Lead Cloud Network Engineer

CCS INC; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

A technology firm in Plano, Texas seeks a candidate for a network security role focusing on designing and delivering comprehensive security solutions. You will work collaboratively with application teams and lead complex security projects while ensuring continuous improvements in network design. The ideal candidate should have expertise in cloud technologies, especially AWS, and networking protocols, along with the ability to support VPN configurations and policies. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance.

Qualifications

• Experience configuring, deploying, supporting remote connectivity for client to site and site to site VPN.
• Strong knowledge of security protocols and practices in wired/wireless environments.
• Expertise in current features of AWS and commercial cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Consulting with teams to develop technical requirements.
• Designing and delivering network security solutions.
• Provide level-3 support for production incidents.
• Collaborating on strategic planning with leadership.

Skills

TCP/IP

Security Architecture

VPN

AWS Cloud

Identity and Access Management

Enterprise-level firewall experience

Network access control (NAC)

RADIUS, TACACS+, and 802.1x

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions in Python, Ansible & Terraform

Palo Alto Prisma Access and Prisma Cloud

Cloud networking technologies such as Aviatrix

Job description

Benefits

• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

3>Qualifications

• TCP/IP, Security Architecture, VPN, AWS Cloud, Identity and Access Management experience
• Enterprise-level firewall experience
• Experience configuring, deploying, supporting remote connectivity for client to site and site to site VPN
• Strong knowledge of network access control (NAC), AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting), and security protocols such as RADIUS, TACACS+, and 802.1x in wired and wireless environments
• Experience architecting hybrid AWS and on-premises
• Expert knowledge of current features, planned future capabilities, and limitations of the commercial cloud platforms (AWS)
• Experience developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions in Python, Ansible & Terraform.
• Strong foundation in IaC principles and methodologies.
• AWS, Palo Alto, Cisco & Aviatrix Certifications will be a plus
• Palo Alto Prisma Access and Prisma Cloud experience will be a plus
• Experience with Cloud networking technologies such as Aviatrix will be a plus
• Experience implementing networking designs in support of enterprise Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning solutions will be a plus

Responsibilities

• Consulting with support and application teams to develop technical requirements
• Designing, documenting, and delivering network security solutions
• Review, recommend, and deliver improvements to the steady-state environment
• Provide occasional level-3 support for production incidents
• Strategic planning in collaboration with department leadership
• Driving complex technical information security projects to ensure on-time delivery