Senior Network Security Engineer

Employment Eligibility Statement

Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (s) . Sponsorship is not available at this time.

Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines .

All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Looking for candidates with 14+ years experience ONLY

Job Title: Network Security Engineer - L3

Location: Dallas, TX & Houston, TX (Onsite position)

Contract: 6+ months & extendable

Pay rate - $53/hr on W2/Danta Technologies payroll (OR) $63/hr on C2C-Corporation-To-Corporation

Job Description – Network Security (L3)

Responsibilities

Organizational Functions:

• Manage day-to-day Operations according to customer environment
• Develop and implement network security architecture, policies, and procedures to protect against threats.
• Should be able to provide L3 level support on critical/Outage situation and drive end to end until the resolution.
• Good understanding of network protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, TCP/IP).
• Should have Strong expertise in:
• Implementing and maintaining Checkpoint firewall and associated software module (VPN, URL Filtering, IPS etc.) infrastructure.
• Should have good working experience on checkpoint VPN (S2S & Remote access).
• Deep understanding of Cloudflare content delivery network (CDN) and security solutions, including web application firewalls (WAF), bot management, and DDoS protection.
• Deep understanding of RADIUS, TACACS+, 802.1X, EAP methods, and networking protocols.
• Installation and configuration of ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM), including profiling, onboarding, and guest services.
• Resolve complex authentication failures, latency issues, and TACACS+ service issues.
• Proficiency with Zscaler tools (ZIA, ZPA, ZDX), packet capture analysis, and scripting languages (Python, PowerShell) for automation.
• Design, implement, and tune ZIA/ZPA policies for roaming, branch, and third-party users, utilizing Zscaler''s cloud security concepts.
• Resolve complex L2/L3 issues related to user connectivity, authentication (SAML, SCIM, Azure AD), and access flows.
• Deep understanding of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Firewalls, and IPSec/SSL VPNs.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation related to network security infrastructure and procedures following the NIST and CIS standards.
• Identify the in-efficiencies in the operations and identify potential solutions to improve efficiency.
• Own and drive improvements in the areas of Operations, technology, Advisory and customer satisfaction.
• Stay up to date on emerging security threats, technologies, and industry trends.
• Manage and mentor a team of network security engineers and analysts.
• One should identify possible automation capabilities, their execution within the network security products and process and deliver across multiple customer environments.
• Should be cross-skilled across multiple technologies covering products like Firewalls, Web-Proxies, as well as cloud security products (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform etc.)
• Should prepare weekly and monthly performance reports across multiple customer environments (people, technologies, Process Gaps, Risk, RAG status etc.)
• Should be able to conduct internal training to address the skill gap as well as motivate the team to do technical certifications.

Core Functions:

• Focus on technologies and bring automation capabilities.
• Regular reporting on the state of the customer delivery.
• Maintain KPIs for the teams and report on Service Improvement Areas to senior management
• Identify risks and maintain compliance with submission of client-facing reports.
• Focus on industry-based practices and configuration and guide the team to follow the same.

Individual Performance Measurement Criteria

• Bring quality in service delivery and work on cross killing people to increase productivity.
• Quality and effectiveness in communications and engagement with stakeholders.
• Low / Zero Escalation from the customers
• Driving Innovation to improve Service standards & Quality.

Technical Skills

Proficiency Level

Understanding of the different security technologies, Experience in deploying, configuring and troubleshooting of:

1. Firewalls (Checkpoint)
2. NAC – Aruba Clearpass
3. Web application Firewall – Cloudflare
4. Web-Proxy - Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA/ZDX)
5. Email Security – Abnormal AI
6. Load balancer – F5 BIG-IP

Information Security Processes

1. Security Change Management
2. Rule Base Reviews & Optimization
3. Security Incident Management (Standard & Critical)

Architecture Understanding

• Understanding of different Security Architectures

Communication and Organizational skills

• Good command of the English language, with excellent written and verbal skills.
• Proactive in communication and appropriate selection of audience according to topic.
• Highly organized and capable of tracking a variety of tasks to closure.
• Good time management principles and effective in prioritizing workloads.

Cultural Requirements

• Works collaboratively with other teams and builds positive working relationships
• Able to learn quickly and apply common sense to new situations, but understand when it is appropriate to engage others for advice
• Open and transparent style and approach when working with others
• Places a significant level of importance on personal & team development and understanding then improving upon weakness
• Accepting feedback from managers, peers, and clients regarding work performance
• Utilizes a goal-oriented approach, which drives self-improvement both personally and professionally and drives the teams.
• Takes the initiative to work on tasks outside of his or her immediate scope of responsibility and encourages others to do so.

Experience Required

• Minimum overall experience of 10-12 years
• Minimum of 8 years'' experience in Information Security
• Minimum of 6 years'' experience in running a Security Operations Center for a large organization

Certifications Required

• Industry-recognized certifications such as CCSA/CCSE, CCIE, or equivalent is highly desirable

Education Qualifications

• Preferably Graduate with Science/Eng

Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.

The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.