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Network Security Engineer

  • Location: Irving, 75063
  • Salary: $57.69 - $62.69 / hour
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 12 days ago

Position: Network Security Engineer
Location: Irving, TX
Term: 9 months

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for all aspects of Network Security within the company.
  • SME in some domains but are expected to have full professional knowledge of security concepts and company objectives to resolve a wide range of issues in effective and sometimes creative ways, in all the following domains.
  • Expected to do these things with little technical direction and with only general guidance on new assignments:
    • Firewalls and network filters, in both Enterprise, Stores, and cloud networks
    • Intrusion Prevention policies
    • Site-to-site and remote-access VPN connectivity
    • Network Access Control
    • Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (to include multi-factor authentication)
    • Web access proxy servers and URL filtering
    • DNS Security
    • Threat research, vulnerability remediation, and creation of compensating controls
    • Network Security policy creation, exception documentation and approval
    • Provide suggestions to team lead/manager in creating your professional development and training plan.
  • Prioritize taskings and projects assigned based on importance to accomplishment of business objectives. Occasionally assist junior teammates with maintaining proper prioritization.
  • Solve diverse and complex issues where analysis of situations and data requires in-depth evaluation of identifiable factors.
  • Provide escalation support and technical guidance to teammates in areas where you are a SME.
  • Work on projects assigned to you, in effort to advance partnership opportunities between Network Security team and other business areas.
  • Work with senior engineers to define network security requirements for current and future state end-to-end architectures and platforms to advance security controls and the security posture of the business.
  • Assist senior engineers in collaborating with development and engineering teams to prioritize security risks, provide mitigation or remediation recommendations, and implement compensating controls.
  • Perform network security architecture and third-party risk management reviews.
  • Perform network security platform testing, vulnerability remediation, and operating system hardening to reduce attack surface.
  • Assist in performing proof-of-concept testing for network security solutions under consideration for purchase and implementation.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining network security policies, standards, processes, and workflows.
  • Work with senior engineers in identifying network security products and technologies that can enhance the company’s mission by providing appropriate protection for all data on the network or sent or received to/from various public or private clouds, or the Internet at large.

Is this a good fit? (Requirements):
  • Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related Network Security experience.
  • At least one entry-level vendor certification (with non-entry-level preferred) in the Network Security arena (Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE preferred, Cisco CCNA/CCNP Security, Juniper JNCIA-SEC/JNCIS-SEC, etc.) or equivalent experience.

Even better if you have:
  • Master’s degree with 3 years of related Network Security experience.
  • At least one entry-level vendor-neutral certification in the Information Security arena (GICF, GSEC, CISA, CEH, etc.)
  • Experience in CISCO Viptela

Candidates will be responsible for following the client's COVID-19 protocols. Please refer to your MATRIX representative for specifics.

About Us

At MATRIX, we expertly match talented professionals with job opportunities to elevate careers. Since 1983, we have placed thousands of professionals at innovative clients across every industry ranging from small startups to Fortune 50 companies. It’s why we’re a top 15 U.S. IT staffing firm and why our consultants rate us well above the industry average. People come to us for a job, and stay with us because of our top-notch consultant care.

For hourly W2 contract roles, MATRIX offers a highly competitive benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, HSA, and 401(k) with pre and post-tax options. Please see https://www.matrixres.com/consultants-overview/benefits-and-payroll for more information. For direct hire placement with our clients, benefits will be offered in accordance with that particular client’s offerings. This may include PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other pre and post-tax options.

MATRIX 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.