Network Security Engineer

Required Skills: 8+ Year experience This is an engineer role, and the candidate must be able to demonstrate ability to install, manage and maintain Firewalls in both on-premises and SD-WAN environments. Demonstrated experience in supporting Cisco Firepower and SD-WAN as an engineer is REQUIRED. Holding one or more Technical Security Certifications is REQUIRED. Holding one or more vendor-neutral security certifications (e.g., Security +, CISM, CISSP) is a plus for this position. This position supports a customer out of AUSTIN, TX, and will support the customer's 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC). This position is in direct support (on-site at customer facilities) of an customer in the government sector. client is providing Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) functions related to the Security Operations Center (SOC) including Tier 1 through Tier 3 resource capabilities and activities related to security monitoring, threat, and vulnerability management and incident response (IR). Provision and configure firewalls for customers, including Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) devices and Zone-Based Firewalls (ZBFW) within the SD-WAN network. Develop and maintain rule sets for firewalls. Help determine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for firewalls. Recommend security improvements for IT systems and infrastructure. Perform patch management for MSSP Security tools and customers security tools. Provides cybersecurity recommendations to leadership based on significant threats and vulnerabilities. Ability to work with provided security policies to design and implement network and security rules and configurations across various security platforms. Implement and document firewall changes based on customer specifications and requirements. Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources. Document and escalate incidents (including events history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment. Create and document procedures and work instructions for use by the Security Engineering staff (Tier 2 through Tier 3). Train and mentor other engineers as needed.