Blue Mantis
Network Security Engineer - 100% Remote South East - US Only
Blue Mantis is hiring a Network Security Engineer to design, deploy, and support network transformation and operations for customer environments — daily firewall/network support, troubleshooting, documentation, and on-call rotation. Core stack: Fortinet, Cisco, Palo Alto, Aruba, CATO/SASE, plus AWS and Azure.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Remote
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Minimum 5 years' experience deploying, configuring, and architecting networking technologies (routing, switching, network security best practices)
- At least 3 years in customer-facing positions
- Minimum of CCNA or comparable level of knowledge
- Fortinet NSE 6 and NSE 7 certifications
- Knowledge of Azure and AWS
- Experience with Aruba ClearPass, Aruba switches and wireless
- Experience with Cisco Firepower Services and Palo Alto security services
- Understanding of encryption and SSL/TLS technologies and best practices
- Experience in large Data Center or Enterprise/campus design, architecture, deployment and configuration with physical and virtual appliances; familiarity with private/public cloud infrastructure
- Experience with networking technologies such as STP, Nexus vPC, IPSEC/SSLVPN, and routing: VRF, MPLS, OSPF, BGP and multi-homed environments
- Datacenter network services including security, load balancing, DNS at virtual and physical level
- Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, HP, Aruba and CATO products (firewall, routing/switching, SASE, wireless, security)
- Wireless networking and access-control platforms such as Cisco ISE or Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
- IPS/IDS and other NGFW features and capabilities
- Ability to write incident and problem record documentation
- Ability to work on-call rotation as needed
- B.S./B.A./M.S. degree or equivalent technical training
- Strong analytical thinking, decision-making, organization, and verbal/written communication skills
Nice to have
- Experience working for or with local government, service providers, and/or enterprise customers
Full description
We are seeking a Network Security Engineer to provide technical support in design and deployment of Network Transformation and Network Operations. In this role, you will assess and deploy the relevant technology solutions according to customers’ business, security policy and application requirements and work directly with the Senior Network Engineer.
- Participate in daily network, firewall, and operational support.
- Ability to troubleshoot network issues and failures and follow best practices and troubleshooting methodology to quickly assess current situations, find solutions, and implement changes to correct and/or update network topologies to ensure stability and functionality.
- Provide technical analysis of operational issues and remediations during troubleshooting efforts to ensure documentations and procedures are followed and updated during active events. This includes the ability to report to management.
- Stay up to date on emerging technologies and products, including attaining certifications and participation in industry events as appropriate.
- Work with various stake holders to lead problem solving, evolve system roadmap and take critical decisions.
- Provide clear communication with regular updates/reports to the management team.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in deployment and configuration and architectural design of networking technologies specific to routing, switching and general network security best practices, in which 3 years must be in customer-facing positions.
- Minimum of CCNA or comparable level of knowledge.
- Ability to work on call rotation as needed.
- B.S./B.A./M.S. degree or equivalent technical training.
- Fortinet NSE 6 and NSE 7
- Knowledge of Azure and AWS
- Experience with Aruba ClearPass, Aruba switches and wireless
- Experience with Cisco Firepower Services and Palo Alto security services.
- Understanding of encryption and SSL/TLS technologies and best practices.
- Experience working for or with local government, service providers, and/or enterprises customers.
- Experience in large Data Center or Enterprise/campus designs, architecture, deployment and configuration with physical and virtual appliances. Familiarity with applications driving modern infrastructure design in private and public cloud.
- Experience in networking technologies such as STP, Nexus vPC, IPSEC / SSLVPN, Routing: VRF, MPLS, OSPF, BGP and Multi-Homed environments.
- Datacenter Network services including Security, Load Balancing, DNS, etc. at the virtual and physical level.
- Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, HP, Aruba and CATO products (Firewall, Routing / switching, SASE, wireless and security)
- Wireless networking technologies including access-control platforms such as Cisco ISE or Aruba Clear Pass Policy Manager