Network Security Engineer

Summary

Join FireMon, a cybersecurity leader, as a Network Security Engineer. This key role involves hands-on software development, collaborating with a team to develop new features and functions for firewall management solutions. You will partner with various teams, provide technical expertise, build and maintain test labs, and assist in software design and testing. The position requires strong networking and security expertise, experience with various security tools, and excellent communication skills. You will work in a fast-paced environment, requiring flexibility and problem-solving abilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or another related field of study
• 3 or more years of network design and support
• Expertise in the area of networking and/or security
• Experience with packet trace and analysis techniques and tools
• Experience with network security tools such as firewalls, IPS, routers, switches, proxies, etc
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies and platforms
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and writing skills
• Outstanding problem-solving skills, including the ability to meet a business requirement with a technical solution
• Must be willing to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple roles and demonstrate high emotional intelligence
• Regex experience
• Flexible and able to handle and prioritize multiple tasks
• Possess a positive attitude and work well with others

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Management, Development, and other Engineers to install and support firewall management solutions for internal research and development (R&D)
• Provide technical expertise during the application development process to support products and solutions from various vendors, including firewalls, routers, switches, IPS, proxies, and more
• Build and maintain test labs, assist in software design, and provide technical assistance to developers
• Assist in testing software solutions
• Gather all the technical requirements for integrating with the security devices. This includes reading administrator guides, user guides, CLI guides, etc
• Learn the security device's inner workings and convert that logic into a structure that the application can use
• Work in conjunction with product managers, architects, and developers to schedule, architect, and design software integration with the security devices
• Setup, manage and maintain security devices in the test lab to provide support for R&D and integration testing
• Create and execute test cases to ensure proper code functionality within the application
• Serve as a support escalation point for complex support issues involving device integration
• Create internal KB documentation for known configurations to assist with support issues

Preferred Qualifications

Cisco, Check Point, Juniper, Palo Alto expertise preferred but any firewall technology is acceptable