Senior Network Security Engineer

LanceSoft, Inc.; Atlantic City (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

LanceSoft, Inc. is seeking a skilled security specialist in Atlantic City, NJ, to support enterprise security gateway operations. Responsibilities include access control, configuration management, and compliance testing with NIST standards.

The ideal candidate will possess technical expertise in network security and the ability to communicate complex issues clearly. A Bachelor’s degree and extensive experience in the field are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum six years of experience in a relevant field or four with a graduate degree.
• Experience managing security technology in a global enterprise.
• Ability to explain complex issues and perform packet analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform access control and configuration management.
• Support network security operations testing and configuration.
• Ensure compliance with NIST security controls.

Skills

Network security technology management

Packet analysis

Complex multi-vendor solutions integration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related

Graduate Degree in relevant field

Tools

Packet capture utilities

Network devices (routers, switches, firewalls)

Firewalls, NAT, IPSec VPNs

Job description

Overview

• Perform enterprise security gateway access control, baseline configuration management and system performance testing to ensure requirements compliance.
• Act as engineering support to network security operations for the testing and configuration of new information security products and services.
• Perform lifecycle testing and operational support on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based security architectures to maintain compliance with customer-tailored National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) security controls.
• Be able to explain complex issues, data flows, and packet analysis to the customer in a way they can understand. Be able to perform packet captures and analysis of packet captures to identify anomalous behavior and traffic patterns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field minimum six (6) years of prior relevant experience. Otherwise, Graduate Degree and a minimum of four (4) years of prior related experience.
• Relevant network experience with security technology management, including system test, deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting in a global enterprise environment.
• Experience integrating large complex multi-vendor solutions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a FAA public trust clearance.

Preferred Technical Skills & Experience

• Experience and demonstrated working knowledge of the OSI model and TCP/IP-based networking architectures and communications.
• Demonstrated ability to use packet capture utilities to understand TCP data flows and troubleshoot and resolve TC/IP network transport issues.
• Experience creating and maintaining site-to-site and client IPSec/VPN solutions.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting security gateway solutions including Firewalls, NAT,and IPSec VPNs.
• Hands-on experience working with network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, and servers
• Advanced certifications such as CCNP Security, CISSP, etc
• Experience serving government customers in a network security environment a plus.
• Experience in FAA National Airspace System (NAS) telecommunications or air traffic management a plus
• Outstanding people and interpersonal skills. Capable of working well with internal & external customers.
• Strong listening, written and oral communication skills.