Network Security Engineer
Financial Firm
Miami Fl Hybrid 3 days/wk
Target Exp Level 8-15 year exp
Job Summary:
Global financial firm with office in Miami Florida is seeking a Network Security Engineer to be part of local team in Miami. Will be responsible for implementing Network Security products like firewall, cloud / onsite web proxies and DDoS mitigation solutions. Will lead and support information security projects by researching, documenting, and assisting with the implementation of network security products.
Must haves:
- 8+ years network engineering and support
- 5+ years network security experience with deep expertise in cloud, firewall, WAF and Web proxies.
- Strong preference for Palo Alto, AWS, Python, Splunk, Terraform
Job Description:
SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER
Client has a dedicated team that works across the firm to properly balance security with convenience, believing that securing the firm requires a total team effort. Since Cybersecurity is 75% about people and process and 25% about technology, the team is dedicated to creating business value through security solutions. User training/awareness programs, development of governance models, transparent metrics, industry leading technologies and innovative approaches are part of world class information risk and security.
Responsibilities:
- As a Senior Network Security Engineer, you will provide leadership and hands-on expertise for a diverse set of network security projects including but not limited to cloud, firewall, WAF and Web proxies.
- Lead and support information security projects by researching, documenting, and assisting with the implementation of network security products.
- Provide engineering and operational support for network security products and services (new deployments, hardware refresh/upgrades, migrations and feature implementation).
- Security policy administration on various network security products.
- Work closely with the architecture teams to evaluate the security readiness of new features and functionalities in network security products.
- Improve and implement security hardening processes for overall infrastructure security, patch management and documentation.
- Mentor and guide other teams in the organization on network security best practices, security vulnerabilities and implementation/enforcement of the compensating controls.
Firewall & Network Security rule design and administration across multiple platforms (Cloud / AWS)
Firewalling / ACLs (Traditional Segmentation)
Zero Trust Network Policy (Micro Firewall & Network Security rule design and administration across multiple platforms:
Network traffic flow analysis utilizing a SIEM platform (Splunk)
Qualifications:
- A Minimum 5 years in a hands-on technical experience in implementing Network Security products like firewall, cloud / onsite web proxies and DDoS mitigation solutions
- Knowledge of firewalls (Palo Alto FW) preferred
- Cloud Security - AWS preferred
- Possess a strong understanding of security operations concepts such as perimeter defense, BYOD management, data loss protection, insider threat, kill-chain analysis, risk assessment and security metrics
- Have a strong understanding of network protocols
- Follows Information Security best practices
- Have the desire to learn new technologies, share best practices, and contribute to the broader shared knowledge of a global infrastructure and security team
- An ability to self-organize, prioritize activities independently, create documentation and reporting
- Prior experience interfacing with business and technology stakeholders
- Experience managing stakeholder expectations in the delivery of projects
- Enables creative solutions by stimulating ideas through discussion and collaboration
- An ability to manage uncertainty well able to assess and act with good enough but imperfect or incomplete information
- Have strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to explain technical ideas to non-technical individuals at any level