Network Security Engineer

Job #: 4462
Pay Rate: Not Specified
Job type: contractor
Location: Jacksonville, FL

Expert in firewalls (Checkpoint, Fortinet), load balancer (F5 and Cisco) and proxy servers.

Certifications:
Checkpoint certified, CCSE Certified, CCIE and other network/security certifications.

Technical JD:

1. Ten plus (10+) years industry experience in networking environment with an emphasis on Network Security;
2. Two (2) to five (5) years' experience with any OS;
3. Basic networking technology skills along with a good understanding of cross platform technologies;
4. Certified security engineer (typically CCSE or comparable);
5. Certified technical engineer (typically Cisco CCNP or comparable);
6. Good technical ability to implement Firewall change requests and any potential related L2/L3 router changes;
7. Good technical ability to create and install Checkpoint objects for initial firewall policy;
8. Good technical ability to build and configure Firewall devices (Checkpoint, Fortinet);
9. Good technical ability to build and configure Proxies and IDS;
10. Strong technical ability to provide troubleshooting in security environment and fault escalation;
11. Strong technical ability to provide troubleshooting for connectivity issues;
12. Full understanding and operational knowledge of loop prevention protocols like spanning tree protocols;
13. Full understanding of operational knowledge for troubleshooting of routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, RIP including NAT;
14. Full understanding of operational knowledge for troubleshooting of IOS/operating systems and CatOS;
15. Full understanding of operational knowledge for troubleshooting of trunking protocols – VTP, 802.1Q etc.;
16. Full understanding of firewalls & different deployment architecture;
17. Good understanding of ITIL and service management principles;
18. Good ability to follow and document deployment processes;
19. Strong experience with change request management systems;
20. Strong experience with network monitoring/management tools/analysis tools;
21. Strong experience with liaising with carriers and vendors for installations.