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Senior Network Security Engineer

Employer
System One
Location
Bethesda, MD
Closing date
Oct 8, 2022
ALTA IT has a Contract to Hire position open for a Network Engineer. Must obtain a Public Trust before starting - US Citizen Location - Bethesda, MD Predominantly remote position with occasional on site requirements - Candidates must live in the DMV area The Security Engineer is responsible for the configuration, deployment, and management of the customer's security appliances and infrastructure in a 24x7x365 environment. The senior engineer is responsible for but not limited to monitoring, configuration changes, accounts, and software updates for the customer's security appliances for internal and border security framework. The engineer must be able to analyze, troubleshoot, and remediate issues within the enterprise. The engineer will also work closely with other teams to ensure that all security solutions are performing to standard. Responsibilities: Designs, plans, and builds communications networks.Configures routers and switches, and firewalls for LAN and WAN systems and VPN concentrators with appropriate network engineering and communications protocols.Coordinates LAN/WAN hardware/software improvements and/or enhancements.Monitors the network utilizing industry leading technologies.Provides innovative methods and technical solutions using the engineering design process.Plans implementation of enhancements.Administration of LAN technologies for Cisco ASA FirewallsAdministration of firewalls, including but not limited to Cisco ASA, ACS, RSA, Cisco AnyConnect, Gigamon, Cisco VPNAssist in troubleshooting and problem solving for a wide variety of client/user LAN/Security related issuesWork closely with other IT functional teams to ensure cohesive support and strategies across the IT organizationSupport the development of a project plans and execute as authorizedMaintain relationships with key Third-Party software/hardware vendors to provide support to the infrastructure as needed.Provide daily support for tickets: service requests, incidents, problems, and tasksExecute tasks to support projectsAuditing and ComplianceConfiguration changes and Code upgrades needed to address vulnerabilities report by internal/external audits.Analyze and prepare data using Algosec/Splunk, present to the customer, propose changes required to remove vulnerable rules.IOS code version bug scrapping with Cisco SME/TACIOS code version lab testing before implementing in productionQuarterly IOS code upgradesAuditing of any newly deployed firewalls to verify they are compliant24 hours availability for weekly On-Call rotation with Security TeamFirewall Hardware refreshes including rack and stackAnalyzes customer requirements and provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problemsPerforms maintenance and upgrade of networks including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, and networksMaintains network integrity and connectivity while ensuring compliance with policies and maintains system backup and recovery capabilityCoordinates the acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as neededCreates plans and configures systems for data communication networksDesigns and builds hardware and software components for computer or telecommunications networksEvaluates new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the networkMaintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assignedMay coach and provide guidance to less-experienced professionalsMay serve as a team or task lead Required Qualifications: BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.Minimum of eight years of experience implementing and maintaining Cisco ASA, VPN, ACS, AnyConnect, GigamonMinimum eight years of experience in a Network Security Engineering role.Experience with network infrastructure in enterprise datacenter solutions.Experience with mid to large scale implementations of Cisco firewalls.

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