking- 8-10+ years of hands-on experience in network/security engineering
- Proven experience operating in large-scale, enterprise environments
- Deep, hands-on expertise with:
- Palo Alto Networks firewalls
- Fortinet security platforms
- Cisco ISE and/or Aruba ClearPass
- Strong knowledge of:
- Firewall operations, policy management, and segmentation
- Authentication protocols (802.1X, RADIUS, TACACS+)
- VPN technologies (IPSec, SSL VPN)
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layered issues under pressure
- Palo Alto PCNSE (or equivalent level)
- Fortinet NSE (NSE 4 or higher) - strongly preferred
- Additional certifications are a plus:
- Aruba
- Cisco (security-related)
- Industry certifications such as CISSP or equivalent
Responsibilities- Own and optimize the organization's core network security platforms, ensuring the availability, performance, and protection of critical systems across a large-scale enterprise environment.
- Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex security, firewall, and network access control issues, leading root-cause analysis, incident response, and problem resolution efforts.
- Drive continuous improvement of the security environment through policy optimization, segmentation initiatives, automation, and operational enhancements across Palo Alto, Fortinet, and NAC platforms.
QualificationsEducation:
- High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
