network security engineer

$114,400 - $128,960/Yr

Randstad - Jersey City, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Jersey City, NJ

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Network Security Engineer position at Randstad US is a contract role focused on designing, engineering, and implementing various network and security technologies for banking and financial services clients. This role requires extensive experience in network engineering with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity, particularly in configuring and managing next-generation firewalls and Zero Trust network access solutions. The position is fully remote, with a requirement to work Eastern timezone hours and occasional weekend migrations.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and implement various network/security technologies and policies, including Palo Alto Firewalls, Illumio App Sec, Z-Scaler Zero Trust, F5 LTM/GTM/ASM, SSL VPN, Cisco ISE, and Radius.
• Perform architectural, policy, and design analysis of the current environment/connectivity.
• Configure new environment/connectivity to support service and application migration.
• Interact with internal and external resources to coordinate migration activities.
• Support after-hours migrations and provide Day 1 support and hand-off to the Ops team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of Network Engineering experience with a focus on Network and/or Cyber Security.
• Advanced experience with configuring and managing next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto required, Illumio preferred).
• Proficient with ZScaler Zero Trust network access solutions, including infrastructure and policy engineering.
• Proficient with F5 Load Balancing including LTM, GTM, ASM to support security policy engineering and deployment.
• Knowledge of SSL VPN security policy engineering and deployment.
• Knowledge of Cisco ISE policy engineering and deployment.
• Knowledge of Radius policy engineering and deployment.
• Experience transforming to cloud services and Zero Trust framework.
• Experience configuring DNAC in AWS and migrating existing devices to new DNAC.

Nice-to-haves

• Applicable certification and/or training.
• Advisory experience (architectural, policy, and design analysis of existing environments).
• Able to work Eastern timezone hours.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• 401K contribution
• Incentive and recognition program