Network & Security Engineer - Cloud & Incident Response

Ren; City of Hudson (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ren is seeking a Network and Security Engineer to design, implement, and operate secure network infrastructure across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will help manage routers, switches, firewalls, and cloud security controls while contributing to incident response and security posture improvement.

The role emphasizes hands-on networking with cloud configurations (AWS/Azure/GCP), vulnerability remediation, and collaboration with IT and DevOps teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in network engineering or security roles.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, routing/switching.
• Hands-on with cloud networking and secure configurations.
• Experience with VPNs, IDS/IPS, and basic SIEM/log analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain network infrastructure incl. routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and wireless systems.
• Support network security operations: firewall rules, VPN configuration, IDS/IPS monitoring.
• Enforce network security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Secure cloud infrastructure components (VPCs, security groups, ACLs) and cloud baselines.
• Conduct cloud configuration audits; remediate misconfigurations and over-privileged access.
• Monitor networks and cloud environments for anomalies using SIEM and native tools.
• Participate in incident response: investigation, containment, and documentation.
• Assist in vulnerability scans and remediation for network and cloud infra.
• Manage ACLs and access policies to reduce attack surface; maintain docs.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Cloud networking

Scripting

Security monitoring

Incident response

Education

3+ years in network engineering or network security

Tools

Firewall platforms

SIEM tools

Terraform/Ansible

Cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Cloud security tools (GuardDuty/Azure Security Center)

Job description

Ren is seeking a Network and Security Engineer to design, implement, and operate secure network infrastructure across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will help manage routers, switches, firewalls, and cloud security controls while contributing to incident response and security posture improvement.

The role emphasizes hands-on networking with cloud configurations (AWS/Azure/GCP), vulnerability remediation, and collaboration with IT and DevOps teams.