Systems Engineer IV - Blue Coat/Proxy

Systems Engineer IV – Blue Coat/Proxy

PlanIT Group is seeking a Systems Engineer IV – Blue Coat/Proxy to support our Federal customer in the Washington, DC area. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining proxy solutions to manage network traffic efficiently. They will ensure proper monitoring and optimization in maintaining a secure, efficient, and reliable network infrastructure through their expertise in proxy server technologies and network security practices.

Location: Raleigh, NC

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design and Implementation: Designing and implementing proxy solutions to route and manage network traffic effectively.
• Security Measures: Implementing security measures on proxy servers to protect against cyber threats, monitoring network traffic for suspicious activities.
• Performance Optimization: Optimizing proxy server performance through fine-tuning configurations, troubleshooting network issues, and improving performance.
• Network Monitoring: Monitoring network traffic, proxy server logs, and system performance to ensure stability and reliability.
• Compliance and Documentation: Ensuring proxy server configurations adhere to security standards, maintaining documentation, and records.
• Collaborative Support: Collaborating with team members, providing technical support to end-users, and collaborating on network infrastructure needs.
• Continuous Improvement: Staying updated on proxy server technologies, recommending enhancements, and implementing improvements.
• Incident Response: Responding to proxy server incidents, vulnerabilities, and security breaches in a timely and effective manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads assessment, design and technical implementation activities related to the Bluecoat product platforms
• Documents solution requirements given business and technical objectives
• Designs and implements pilot and production architecture given success criteria
• Defines, creates, and maintains proxy policies
• Executes SSL Interception with an integrated internal PKI environment
• Understands various proxy authentication methods with relation to a domain environment
• Executes production deployment criteria to complete a job
• Leads root cause analysis and troubleshooting effort for production deployment
• Functions as a liaison between the client and Symantec Support
• Competent in reporting issues, anomalies and problems through proper channels (i.e., account management, technical support)
• Provides incident status reports as required
• Achieves Key Performance Indicators
• Performs other duties relevant to deployment and security operations assigned
• Works on high-visibility, or mission critical aspects of a given program, and performs all functional duties independently.
• Oversees the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.

Required Skills:

• proxy configuration, integration, and administration expertise. Preferred Broadcom Bluecoat
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, UDP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and proxy.
• Understanding of network, protocol and application traffic flows
• Proficient on the architecture, design and deployment of these Symantec BlueCoat Product solutions:
• Advance Secure Gateway (ASG/SG) Proxies
• Management Center
• Reporter
• Web Security Services

Desired Skills:

• Experience with APIs, scripting, and Splunk data flows. Preferred Perl, python and JavaScript.
• Strong understanding of proxy including circuit gateways (generic proxies)
• Proficient with application layer protocols – SSH, SSL, etc.

Experience: 7+ years of BlueCoat/Proxy experience in supporting large networks. Education: A minimum of thirteen (13) to twenty (20) years' relevant experience. A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred. Four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a college degree is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field then four additional years of related experience is required.

Additional Provisions:

• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
• Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
• All candidates must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident only.
• Candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded.