Senior Security Engineer

MDS is now part of Secur-Serv; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Secur-Serv in Princeton/NYC area seeks a Senior Security Engineer to guide deployments of our security integrations at client sites. This role is hybrid with one onsite day per week, primarily in Princeton, NJ or NYC.

You will configure and optimize the Security Operating Platform, migrate policies to Next-Gen firewalls, and coordinate production cutovers while liaising with sales, engineering, and TAC. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Core security experience with Palo Alto firewalls and migrations.
• Consultative and team-oriented approach required.
• Strong experience with Panorama and log collectors.
• Deep technical knowledge of installing, configuring, and operating high-end firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and technical support to clients deploying security integrations.
• Act as the technical partner, guiding integrations for client success.
• Work full-time at customer site in a Hybrid rotation.
• Communicate with customers, sales, engineering, and support as needed.
• Understand customer environment and security roadmap to implement solutions.
• Configure, implement, and maintain Security Operating Platform.
• Migrate policies and objects to Next-Gen Firewall environments.
• Test and validate migration environments.
• Coordinate and execute cutover to production.
• Provide guidance on code upgrades.
• Assist in development of new application and threat signatures.
• Interact with TAC for issue diagnosis; some travel may be required.
• Collaborate with customer security & network teams across business units.

Skills

Palo Alto firewall deployment

Consultative teamwork

Panorama expertise

High-end firewall operations

Education

BS in Computer Science / MIS / equivalent

Tools

Panorama

Log collectors

Job description

*****NO C2C OR THIRD PARTY INQUIRIES*****

Senior Security Engineer

Location: Hybrid - 1 day Onsite per week in Princeton, NJ or NYC

Salary Range: $120k - $140k

Top skills/tools, etc. that are MUST haves:

• Core security with experience deploying / upgrading and migrating Palo Alto firewalls
• Consultative and team player
• High level of experience with Panorama and log collectors
• Detailed technical experience in the installation, configuration, and operation of high-end firewall appliances, ideally Palo Alto Networks products

Job Description

You will provide guidance and technical support to clients deploying our security integrations. You'll act as the technical partner, providing strategic guidance around complex systems to secure a digital environment. Interacting directly with the client, you'll partner closely with client personnel to guide and suggest integrations to better serve their success.

• Work full-time at the customer site in a Hybrid rotation
• Communicate with the customer(s), sales teams, peers, engineering and support teams as appropriate
• Understand the customer environment, requirements, and security roadmap to implement the appropriate security solution
• Configure, implement, and maintain Security Operating Platform
• Optimize and migrate policies and objects from the existing environment to our Next-Gen Firewall
• Test and validate the migration environment
• Coordinate and execute cutover to production
• Provide guidance on code upgrades
• Facilitate the development of new application and threat signatures
• Interact with our Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to understand and diagnose support cases
• Some travel may be required, dependent on customer request
• You work with the customer's security & network teams to build confidence across the business units impacted by the change to Palo Alto Networks

Nice to haves:

• BS in Computer Science, MIS, business, or equivalent education/training/experience
• Minimum of 5 years' experience with network/security solutions and technologies (BGP, SD-WAN concepts, VXLAN and general routing and switching)
• Minimum of 3 years' experience leading security solutions in large environments)
• You're experienced in internetworking, LAN, and WAN technologies
• You have a good understanding of Internet protocols and applications
• You effectively handle multiple projects and work calmly in high pressure
• You're an excellent writer, with strong verbal communication skills, with demonstrable ability to communicate to senior leaders and technical peers