Network Security Engineer

Talent Portus; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Portus in the Bronx, NY is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain complex LAN/WAN environments onsite. You will create diagrams, perform site surveys, and ensure robust network operations.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in network design and deployment, strong Cisco and Fortinet experience, VoIP, routing protocols, and security best practices; you will collaborate with IT teams to keep documentation current and uptime high.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in network design, installation, configuration, troubleshooting and monitoring of IPsec, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, IPv4.
• 4+ years of combined Cisco Collaboration, VoIP troubleshooting, design, and configuration experience.
• Video surveillance systems and cameras are a plus.
• Strong communications and writing skills.
• Proficiency in configuring and managing Cisco, Fortinet, Rubrik, Nexis network devices (routers, switches, FMC firewalls, access points).
• Disaster Recovery experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs).
• Experience with wireless networking technologies (Wi-Fi 6, WPA3).
• Knowledge of cellular technologies (LTE, 5G) and related equipment (modems, SIM management).
• Familiarity with network monitoring and management tools (e.g. Wireshark).
• Experience with network security best practices and tools.
• CompTIA Network+ or Security+
• Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Experience with network architecture for LAN and WAN technologies, including design, development, installation and diagram creation, site surveys.
• Providing weekly updates to senior management and senior staff.
• Project management experience is a plus.
• Disaster Recovery Experience.
• Experience with all Cisco network devices, new and old, including wired, wireless, routers, switches, load balancer, firewalls, and VoIP.
• Experience with routing protocols, including TCP/IP, IPv4, and OSI routing framework.
• Experience with storage infrastructure and virtualization is a plus that includes iSCSI standard, NAS, and SAN infrastructure and configuration.
• Switching and configuration options (VLANS, DHCP, VPN's, NAT).
• Experience working with backward compatibility- old and new Cisco devices.
• Responsible for the design, setup, configuration, and maintenance of all Fortinet routers, Cisco switches and other network appliances, Meraki Switches, Cisco UCS, Palo Alto, Nexus Switches and access points, backups, Cisco VPN, and FMC firewall configuration.
• Enforce technical support service levels agreements to meet problem resolution expectations and timeframes.
• Maximize network performance by troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades.
• Monitors, maintains, installs and troubleshoots critical components of the network to provide network access with limited interruption; resolves any network issues in a timely and professional manner; provides technical expertise to other IT staff to assist in solving technical network issues.
• Plan and implement network security measures to protect the organization's data and systems.
• Works with the internal/external teams to establish/update design principles and standards for all network components and configurations and keeps network documentation current.
• Diligence and persistence in promoting the best options.
• Design and maintain the organization's network topology. This results in design documents that are essential for maintaining a functional network environment.
• Weekend network assistance as needed in case of extended work or outages.

Skills

Network design

Cisco devices

Fortinet devices

VLANs

VoIP

BGP

OSPF

Wi-Fi 6

CWNP

Security practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related field

Tools

Wireshark

Cisco UCS

Meraki

Nexus switches

Palo Alto

Job description

Title: Network Engineer

Position: Full Time or permanent

Location: Bronx, New York

Job Type: Onsite

MOI: webcam and F2F

Roles & Responsibility:

• Experience with network architecture for LAN and WAN technologies, including design, development, installation and diagram creation, site surveys
• Providing weekly updates to senior management and senior staff.
• Project management experience is a plus
• Disaster Recovery Experience
• Experience with all Cisco network devices, new and old, including wired, wireless, routers, switches, load balancer, firewalls, and VoIP
• Experience with routing protocols, including TCP/IP, IPv4, and OSI routing framework
• Experience with storage infrastructure and virtualization is a plus that includes iSCSI standard, NAS, and SAN infrastructure and configuration
• Switching and configuration options (VLANS, DHCP, VPN's, NAT)
• Experience working with backward compatibility- old and new Cisco devices

• Responsible for the design, setup, configuration, and maintenance of all Fortinet routers, Cisco switches and other network appliances, Meraki Switches, Cisco UCS, Palo Alto, Nexus Switches and access points, backups, Cisco VPN, and FMC firewall configuration
• Enforce technical support service levels agreements to meet problem resolution expectations and timeframes.
• Maximize network performance by troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades.
• Monitors, maintains, installs and troubleshoots critical components of the network to provide network access with limited interruption; resolves any network issues in a timely and professional manner; provides technical expertise to other IT staff to assist in solving technical network issues.
• Plan and implement network security measures to protect the organization's data and systems.
• Works with the internal/external teams to establish/update design principles and standards for all network components and configurations and keeps network documentation current.
• Diligence and persistence in promoting the best options
• Design and maintain the organization's network topology. This results in design documents that are essential for maintaining a functional network environment
• Weekend network assistance as needed in case of extended work or outages

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field

7+ years of experience in network design, installation, configuration, troubleshooting and monitoring of the following network services: IPsec, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, IPv4

4+ years of combined Cisco Collaboration, VoIP troubleshooting, design, and configuration experience.

Video surveillance systems and cameras are a plus.

Strong communications and writing skills.

• Proficiency in configuring and managing Cisco, Fortinet, Rubrik, Nexis network devices (routers, switches, FMC firewalls, access points)
• Disaster Recovery experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, etc.)
• Experience with wireless networking technologies (Wi-Fi 6, WPA3, etc.)
• Knowledge of cellular technologies (LTE, 5G) and related equipment (modems, SIM management)
• Familiarity with network monitoring and management tools (e.g.Wireshark)
• Experience with network security best practices and tools
• CompTIA Network+ or Security+
• Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) or equivalent