A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for an IT Security Specialist
Position Type: Contract
Duration: 12+ Months
Location: Plano Tx
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and fulfill network security service requests across firewall, proxy, and malware/content filtering platforms, including maintaining queue health and data quality standards.
- Create, modify, and implement firewall rules, NAT rules, object groups, proxy policies, malware/content filtering configurations, and related network security changes.
- Perform design validation, peer reviews, and pre-work/testing in non-production environments when necessary prior to production deployment.
- Support incident resolution and service restoration through appropriate configuration changes in coordination with internal teams, customers, suppliers, and vendors.
- Collaborate with architecture, engineering, network operations, and clients on design requirements, standards, impact assessments, and production support transitions.
- 5-10 years of experience in Network Services, Network Security, Infrastructure Engineering, or related technical disciplines.
- Hands-on experience with firewall technologies such as Fortinet and Check Point.
- Experience directly managing Web Content Filtering/Proxy infrastructure in forward and reverse proxy configurations.
- Experience supporting network security technologies such as firewalls, content inspection, malware inspection, and related platforms.
- Advanced experience managing, configuring, and troubleshooting content inspection / delivery technologies such as Radware, Alteon, FireEye, or similar.
- Strong understanding of network-based technologies and protocols, including LAN, WAN, routing, and switching fundamentals.
- Industry certifications such as Fortinet NSE (1-8), Check Point CCTA/CCTE/CCSA/CCSE, Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCIE, or equivalent experience.
- Professional certifications in network security or web content filtering technologies such as CISSP, CCSP, CEH, BCCPA, BCCPP, or similar.
- Experience with Bluecoat Management Center, ProxySG, BCAAA, McAfee Web Gateway, McAfee DLP, Netskope, F5 SSLO, or similar technologies.
- Skills in scripting and automation, including Python, Ansible, PowerShell, REST/SOAP, Expect, or Rancid.
- Experience working in Agile environments and in networking-related disciplines within design, implementation, or operations roles.
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! This position is only open to applicants who can be engaged on a W-2 basis. Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible. We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW.Thank you! Aquib Khan(+1) 208-620-3124 Aquib.Khan@innovasolutions.com PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:Pay Range*: $73/hr to $78/hr*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP). ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields. Recent Recognitions: - Named One of America’s Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
- Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
- One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
- One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
- Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
- One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
- AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications
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