Network Security Engineer

Annapolis, MD, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago

Contract W2

Able to Sponsor

On-site

Depends on Experience

Datasoft Technologies, Inc.

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Skills

NETWORK
SECURITY
PCNSA
PCNSE
PALO ALTO NETWORKS CERTIFIED NETWORK SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR
PALO ALTO NETWORKS CERTIFIED NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER
PALO ALTO NETWORKS CERTIFIED
CCNP
CISCO CERTIFIED
CCNA
PALO ALTO
CISCO
SWITCHING
ROUTING
WIRELESS
EIGRP
OSPF
BGP
802.1X
PKI
CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT
CERTIFICATE
NESSUS
NMAP
VULNERABILITY
EXPERIENCE

Summary

Network Security Engineer

Hybrid: Annapolis, MD

About the Job

Duration: Long term Contract (possibility of extension)
Location: - Hybrid: Annapolis, MD
Pay rate: Hourly, depending on experience
Job ID: K23-0094-25L-14

Responsibilities:
Job responsibilities include (but not limited to):

Pro-actively identifying organization requirements, and helping to design, and engineer implementations that best serve the needs.
Performing project-based engineering, design, installation and troubleshooting of data security networks.
Providing assessment, design and implementation services of data and secure networking environments.
Developing comprehensive graphical and text-based design documentation and effectively managing the implementation process from design to acceptance.
Assisting internal groups through capacity planning, maintaining, monitoring and review of secure data communications networks.
Leading migrations or assisting a team of engineers who will migrate traditional/legacy network security platforms to current/next generation technologies and expose customers to the full life cycle of defense in depth solutions.
Assisting network engineers in troubleshooting critical problems or threat remediation relating to network security products.
Working with the engineering team to successfully implement configuration guidelines, change management, and standard operating procedures for secure network solutions.
Leading, scheduling, providing guidance and coordinating the activities with other team members to resolve end user problems in a timely and accurate fashion.
Generating weekly status reports including project progress, key milestones, and tasks accomplished.
Hosting weekly status meetings/calls with team or on as needed basis..

Qualifications:
Minimum qualifications:

Associate degree.
Active certifications as follows:
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) Certification or Palo Alto Networks
Network Security Professional Certification.
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Enterprise or (CCNA) Security Certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

Ten (10) years of CONUS technical experience in IT networking and network security.
Associate’s degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field, as determined by the Client.
Certifications that are currently active or expired within three (3) years of proposal submission as follows:
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) Certification or Palo Alto Networks
Next-Generation Firewall Engineer Certification or Palo Alto Networks Network Security Analyst Certification.
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise or (CCNP) Security Certification.

Preferred SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, & CAPABILITIES
Five (5) years of experience with:

o Palo Alto Networks next generation firewall services.
o Intrusion Detection and Prevention with Palo Alto networks.
o Content Filtering Palo Alto networks.
o Virtual Private Networks using Palo Alto network systems.
o Data Loss Prevention.
o TLS/SSL Inspection.

Four (4) years of experience in complex switching, routing, wireless with Cisco Systems.

 Three (3) years of experience in reverse proxies, load balancing with A10 networks.
 Two (2) years of experience in network access control - Cisco Identity Services Engine (Client), Free Radius, and
Access Control Lists (ACLs).

General experience with the following:

o Implementing multifactor authentication solutions with Microsoft.
o Cloud based virtual networking and security services.
o Authentication standards (802.1x) in wired and wireless applications.
o Scalable routing protocols Enhance Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path First
(OSPF), and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
o Enterprise Data Center implementing micro segmentation.
o Certificate Management, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
o Vulnerability management using Nessus, NMAP, Windows, Unix, and Linux OS.
o Packet/Protocol Analysis using Opnet, Riverbed, Wireshark, and taps.
o Centralized Management using Panorama, SolarWinds.
o Major server and desktop operating systems and utilities.

Ability to:

o Work independently, troubleshoot and provide mentoring to junior associates.
o Communicate effectively when providing presentations.
o Produce technical documents (diagrams, design documents, project plans and schedules, and user instructions) as required.

About our Company
DataSoft Technologies is a highly recognized provider of professional IT Consulting services in the US. Founded in 1994, DataSoft Technologies, Inc. provides staff augmentation services for Information Technology and Automotive Services. Our team member benefits include:

Paid Holidays/Paid Time Off (PTO)
Medical/Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Short Term/Long Term Disability
Life Insurance
401 (K)

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Dice Id: datga001
Position Id: 26-00056
Posted 2 hours ago

Company Info

About Datasoft Technologies, Inc.

Datasoft Technologies, Inc. is a software development and consulting firm. Our clients rely on us for software consulting, system engineering, software development, and computer consultancy services. We provide the most competitive rates in the industry to a broad range of private and public sector clients.

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