Network Security & Automation Engineer // Whippany, NJ // W2

Whippany, NJ, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 58 minutes ago
Contract W2
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$DOE
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Job Details

Skills

  • Security Engineering
  • Network
  • Management
  • NAC
  • Firewall
  • IDS
  • IPS
  • Remote Access
  • Network Design
  • Network Security
  • Testing
  • Collaboration
  • Incident Management
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Change Management
  • Documentation
  • Knowledge Transfer
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Scalability
  • Enterprise Networks
  • Routing
  • Switches
  • TCP/IP
  • Border Gateway Protocol
  • OSPF
  • EIGRP
  • Blue Coat
  • Symantec
  • Proxies
  • Fortinet
  • NetScaler
  • Python
  • Ansible
  • GitLab
  • FOCUS
  • Change Control
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Operational Excellence
  • IMG
  • LinkedIn
  • SAINT
  • Technical Direction

Summary

Job Title:- Network Security & Automation Engineer

Location:- Whippany, NJ (Hybrid)

W2

Responsibilities

Complex Engineering Delivery - Network Security & Automation Engineer

Enterprise Infrastructure | Network Modernization | Security Engineering

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Security & Automation Engineer to join a large-scale enterprise infrastructure modernization initiative focused on transforming and securing global network environments. This role is ideal for engineers who thrive in complex production environments and enjoy solving challenging infrastructure, security, and automation problems at scale.

You will work alongside senior engineering, architecture, and operations teams to design, deploy, automate, and support critical network security platforms and connectivity solutions across enterprise environments. The position offers exposure to modern network security technologies, automation frameworks, and large-scale infrastructure transformation programs where your work will have direct operational impact.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys balancing technical depth, operational ownership, and delivery execution in fast-paced enterprise environments. What You'll Be Doing

Design, deploy, and support enterprise network security solutions across:

o NAC

o Firewalls

o IDS/IPS

o Proxy technologies

o Secure remote access

o Segmentation platforms

Engineer and deploy secure, scalable network infrastructure aligned to enterprise security and operational standards

Configure and implement network security appliances across production environments

Support large-scale infrastructure deployments, testing, validation, and operational readiness activities

Drive automation initiatives using:

  • Python
  • Ansible
  • GitLab
  • Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies
  • Collaborate with engineering, architecture, operations, and security teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions
  • Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for critical infrastructure issues
  • Ensure adherence to change management, compliance, security, and operational governance processes
  • Develop deployment documentation, implementation procedures, operational runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials
  • Continuously identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, resiliency, scalability, and automation maturity What We're Looking ForRequired Experience
  • Strong experience supporting enterprise network security and infrastructure environments
  • Hands-on experience designing and deploying complex data networks

Experience with enterprise routing and switching technologies including:

o TCP/IP

o BGP

o OSPF

o EIGRP

Experience with one or more of the following platforms:

o Bluecoat / Symantec Proxy

o Zscaler

o Fortinet

o Forescout

o NetScaler

Strong automation experience utilizing:

o Python

o Ansible

o GitLab

Experience operating within structured production environments with focus on:

o Stability

o Change control

o Security

o Compliance

Operational excellence

Navya Gupta
Sr. IT Technical Recruiter

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  • Dice Id: 91022079
  • Position Id: 2026-48830
  • Posted 1 hour ago
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