Network Security Engineer - 100% Remote South East - US Only

Blue Mantis; Northern (KY); A distancia; USD 120.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Blue Mantis is seeking a Network Security Engineer for a 100% remote role in the South East US. You will design, deploy, and support security-focused networks, working closely with the Senior Network Engineer to implement changes that improve stability and performance.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on networking experience, CCNA or higher, and familiarity with Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and cloud platforms. On-call rotation and customer-facing engagement are required.

Formación

• 5+ years in deployment, configuration and design of networking technologies.
• CCNA or equivalent knowledge.
• Ability to work on-call rotations.
• Bachelor's or higher degree or equivalent training.

Responsabilidades

• Participate in daily network, firewall, and operational support.
• Troubleshoot network issues and update topologies for stability.
• Provide analysis and documentation during events and incidents.
• Stay current with technologies and obtain relevant certifications.
• Lead problem solving with stakeholders and report to management.
• Provide regular updates to management.

Conocimientos

Networking design

Firewall & security

On-call support

Written communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Educación

B.S./B.A./M.S. degree

Herramientas

Cisco Firepower

Palo Alto

Fortinet NSE 6/7

Azure

AWS

Aruba ClearPass

Cisco ISE

Aruba switches

Nexus vPC

Descripción del empleo

Network Security Engineer - 100% Remote South East - US Only

Department: Blue Mantis

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Description

We are seeking a Network Security Engineer to provide technical support in design and deployment of Network Transformation and Network Operations. In this role, you will assess and deploy the relevant technology solutions according to customers' business, security policy and application requirements and work directly with the Senior Network Engineer.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in daily network, firewall, and operational support.
• Ability to troubleshoot network issues and failures and follow best practices and troubleshooting methodology to quickly assess current situations, find solutions, and implement changes to correct and/or update network topologies to ensure stability and functionality.
• Provide technical analysis of operational issues and remediations during troubleshooting efforts to ensure documentations and procedures are followed and updated during active events. This includes the ability to report to management.
• Stay up to date on emerging technologies and products, including attaining certifications and participation in industry events as appropriate.
• Work with various stake holders to lead problem solving, evolve system roadmap and take critical decisions.
• Provide clear communication with regular updates/reports to the management team.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in deployment and configuration and architectural design of networking technologies specific to routing, switching and general network security best practices, in which 3 years must be in customer-facing positions.
• Minimum of CCNA or comparable level of knowledge.
• Ability to work on call rotation as needed.
• B.S./B.A./M.S. degree or equivalent technical training.
• Fortinet NSE 6 and NSE 7
• Knowledge of Azure and AWS
• Experience with Aruba ClearPass, Aruba switches and wireless
• Experience with Cisco Firepower Services and Palo Alto security services.
• Understanding of encryption and SSL/TLS technologies and best practices.
• Experience working for or with local government, service providers, and/or enterprises customers.
• Experience in large Data Center or Enterprise/campus designs, architecture, deployment and configuration with physical and virtual appliances. Familiarity with applications driving modern infrastructure design in private and public cloud.
• Experience in networking technologies such as STP, Nexus vPC, IPSEC / SSLVPN, Routing: VRF, MPLS, OSPF, BGP and Multi-Homed environments.
• Datacenter Network services including Security, Load Balancing, DNS, etc. at the virtual and physical level.
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, HP, Aruba and CATO products (Firewall, Routing / switching, SASE, wireless and security)
• Wireless networking technologies including access-control platforms such as Cisco ISE or Aruba Clear Pass Policy Manager
• IPS/IDS, as well as other NGFW (Next Gen Firewall) features and capabilities.
• Ability to write incident and problem record documentation to support daily efforts.
• Strong analytical thinking and decision-making skills & highly organized.
• Strong ability to influence others and build consensus via excellent verbal and written communication skills.

We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. This job description is intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by employees in this job. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

Agencies/3 Parties may not solicit to any employee of Blue Mantis. Any candidate information received from any Agency/3 Party will be considered a gift and property of Blue Mantis, unless the Agency/3 Party is an Authorized Vendor of Blue Mantis with an up-to-date Blue Mantis Contract in hand signed by Blue Mantis Talent Acquisition. No payment will be made to any Agency/3 Party who is not an Authorized Vendor, nor has specific approval in writing from Blue Mantis Talent Acquisition to engage in recruitment efforts for Blue Mantis. At this time, we have no interest in onboarding any new staffing partners.