SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER

Target Labs, Inc; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to design and manage complex security infrastructures. This role involves overseeing client security systems, developing security policies, and monitoring trends in security technologies. Candidates should have extensive experience with security technologies and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in Information Security.
• 3-5 years with Cisco security platforms, specifically ASA and VPN.
• Familiarity with security audits and documentation preparation.

Responsibilities

• Management of Enterprise client security infrastructure.
• Develop and implement security policies and procedures.
• Perform security architecture reviews and document findings.

Skills

Process-oriented

Detail-oriented

Strong written communication

Strong verbal communication

Education

CISSP

CCSP

CISA

Other security certifications

Tools

Cisco ASA

Juniper SRX

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Anti-malware

DDOS prevention

Job description

The Senior Security Engineer is responsible for designing, engineering, implementing, and supporting/maintaining complex security infrastructure deployments. This includes analysis and support for the following technologies: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, UTM, VPN, Web Content Filters, Proxies, DLP, SIEM, and Log aggregation/correlation technologies.

Location:Topeka, KS

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the overall management of Enterprise client security infrastructure including the planning, design, deployment and 24x7 management

Assists in the development and implementation of security policies, procedures and measures in a networking environment
Prepare, Configure, Administer and Manage Firewalls, ACLs, VPN appliances, UTM, IPS/IDS and applicable Network management tools in a multi-vendor environment
Provides complex design, best practices, engineering, implementation, maintenance, and hardware/software upgrade of overall security infrastructure for the client.
Perform security architecture reviews and develop detailed engineering design and deployment plans in order to identify and prevent security breaches
Creates and revises network and security documentation
Prepares status reports on security matters to develop security risk analysis scenarios and documents solutions
Provide Audit support
Provide support and troubleshooting on network security. Participates in an on call rotation to provide 24x7 support
Day to day monitoring and performance and tuning of the security functionality.
Reviews security service changes and maintenance arrangements.
Remains informed of new security technologies and trends; evaluates and makes technology recommendations to management for the continual improvement of the network infrastructure
Provide Audit support and maintain network security environments to comply with relevant compliance standards (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley)

Qualifications:

Experience (typically gained from 5-7 years) working in an Information Security role
Experience (typically gained from 3-5 years) with Cisco security platforms, specifically ASA and VPN configuration
Experience with Juniper SRX, Palo Alto, or Fortinet security platforms desirable
Experience with one or more of the following security technologies:
Anti-malware
Firewalls
Application Proxy
VPNs
DDOS prevention
IDS/IPS
Anti-Virus
Address Translation
Access Control Lists
Experience working with Packet capture technologies including Sniffer and TCP dumps
Experience performing and participating in security audits
Extremely process and detail oriented
Strong written and verbal communication skills and familiarity with preparing documentation

Desired Education:

Desired Certifications:

CISSP, CCSP, CISA, or other security certifications highly preferred

Other technical certifications (CCSP, CCNP, JNCIS) preferred