Remote Network Security Engineer

Description:

• The Network Security Engineer is responsible for Network Security software development, including collaborating on developing requirements, writing technical specifications, designing, coding, and working with a team on testing and deployment.
• This position involves partnering with Product Management, Development, and other Engineers to install and support firewall management solutions for internal research and development (R&D).
• The role requires providing technical expertise during the application development process to support products and solutions from various vendors, including firewalls, routers, switches, IPS, proxies, and more.
• Responsibilities include building and maintaining test labs, assisting in software design, and providing technical assistance to developers.
• The engineer will assist in testing software solutions and gather all technical requirements for integrating with security devices by reading administrator guides, user guides, CLI guides, etc.
• The role involves learning the security device's inner workings and converting that logic into a structure that the application can use.
• The engineer will work in conjunction with product managers, architects, and developers to schedule, architect, and design software integration with security devices.
• Responsibilities also include setting up, managing, and maintaining security devices in the test lab to support R&D and integration testing.
• The engineer will create and execute test cases to ensure proper code functionality within the application and serve as a support escalation point for complex support issues involving device integration.
• Additionally, the engineer will create internal knowledge base documentation for known configurations to assist with support issues.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or another related field of study is required.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in network design and support is necessary.
• Expertise in networking and/or security is essential.
• Experience with packet trace and analysis techniques and tools is required.
• Familiarity with network security tools such as firewalls, IPS, routers, switches, and proxies is necessary.
• Knowledge of virtualization technologies and platforms is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and writing skills are required.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills, including the ability to meet business requirements with technical solutions, are essential.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple roles and demonstrate high emotional intelligence.
• Experience with regular expressions (Regex) is required.
• The candidate should be flexible and able to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
• A positive attitude and the ability to work well with others are essential.

Benefits:

• FireMon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type.
• The company fosters a disruptive, cutting-edge environment where being proactive is rewarded.
• Employees are part of a team that delivers command and control over complex network security infrastructures for over 1,700 customers.
• The work environment encourages creativity and finding solutions to unique and complex security problems.
• Joining FireMon means being part of a movement that inspires innovation and collaboration in the cybersecurity industry.