Data Center Network Security Engineer — Secure, Scalable Infra

Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission; Town of Springfield (WI); On-site; USD 8,100 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Flexible work options

Job summary

Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) in Sangamon County seeks a Data Center Network Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure data center network communications. You will work with stakeholders to define secure architectures, deploy firewalls, load balancers, and security appliances, and ensure compliance with security standards.

The role emphasizes complex hardware/software installations, incident response, and ongoing professional development within a dynamic

Qualifications

• Requires a four-year college degree in computer science or related field.
• Requires three years of professional IT/network services experience.
• Specialized skills in data center network security for on-premises and cloud environments.
• Experience with enterprise firewall administration and vendor coordination.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Data Center Network Security Engineer for Sangamon County.
• Define secure architecture requirements and design specifications for data center security communications.
• Configure, test, and maintain firewall models, load balancers, and IDS/IPS to protect infrastructure.
• Keep current on IT security developments through training and conferences.

Skills

Data center security

Network security

Change control

Incident response

Education

Four-year college degree in CS or related fields

Tools

Palo Alto Networks firewalls

Cisco firewalls

Wireshark

Panorama

Job description

Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) in Sangamon County seeks a Data Center Network Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure data center network communications. You will work with stakeholders to define secure architectures, deploy firewalls, load balancers, and security appliances, and ensure compliance with security standards.

The role emphasizes complex hardware/software installations, incident response, and ongoing professional development within a dynamic