Network Security Engineer – SME

Network Security Engineer – SME

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in computer science, engineering, information systems, or information technology. In lieu of degree, minimum of twelve (12) years relevant experience required.
• 8 years of experience
• Five years of total experience with two years of current experience in supporting and troubleshooting various computing devices and operating systems.
• Proficiency in both networking and cybersecurity technologies and protocols.
• Experience in managing and troubleshooting Linux or Unix base operating systems.
• Experience with Application Layer Gateway (ALG) [Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Domain Name, System (DNS), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)], and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Experience working in an Agile organization using Scrum, XP, Kanban, and SAFe.

Responsibilities

• Add and manage nodes in Splunk and Riverbed for monitoring purposes.
• Update monitoring tools using Ansible.
• Interact successfully with both program leads and partners to ensure objectives are completed on-time.
• Manage information technology security, including backups, firewalls, and routers.
• Provide guidance for design and management of information systems security policy, implementation, and management for a globally distributed MPLS infrastructure.
• Provide network security management and support windows servers.
• Resolve routing and Network Address Translation (NAT) issues utilizing tcpdump and other tools.
• Perform system upgrades and implement any new security policies per agency guidance and policy.
• Troubleshoot complex LAN/WAN infrastructure that includes routing protocols BGP, EIGRP and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), VPNs, web proxy, and XML gateway for enterprise web services.
• Work on different networking concepts and routing protocols like BGP, EIGRP, dynamic multipoint virtual private network (DMVPN) and other LAN/WAN technologies.
• Recommend enterprise information assurance and security standards.
• Develop and implement information assurance/security standards and procedures.
• Coordinate, develop, and evaluate security programs for an organization.
• Recommend information assurance/security solutions to support customers’ requirements.
• Identify, report, and resolve security violations.
• Establish and satisfy information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
• Support customers at the highest levels in the development and implementation of doctrine and policies.
• Perform a variety of system engineering tasks and activities that are broad in nature and are concerned with major systems design, integration, and implementation, including personnel, hardware, software, budgetary, support facilities and/or equipment.
• Apply know-how to government and commercial common user systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features and procedures.
• Perform analysis, design, and development of security features for system architectures.
• Analyze and define security requirements for computer systems which may include mainframes, workstations, and personal computers.
• Design, develop, engineer, and implement solutions that meet security requirements.
• Provide integration and implementation of the computer system security solution.
• Analyze complex information assurance-related technical problems and provide multifaceted engineering and technical support in solving these problems.
• Perform vulnerability/risk analyses of computer systems and applications during all phases of the system development life cycle.
• Ensure that all information systems are functional and secure.
• Perform system security tuning, security monitoring, general and privileged user account management, and reviewing all COTS software products upgrades and patches, including operating systems.
• Monitor and perform script writing, storage management interfaces, network interfaces, external peripheral interfaces, and others systems interfacing.
• Design and execute security system tests.
• Support all systems/services certification and Accreditation activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Security related certification such as:
• CompTIA A+
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
• Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Professional (CCCP)