Senior Security Engineer - W2

Job Description

Role:
Senior Security Engineer

Location:

Cleveland, OH

Experience:

7+ years

Contract type: W2 Contract

• 3-5 years of experience with Cisco Firepower, Fortinet, Fortigate, Cisco ASA
• Setting up and managing firewalls
• General networking - routing/switching - Cisco

• Fortinet Forimanager
• Fortiauthenticate

A typical day of a Security Engineer revolves around system changes, the lifecycle of firewalls, and the user VPN environment. This role is responsible for device monitoring and response, proactive fault management, vendor engagement, vulnerability assessment, and compliance of these systems.

The engineer will design, build, and administrate the security infrastructure of the Fortinet firewalls and Cisco VPN environment. Although the position focuses on technical aspects, strong communication and organizational skills are required as the engineer will engage with other departments and vendors. The engineer participates in the corporate change management process and is required to complete these changes during nights and weekends.

The engineer will troubleshoot firewall and VPN incidents, identify root causes, and make appropriate recommendations to resolve them. The engineer will review vulnerability, compliance risks, and fault analysis on perimeter devices and develop and implement remediation plans. This individual also participates in the on-call rotation and annual projects as assigned.

Potential candidates will have a strong networking background with a proven history of network security expertise focused on VPN and firewall technologies. The selected candidate will be mainly responsible for administering and supporting security solutions in a large enterprise environment. Excellent communication skills and the ability to solve complex problems are desired.

Maintain network security diligence in configuration, implementation, and support of enterprise assets such as firewalls and remote access. Responsibilities include ongoing management and support of security infrastructure in a large environment. Must be able to analyze situations, assess risk, and determine appropriate actions necessary to complete requests or support the infrastructure. Must exercise good judgment in handling security-related matters, and be sensitive to legal and personnel ramifications.

The candidate will work to ensure that the security of enterprise devices is kept within an acceptable level of risk. Provide routine maintenance to components and systems. Provide 24/7 support of security systems as necessary to proactively protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of company information. Tasks may include updating systems, researching logs, reporting metrics, time reporting, change control records, production documentation, etc.