Network Automation Engineer

Job Description

• Network Security Engineering: Design and implement robust security solutions, including next-generation firewalls (NGFW), VPNs, and Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS).

• Vulnerability & Risk Assessment: Conduct regular vulnerability scans and penetration tests to identify and remediate network weaknesses.

• Incident Response: Act as a Tier 2/3 responder for network-related security incidents, conducting root cause analysis and documenting resolutions for audit trails.

• Policy & Documentation: Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), network diagrams, and security policies that fulfill compliance documentation needs.

• Policy Governance: Develop, review, and enforce Network Security Policies, including Zero Trust architecture principles and micro-segmentation strategies.

• Hardening & Configuration: Design and implement secure configurations for routers, switches, and firewalls (e.g., Cisco IOS Hardening) to mitigate identified audit gaps.

• Network Defense Implementation: Configure and manage NGFWs, WAFs, and VPN gateways, ensuring all configurations map directly back to a specific NIST SP 800-53 or SOC control.

• Vulnerability Remediation: Take ownership of network-layer vulnerability scan results, coordinating with engineering teams to patch or apply compensating controls.

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Skills and Requirements

-3-5 years of experience in network engineering or network security engineering

-Strong Python scripting experience for network automation efforts.

-Experience with Ansible or Terraform, Ansible strongly preferred

-Strong background with IAC

-Advanced network observability skills with ability to own gap analysis through remediation

-Expert knowledge of TCP/IP, routing/switching (Cisco/Juniper), and network security zoning.

-Ability to correlate disparate logs from firewalls, routers, and servers to identify sophisticated attack patterns.

-Ability to explain complex technical vulnerabilities to non-technical stakeholders and auditors.

-Meticulous documentation of configuration changes to maintain "audit-ready" status at all times. -Network Automation certifications