What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cisco Firepower Engineer (Security) position at Virtual Networx?
Job Title : Senior Cisco Firepower Engineer (Security)
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Naperville, IL
Description:
- Senior Security Network Engineer with 8 10 years of networking/security experience and at least 3 5 years of deep, hands on Cisco Firepower (FTD, FMC, Firepower appliances) in large enterprise or service provider environments.
- This is a senior, independent engineer role expected to drive lab work with limited supervision and present findings clearly to Comcast stakeholders.
- Candidate has owned Firepower design, implementation, and POC work-including access control policies, IPS, NAT, site to site and remote access VPNs, high availability, upgrades/migrations (ASA FTD is a plus), and integrations with tools such as ISE and SIEM platforms.
- They will most likely work primarily onsite in Comcast lab environments, designing and executing POCs and trials, troubleshooting complex issues, and creating detailed technical documentation, test matrices, and recommendations.
- Certifications such as CCNP Security (CCIE Security is a strong plus) and Firepower focused training are preferred, but extensive real world Firepower expertise is essential.