Senior Network Security Engineer: Azure, Checkpoint & F5

International SOS group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

International SOS group seeks a Sr. Network Security Engineer to secure, design, operate, and maintain IT network infrastructure for a key government contract. The role emphasizes solving complex problems and continually improving the security environment.

The ideal candidate will manage Azure and on-prem networks, implement VPNs and firewalls, and work across Checkpoint, Cisco, and F5 technologies. Candidates must be a US citizen eligible for Tier 3/Level II clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or InfoSec, or equivalent 4 years of related experience.
• US citizen eligible for Tier 3/Level II IT Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintains data network hardware and systems including Azure and Cisco on-premise networks.
• Investigates and resolves network and hardware issues of significance; researches, analyses, isolates and resolves errors.
• Assesses and evaluates current and future systems.
• Monitor the IPS system for network intrusions and respond to incidents.
• Ensure IPS system and signatures are kept up-to-date.
• Design networks on-premises or in the Azure government cloud as described in the project requirements and in line with architectural principles.
• Develop and monitor key network metrics for input into IT reviews/reporting and monitoring.
• Implement VPN and firewall rule, web filtering changes.
• Perform hardware and software upgrades of network infrastructure like Cisco switches, Checkpoint firewalls, F5 Load balancers.

Skills

Cisco Nexus/Catalyst

Checkpoint Firewalls

F5 Load Balancers

Azure Networking

Networking Protocols

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Multitasking

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/InfoSec

Job description

International SOS group seeks a Sr. Network Security Engineer to secure, design, operate, and maintain IT network infrastructure for a key government contract. The role emphasizes solving complex problems and continually improving the security environment.

The ideal candidate will manage Azure and on-prem networks, implement VPNs and firewalls, and work across Checkpoint, Cisco, and F5 technologies. Candidates must be a US citizen eligible for Tier 3/Level II clearance.