The Network Engineer with a Security focus is responsible for analyzing, designing, installing, configuring, maintaining, and repairing the network security infrastructure and application components. Perform a wide variety of evaluation, maintenance, installation, and training tasks to ensure the network security performance meets company and user satisfaction. Provide direction, information, and recommendations regarding security configurations and installations. Work with the Information Security group to implement agreed upon policies. Create and manage technical documentation to ensure efficient planning and execution.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Deployment, Optimization, and Support of Cisco Firewall Threat Defense devices. A functional knowledge of Cisco Advanced Security Appliances would also be helpful.
• Maintain and help to develop IPS signatures. SNORT Rule writing experience highly desired.
• Manage and tune the Cisco Identity Services Engine suite that is used for organization authentication and identity verification.
• Manage and tune other components of the Cisco Security Suite including: Stealthwatch, Umbrella, and Secure Client.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the Internet and its workings (DNS, Security, IP Routing, HTTP, VPN, Email Routing, SPAM, etc.)
• Maintain, configure and setup network and voice security through standard, best-practice configuration
• Modifies and maintains network design and architecture to ensure compliance
• May take on role of project leader for projects as needed
• Utilize deep understanding of network security configuration to identify and respond to security audits
• Assist network and voice engineers with resolving more difficult network challenges
• Utilize network and security management applications to review overall network health and diagnose specific areas of concern
• Collaborates with other teams on designs and plans
• Design, setup and configure security for complex routing and switching environments
• Design, setup and configure security for complex wireless networking that supports open or secured access and the ability to support voice and video applications
• Maintain a thorough understanding of LAN and WAN technologies and their security implications
• Maintain multi-site network, voice, and associated security operations
• Troubleshoot malfunctions of network, voice, or security hardware and software applications, to resolve operational issues and restore services
• Track project work and tasks using the currently accepted workflow system
• Participate in engineering on-call schedule
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager
• Broader responsibilities include challenging the status quo, mentoring, and training the more junior resources, and exploring innovative solutions that would increase the trust and quality of the data.
• Adheres to applicable federal laws, rules, and regulations including those related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

Minimum Required Skills & Competencies:

• Minimum 5-7 years IT experience in a variety of technologies including: firewalls, IPS, routers, and switches.
• Current CCNA or CCNP Certification Preferred (with Enterprise Routing and Switching or Security Competencies)
• Understanding of Cisco Security Suite Applications
• Experience implementing, tuning, and optimizing firewall, IPS, and VPN environments
• SNORT rule writing experience
• Basic understanding of advanced networking concepts (IP Addressing, routing, switching, OSI, DHCP, DNS, SMTP, protocol analysis, etc.)
• Strong coordination, organization, teaming, and communication abilities
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with all employees, staff and service providers and have a team player attitude
• Must be flexible with work hours as business needs arise

Desired Skills & Competencies:

• Self-motivated with demonstrated ability to work in a team, independently and under pressure and time constraints.
• Experience and expertise in developing and executing data strategies.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• High level of organization and follow through.

Physical Requirements:

• Express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word via email and verbally.
• Exert up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, use your arms and legs, and sit most of the time.
• Have close visual acuity to perform activities such as analyzing data, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and preparing documentation.
• Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential responsibilities.