Network Security Engineer — Check Point & Fortinet

Neos Talent; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Flexible working

Wider benefits package

Job summary

Neos Talent is seeking a hands-on Network Security Engineer in the NYC area to support production firewall, VPN, DNS, and proxy infrastructure. The role emphasizes BAU responsibilities with L3–L4 escalation and ownership of changes in a large financial services environment.

The ideal candidate has recent, practical experience with Check Point, Fortinet/FortiGate, F5 LTM/GTM, Infoblox DNS, and proxy technologies, plus a strong production-support background and a structured approach to incident

Qualifications

• Recent hands‑on experience with Check Point and Fortinet/FortiGate.
• Strong firewall policy, NAT, VPNs, rule reviews and troubleshooting.
• Operational experience with F5 LTM/GTM load balancing.
• Experience supporting DNS/DHCP, ideally Infoblox.
• Exposure to enterprise proxy environments (Blue Coat/McAfee).
• Production support background: incidents, controlled changes, documentation, RCA.
• Comfortable TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, proxies, DNS and app connectivity.
• Able to work in a structured, controlled enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on BAU / L3-L4 network security engineering in production environments.
• Manage incidents, changes, and RCA documentation for critical systems.
• Collaborate on firewall policy changes, VPNs, NAT reviews, and troubleshooting.
• Support DNS/DHCP services and proxy infrastructure in enterprise networks.

Skills

Check Point

Fortinet

VPNs

NAT

Firewall policy changes

F5 LTM/GTM

DNS/DHCP

Infoblox

Proxy environments

Incident management

Tools

Check Point

Fortinet/FortiGate

F5 LTM/GTM

Infoblox

Blue Coat

McAfee

Job description

Neos Talent is seeking a hands-on Network Security Engineer in the NYC area to support production firewall, VPN, DNS, and proxy infrastructure. The role emphasizes BAU responsibilities with L3–L4 escalation and ownership of changes in a large financial services environment.

The ideal candidate has recent, practical experience with Check Point, Fortinet/FortiGate, F5 LTM/GTM, Infoblox DNS, and proxy technologies, plus a strong production-support background and a structured approach to incident