Description: Our client, a leader in their industry, has an excellent opportunity for a Network Engineer to work on a six-month contract-to-hire role. This hybrid role is on-site Tuesday through Thursday in Cary, NC. Remote work on Mondays and Fridays.
Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $55 - $60 / hr. w2
Responsibilities: - Design, implement, and manage security infrastructure, including enterprise-grade firewall solutions to enforce network security policies and protect against advanced threats.
- Inspecting and managing network traffic (source vs. destination) and enforcing security policies, particularly blocking or allowing traffic.
- Understand and implement controlled access in a security environment.
- Configure and deploy security tools and technologies specific to cloud environments, including web application firewalls and cloud-native security services.
- Design and deploy secure access service edge solutions for comprehensive protection of distributed networks and remote users.
- Implement and optimize identity and access management systems, adhering to least privilege principles.
- Utilize Microsoft Security Suite tools for threat detection, investigation, and response across on-premises and cloud environments.
Experience Requirements: - 5+ years of experience in security-related disciplines specializing in Network Security Engineering:
- Experience with as many of these technologies or similar technologies as possible:
- Firewall/Network Security: Palo Alto, Fortinet, Zscaler, Firewall Security architecture, Routing, Switching, VPNs, VPN Tuning, Zero Trust Firewalls
- MFA/Zero Trust: Okta, Cisco Duo
- Cloud: Azure, OCI, Secure Service Edge
- Threat Detection: AWS Guard Duty
- Endpoint: Microsoft Defender
- SIEM/SOAR: Microsoft Sentinel
- IAM: Azure AD, Certificates and Authentication, Principle of least privilege (PoLP)
- Automation: Ansible, Python, or PowerShell
- Ability to convey complex security issues effectively and professionally.
Education Requirements: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.