Firewall Engineer — On-Call, Enterprise Security

fortbendcountytx; Richmond (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

TCDRS retirement plan

Employee benefits

Job summary

Fort Bend County in Texas is seeking a Network Security Engineer to maintain enterprise network security, configure firewall infrastructure, and respond to incidents.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, 3 years of hands-on experience with IPS/IDS, VPNs, firewall technologies, SIEMs, and a strong understanding of network protocols. CCNP/CISSP are preferred, with CCNA/ITIL considered an asset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; four years of relevant professional experience may substitute.
• Experience with IPS/IDS, VPNs, firewall technologies, DNS/DHCP, and SIEMs.
• Knowledge of Cisco Firepower and routing & switching.
• Ability to analyze security incidents and network traffic at packet level.
• CCNP, CISSP, Security+, ITIL, CCSE, CCNA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures network operates efficiently with minimum downtime.
• Troubleshoots network security incidents.
• Configures and supports network and firewall infrastructure.
• Develops requirements for firewall rule implementation including source and destination IPs, ports, transport protocol.
• Responsible for enterprise network security design standards.
• Identifies root cause of incidents and provides appropriate recommendations.
• On call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to respond to network related problems and outages.
• Participates in emergency management activities during local states of disaster.

Skills

Network Security

Firewall Technologies

IPS/IDS

VPNs

Incident Response

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

CCNP

CISSP

Security+

CCNA

ITIL

Tools

Cisco Firepower

Job description

Fort Bend County in Texas is seeking a Network Security Engineer to maintain enterprise network security, configure firewall infrastructure, and respond to incidents.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, 3 years of hands-on experience with IPS/IDS, VPNs, firewall technologies, SIEMs, and a strong understanding of network protocols. CCNP/CISSP are preferred, with CCNA/ITIL considered an asset.