Network Security Engineer

JOB TITLE: Network Security Engineer JOB LOCATION: Northborough, MA WAGE RANGE*: $70-80/Hour JOB NUMBER: NGGJP00017792 One year contract to hire full time JOB DESCRIPTION: As a Network Security Engineer, you'll provide technical support for hardware and applications. You'll be responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware, operating systems, software, and related infrastructure. You'll ensure that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational standards and security requirements. Key responsibilities include the following: Support of remote sites including data centers with ability to provide smart hands support for infrastructure and network equipment. Manage and maintain enterprise‐grade network firewalls, including rule creation, policy reviews, and security hardening. Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot routing and switching infrastructure within a multi‐site environment. Administer and optimize application delivery and traffic‐balancing platforms to ensure high availability and performance. Perform network vulnerability assessments and port‐scanning activities to identify and remediate security risks. Oversee centralized log collection, monitoring, and alerting systems to support operational visibility and incident response. Maintain and report on security patching on all Firewalls, Routers, Switches, applications for backups, syslog, monitoring, and appliances in the Network, within required time frames. Manage secure network backup processes, including automated configurations, validation, and restoration procedures. Follow NERC CIP Standards and meets time sensitive deadlines. Participate in 24x7 on call rotation, providing application and hardware support. Valid driver's license required with a safe driving history that meets National Grid's Safe Driver policy. Install ( Rack and Stack ) , Upgrade IOS on new equipment Proficient with Visio Responsibilities As an employee in the Platform Engineer role, your key roles and responsibilities will include:Ability to lead work efforts and resources within team and across functions to achieve key outcomes Strong work ethic with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and follow through in a timely manner Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Possess strong commitment to team environment dynamics with the ability to contribute expertise and follow leadership directives at appropriate times Gather information, define, and resolve issues or outages that occur within the infrastructure, in a timely fashion. Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, and key processes. Reviewing system and application logs and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Perform periodic performance reporting of hardware to support capacity planning. Responsible for backup and recovery of all devices, participation in Disaster Recovery exercises. Provide technical support for both hardware and software issues encountered. Follows NERC CIP Standards and meets time sensitive deadlines Works with vendors as needed to support compliance activities, resolve issues with appliances and server hardware and software. Position requires 25% travel on monthly basis by vehicle with clean license Support of remote sites including data centers with ability to provide smart hands support for infrastructure and network equipment Manage and maintain enterprise‐grade network firewalls, including rule creation, policy reviews, and security hardening. Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot routing and switching infrastructure within a multi‐site environment. Administer and optimize application delivery and traffic‐balancing platforms to ensure high availability and performance. Perform network vulnerability assessments and port‐scanning activities to identify and remediate security risks. Oversee centralized log collection, monitoring, and alerting systems to support operational visibility and incident response. Maintain and report on security patching on all Firewalls, Routers, Switches, applications for backups, syslog, monitoring and appliances in the Network, within required time frames. Manage secure network backup processes, including automated configurations, validation, and restoration procedures. Participates in 24x7 on call rotation, providing application and hardware support. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities * While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. Benefits offered are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and subject to change at TCM's discretion.