Network Tool Engineer

Overview:

The client is looking for a Network Tool Engineer who will be responsible for managing and supporting the management tools in the environment. This would include installing new vendor releases, installing security/OS patches, and ensuring that network tools are kept up to date and compliant with the client security standards.

Role Responsibilities:

·     Meet with client Information Technology (IT) stakeholders to review reports for the network management tools; map scope, create and update required design/architecture documentation

·     Perform system maintenance, OS patching, and application releases on Linux appliance network tools

·     Review/analyze existing policies and recommend improvements for tooling that will 1) periodically review and update rules to remain effective 2) remove redundancy and conflicting rules while maintaining compliance 3) automate tasks for rules updates, compliance checks and risk analysis 4) automate audits and reporting

·     Design, develop, test, and implement tooling

·     Document design, test approach and results

·     Provide implementation support and stakeholder training if needed

·     Work support tickets, make changes where necessary using the AFS Change Request (CR) process

·     Escalate issues/concerns to management

·     Provide network engineer/admin support to configure and test the solution

·     Ensure standards and requirements are met through conducting quality assurance tests

·     Develop/transition operational processes and procedures for Ops teams to support solution

Required Skills – experience in the following required:

·    Firewall Policies – 7 to 10 years

·    Infrastructure Design – 7 to 10 years

·    FireMon – 3 to 5 years

·    LAN technologies (switches, routers, wireless and firewalls) including centralized monitoring and management in large-scale, high-availability environments – 7 to 10 years

·     T infrastructure, TCP/IP, networking and information system security principles, practices and technologies – 7 to 10 years

·     Core Internet routing protocols and services – 7 to 10 years

·    Juniper SRX firewalls – 7 to 10 years

·     Large scale routing implementation and operation with specific expertise in dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, and RIP – 7 to 10 years

·   Palo Alto virtual and physical firewalls – 7 to 10 years

·   Linux – 7 to 10 years

Preferred Skills:

•     Central Firewall and IDS Management Systems – 0 to 2 years

•     Gluware, SolarWinds or Ansible – 0 to 2 years

•     Agile methodologies

Education Level: Bachelors’