Network Security Engineer
Hybrid in Atlanta, GA (2 days a week onsite)
9-Month Contract with the opportunity for extension
Our client is looking to add a Network Security Engineer to be responsible for helping to design, plan, install, and maintain security systems in support of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This role is accountable for reviewing/implementing security configurations on systems and networking infrastructure components, providing guidance on availability and integrity, and monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements, and security standards.
What You Will Be Doing
- Ensure the efficient operations of integrated components within the environment such as VPNs, routers, firewalls, switches, etc.
- Install, administer, and troubleshoot network security solutions.
- Maintain network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor.
- Configure security systems, analyze security requirements, and recommend improvements
- Deploy firewall rules on the enterprise firewalls per security best practices.
- Maintain existing documentation of procedures, operations and network topology.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Network Engineering, Information Security or a closely related field is required. In lieu of degree, two (2) years of relevant work experience will be accepted in addition to the experience requirement.
- Two (2) years of work experience including hands-on knowledge of the installation, design, routing troubleshooting enterprise firewalls (supporting multiple data centers), Cloud data centers, and network security architecture expertise. (If no degree, a total of Five (5) years of experience required.)
- Expertise in Checkpoint and Cisco firewalls.
- Knowledge of key governance frameworks, including ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT and ITIL.
- Hands-on experience with AWS Platform and Services.
- Extensive skills with TCP/IP protocol stack and associated applications including Telnet / SSH.
- Extensive skills with Microsoft Windows domain networks; firewall management; active directory federation services; multi-factor authentication and VPN.
- Previous healthcare experience
You will Receive the Following Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Orthodontia, and Vision Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) with pre and post-tax options
- Paid Sick Time Leave
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.