Senior Network Security Engineer || Berkeley Heights, NJ || Onsite Role

AppLab Systems, Inc; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

APPLAB Systems is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to join the Perimeter Security Team in an onsite, contract-long-term role in New Jersey. You will design and engineer Enterprise Perimeter Security infrastructure, collaborating with multiple security teams and regulating PCI and other IT standards.

Key responsibilities include leading technical design for enterprise network security, mentoring teams, and delivering high-availability solutions in a 24x7 environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing and building enterprise-class security systems.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto and Checkpoint.
• 5+ years of experience in design and engineering across Azure, AWS, and/or GCP.
• Python scripting.
• Proficiency in firewall technologies, intrusion systems, networking, databases, HA/DR, virtual systems, PCI compliance, and IT regulations.
• Recent experience in technical design for enterprise network security systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust relationships with internal and occasional external customers to ensure technically sound solutions.
• Collaborate with project teams to drive significant tech refresh activities, achieving impactful results.
• Analyze challenges, provide clear guidance, and steer teams toward effective solutions.
• Evaluate platform capacities, predict required infrastructure additions, and ensure sustained performance levels.
• Contribute to establishing engineering standards and ensure their successful implementation, measurement, and reporting.
• Showcase proficiency in firewalls, intrusion systems, networking, databases, HA/DR, virtual systems, PCI compliance, and other IT regulations.
• Lead the technical design of enterprise network security systems, leveraging extensive architectural familiarity with WAN/LAN, Security, Firewall, XML Gateway, Virtualization, HA/DR, and WAF.
• Demonstrate expertise in Python scripting, staying attuned to evolving security frameworks.
• Collaborate effectively with infrastructure/application architects, senior managers, and project managers to develop solutions' infrastructure components.
• Provide tier 2 and tier 3 support for high-availability solutions in a 24x7x365 environment.
• Independently move projects forward, prioritize tasks, and proactively resolve issues.

Skills

Python scripting

Networking

Intrusion systems

Databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Palo Alto

Check Point

Azure

AWS

GCP

XML Gateway

WAF

Job description

Role: Senior Network Security Engineer

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ || Onsite Role

Mode: Contract || Long Term

JD:

The Senior Security Engineer is an integral member of the Perimeter Security Team, entrusted with delivering cutting-edge Enterprise Perimeter Security infrastructure solutions leveraging next-generation security technologies. This role involves providing design and engineering expertise to project and program initiatives, fostering collaboration across various Information Security teams for seamless delivery within established processes.

What You Will Do

• Develop robust relationships with internal and occasional external customers to ensure technically sound solutions. Identify and address issues to ensure project delivery within budget and on time.
• Collaborate with project teams to drive significant tech refresh activities, achieving impactful results.
• Analyze challenges, provide clear guidance, and steer teams toward effective solutions.
• Evaluate platform capacities, predict required infrastructure additions, and ensure sustained performance levels.
• Contribute to establishing engineering standards and ensure their successful implementation, measurement, and reporting.
• Showcase proficiency in firewalls, intrusion systems, networking, databases, HA/DR, virtual systems, PCI compliance, and other IT regulations.
• Lead the technical design of enterprise network security systems, leveraging your extensive architectural familiarity with technologies like WAN & LAN, Security, Firewall, XML Gateway, Virtualization, HA/DR, and WAF.
• Demonstrate your expertise in Python scripting, staying attuned to evolving security frameworks.
• Collaborate effectively with infrastructure/application architects, senior managers, and project managers to develop solutions' infrastructure components.
• Provide tier 2 and tier 3 support for high-availability solutions in a 24x7x365 environment.
• Independently move projects forward, prioritize tasks, and proactively resolve issues.

What You Will Need To Have

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field or equivalent work experience,
• 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing and building enterprise-class security systems.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto and Checkpoint.
• 5+ years of experience in design and engineering across Azure, AWS, and/or GCP.
• Python scripting.
• Proficiency in firewall technologies, intrusion systems, networking, databases, HA/DR, virtual systems, PCI compliance, and IT regulations.
• Recent experience in technical design for enterprise network security systems.

Thanks and Regards

Saurav Kumar

APPLAB Systems

[e-mail]

609-629-2048 Ext - 551

4365 Route 1 South, Suite 105

Princeton, NJ -08540

www.applabsystems.com