Senior Network Security Engineer — Cisco & NGFW Expert

General Dynamics Information Technology; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 119,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan options

401(k) plan

Flexible work weeks

Job summary

GDIT in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to configure, deploy, and manage security appliances in a 24/7 environment. You will monitor, perform configuration changes, handle accounts and software updates, and troubleshoot enterprise security issues while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

This role requires Cisco ASA, VPN, ACS, AnyConnect, and Palo Alto expertise, with a background in network security engineering and enterprise data centers.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
• Minimum of four years of experience implementing and maintaining Cisco ASA, VPN, ACS, AnyConnect, Gigamon.
• Minimum four years of experience in a Network Security Engineering role.
• Experience with network infrastructure in enterprise datacenter solutions.
• Experience with mid to large scale implementations of Cisco firewalls.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Administration of LAN technologies for Cisco ASA Firewalls
• Administration of firewalls, including but not limited to Cisco ASA, ACS, RSA, Cisco AnyConnect, Gigamon, Cisco VPN, Palo Alto
• Assist in troubleshooting and problem solving for a wide variety of client/user LAN/Security related issues
• Work closely with other IT functional teams to ensure cohesive support and strategies across the IT organization
• Support the development of project plans and execute as authorized
• Maintain relationships with key Third-Party software/hardware vendors to provide support to the infrastructure as needed.
• Provide daily support for tickets: service requests, incidents, problems, and tasks
• Execute tasks to support projects
• Auditing and Compliance
• Configuration changes and Code upgrades needed to address vulnerabilities report by internal/external audits.
• Vulnerability mitigation.
• IOS code version bug scrapping with Cisco SME/TAC
• IOS code version lab testing before implementing in production
• Quarterly IOS code upgrades
• Auditing of any newly deployed firewalls to verify compliance

Skills

Cisco ASA

VPN

AnyConnect

Gigamon

Network security engineering

Enterprise datacenter

Public Trust

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cisco ASA

AnyConnect

RSA

Gigamon

Palo Alto

Job description

GDIT in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer to configure, deploy, and manage security appliances in a 24/7 environment. You will monitor, perform configuration changes, handle accounts and software updates, and troubleshoot enterprise security issues while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

This role requires Cisco ASA, VPN, ACS, AnyConnect, and Palo Alto expertise, with a background in network security engineering and enterprise data centers.