Senior Access & Edge Network Engineer - VPN & Firewalls

Automotivemastermind; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Automotivemastermind is seeking an Access and Edge Network Engineer to operate and evolve a large estate of remote access VPN, on-premises firewalls, NAC (ISE), and Guardicore micro-segmentation across campus and data center environments.

This hands-on role will manage technologies that control how users, devices, and workloads connect to and traverse the network, with responsibilities spanning VPN, firewall, NAC, and micro-segmentation platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of network engineering experience focused on access control, perimeter security, and edge networking.
• Hands-on production experience with at least two of: Zscaler, Fortinet, Cisco ISE, Guardicore.
• Experience managing remote access VPN at enterprise scale.
• Experience administering on-premises firewalls in campus and data center environments.
• Solid understanding of core networking and security protocols: TCP/IP, IPsec, 802.1X, RADIUS, DNS, DHCP.

Responsibilities

• Manage and operate a large-scale remote access VPN environment for a distributed workforce.
• Administer on-premises firewalls (Fortinet and Palo Alto) across campus and data center locations, including policy management and rule lifecycle.
• Administer Cisco ISE.
• Deploy and manage Guardicore micro-segmentation to enforce workload-level security policies in the data center.
• Operate Zscaler (ZIA, ZPA) for secure internet access and zero-trust private application connectivity.
• Troubleshoot complex connectivity and access issues spanning VPN, firewall, NAC, and micro-segmentation platforms.

Skills

Network engineering

Edge networking

Remote access VPN

Firewall administration

NAC / ISE

Tools

Zscaler

Fortinet

Cisco ISE

Guardicore

Job description

Automotivemastermind is seeking an Access and Edge Network Engineer to operate and evolve a large estate of remote access VPN, on-premises firewalls, NAC (ISE), and Guardicore micro-segmentation across campus and data center environments.

This hands-on role will manage technologies that control how users, devices, and workloads connect to and traverse the network, with responsibilities spanning VPN, firewall, NAC, and micro-segmentation platforms.