Cloud Security / Network Security Consultant

TechDigital Group; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled professional with expertise in public cloud services and network security. This role involves configuring application gateways and firewalls, conducting risk and impact analyses, and ensuring adherence to high-quality standards in security practices. You will collaborate with various teams to manage security incidents and maintain robust network security. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with public cloud services like Azure, GCP, and AWS.
• Strong understanding of various security technologies and firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Configure Application Gateways, WAF, and Palo Alto Firewalls.
• Analyze and troubleshoot network security-related incidents.
• Participate in on-call support rotation.

Skills

Public cloud experience (Azure / GCP / AWS)

Application gateways and web application firewalls

Firewalls (GCP/AWS and Palo Alto)

Routing and switching skills

Security technologies (NAC, Web Proxy, VPNs, IDS/IPS)

Presentation skills

Risk analysis and impact analysis

IT service management (ITIL)

Job description

Technical skill set

· Public cloud hands-on experience (Azure / GCP/ AWS)

· Direct experience designing and managing application gateways and web application firewalls (Imperva/Incapsula, Cloud Armor, AWS WAF)

· Experience with firewalls (GCP/AWS and Palo Alto virtual firewalls), Palo Alto firewalls chassis-based firewalls and Juniper SRX Firewalls.

· Strong routing and switching skills

· Good understanding and extensive hands-on experience on various security technologies including NAC (Aruba CPPM), Web Proxy, VPNs and IDS/IPS

· Good presentation skills - able to participate in review meetings and communicate points of concern

· Capability to conduct risk analysis, impact analysis, and dependencies on customer/internal teams

· Coordinate with COE resources for resolution of technical issues/problems before escalation to OEM

· Working knowledge of IT service management (e.g., ITIL-related disciplines):

1. Change management
2. Asset management
3. Incident management

Technical Responsibilities

· Configuration of Application Gateways / WAF/ Palo Alto Firewalls

· Articulate or highlight risks/dependencies.

· Participation in an on-call support rotation required.

· Firewall auditing and review access control lists and updating firewalls as needed.

· Interacting with various teams in managing the log management solution.

· Adhering to high-quality standards and best practices, high performance, and scalable, repeatable processes and deliverables in accordance with applicable regulations

· Analyze, troubleshoot, and investigate network security-related incidents based on security platform reporting, network traffic, log files, host-based and automated security alerts

· Evaluate systems using vulnerability scanners and manual techniques to verify system security settings and configurations.