Overview:
Our government client in Regina, SK is looking for a Network Security Consultant for a 6+ month contract to start, with an option for 2 x 1yr extensions, reference #C. Candidates that reside locally in the Regina area will be given a strong preference but remote candidates will be considered.
What you will be doing:
Our client is currently looking for one (1) Network Security Consultant Resource to join the Information Security Operations Team. This role will serve as a senior subject matter expert responsible for the governance, architecture, and oversight of enterprise network security controls across onpremises and hybrid cloud environments. The successful Resource will provide security guidance on network and application designs, with a focus on Cisco-based security platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, zoning and segmentation models, and zero trust principles.
The role includes participation in Architecture Review Board (ARB) processes, oversight of firewall and remote access security controls, and ensuring configurations implemented by operational teams meet organizational and regulatory requirements. The Resource will also support hybrid cloud security initiatives, contribute to incident response, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and disaster recovery planning, while collaborating with internal teams and external partners to strengthen and standardize network security capabilities across the organization.
This position can be performed remotely, however, the ability to work from the Regina, Saskatchewan office on a regular basis, where feasible, is considered an asset. The Successful Supplier will be assigned tasks and responsibilities including, but not limited to:
Design, implement, and manage enterprise network security controls across Cisco security platforms including Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) firewalls (LINA and SNORT engines), Cisco FMC (Firepower Management Center), Cisco Umbrella DNS / OpenDNS, Cisco Web Security Appliances (WSA), Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (Sandboxing).
Provide governance oversight and security expertise for remote access solutions, including VPN services on Cisco FTD platforms, ensuring configurations align with enterprise security standards, access control policies, and zero trust principles.
Act as a subject matter expert for troubleshooting and triaging network security incidents, alerts, and anomalies related to firewall, IPS, DNS, and web security technologies.
Perform continuous review and tuning of Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) / Intrusion Detection System (IDS) signatures, firewall rules, and traffic inspection policies to improve detection capabilities and reduce false positives.
Participate in Architecture Review Board (ARB) meetings as the designated Network Security representative to review solution architectures.
Evaluate proposed network and application architectures to ensure alignment with enterprise security standards, zoning models, and segmentation requirements.
Review and approve firewall rule changes and ensure proper implementation of network segmentation and zone-based security controls within datacenter and hybrid environments.
Provide security design guidance and recommendations for new and existing services, ensuring adherence to zero-trust principles and enterprise security frameworks.
Design and secure hybrid environments integrating on-premises datacenter infrastructure with Azure cloud services.
Provide expertise in Azure networking and security controls, including Virtual networks (VNets), subnets, and network security groups (NSGs), Azure Firewall and application gateways, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Conditional Access, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Support security integration efforts related to Broadcom VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) technologies and associated virtualized networking/security stacks.
Evaluate and integrate emerging network security technologies, including automation, orchestration, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) - based threat detection capabilities.
Conduct deep traffic analysis…
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