Senior Network Security Engineer

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**not open to relocation

Must Haves:

• 7+ years’ experience as Network Security Engineer in an enterprise environment
• Application-based traffic and firewall design (internal/perimeter/external)
• Hands on experience with Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama
• Professional IT certifications relating to IT Security or Networking (Security+/Network+, CCNP Security, AZ-700/AZ-500 or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) etc.)

Pluses:

• Cloud Security Experience (AWS or Azure)
• Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework or NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF)
• SD-WAN platforms and technologies

Day to Day:

Kimley-Horn, one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” is looking for a Senior Network Security Engineer to join the Information Security team in our Phoenix, AZ office. As a member of Kimley-Horn’s Information Security team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the security of our organization’s network infrastructure as the firm continues to scale.

Responsibilities

• Participate in advanced security policy decisions including firewall and SASE logic reviews to improve user experience and security posture
• Partner with vendors and internal partners to design and optimize network security solutions
• Implement and maintain robust network security measures, including firewalls, VPNs and intrusion detection/prevention systems
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues involving networking and security.
• Create, review, and maintain firewall rules across multiple environments.
• Collaborate with Network Operations and Cloud teams to provide technical guidance and support.
• Monitor, analyze, and resolve network performance issues, including utilization, throughput, latency, and system slowness.
• Analyze, plan, and implement access control lists (ACL), firewall policies, and other logical security controls in a multi-vendor security stack
• Reviewing, updating, and managing Web Application Firewalls
• Participate in system upgrades and enhancements
• Provide guidance and training to staff on network security
• Support after-hours maintenance for outages and critical upgrades

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Network Security or a similar role within an enterprise-level organization
• Bachelor’s degree in information security, cybersecurity, or a related field

• Professional IT certifications relating to IT Security or Networking, such as Security+/Network+, CCNP Security, AZ-700/AZ-500, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or other relevant security certifications.

• Experience with application-based traffic and firewall design (internal/perimeter/external)

• Hands on experience with administrating Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama

• Experience managing and troubleshooting Web Application Firewalls

• Hands on experience with Cisco ISE

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically under pressure
• Experience with change-management policies and procedures
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Desired Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Threat Protection, URL filtering, TLS decryption, and PCAPS

• Familiarity with cloud network security concepts and best practices for securing cloud environments (AWS, Azure).

• Knowledge of core network services (DNS, DHCP, IP Routing) 

• Knowledge of web standards relating to APIs (OAuth, SSL, CORS, JWT, etc.)

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex cloud networking infrastructure

• Proven experience with SD-WAN platforms and technologies

• Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework or NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF)

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