Network Security Engineer

Expert in Firewalls, Load Balancers, and Proxy ServersCertifications: Checkpoint certified, CCSE Certified, CCIE and other network/securityTechnical Job Description:Ten plus (10+) years industry experience in networking environment with an emphasis on Network Security; •Two (2) to five (5) years' experience with any OS •Basic networking technology skills along with a good understanding of cross platform technologies; •Certified security engineer (typically CCSE or comparable); •Certified technical engineer (typically Cisco CCNP or comparable); •Good technical ability to implement Firewall change requests and any potential related L2/L3 router changes; •Good technical ability to create and install Checkpoint objects for initial firewall policy; •Good technical ability to build and configure Firewall devices (Checkpoint, Fortinet); •Good technical ability to build and configure Proxies and IDS; •Strong technical ability to provide troubleshooting in security environment and fault escalation; •Strong technical ability to provide troubleshooting for connectivity issue; •Full understanding and operational knowledge of loop prevention protocols like spanning tree protocols; •Full understanding of operational knowledge for troubleshooting of routing protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, RIP including NAT; •Full understanding of operational knowledge for troubleshooting of IOS/operating systems and CatOS; •Full understanding of operational knowledge for troubleshooting of trunking protocols –VTP, 8021.Q etc.; •Full understanding of operational knowledge for troubleshooting of firewalls & different deployment architecture; •Good understanding of ITIL and service management principals; •Good ability to follow and documented deployment processes; •Strong experience with change request management systems; •Strong experience with network monitoring / management tools/ analysis tools; •Strong experience with liaising with carriers and vendors for installations