Need a Sr. Security Engineer (Firewall) - Marlborough, MA

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Hope all is well with you.
We have been asked by our client to identify a best Sr. Security Engineer for Marlborough, MA.
our client is a highly regarded company in the Financial Services

Title: Sr. Security Engineer
Location: Marlborough, MA
Type: 3 months + (Extendable)

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

1.  5+ years of experience working as a Security Engineer

2.  Candidate must be a Senior Security Engineer and have experience with at least one of the following three technologies - Palo Alto, Blue Coat and or Source Fire.  They will be working with all three but having 1 of the three will suffice

3.  Candidate must have excellent communication and interperson skills and be able to manage several initiatives at one time

4.  CISSP would be a big +

5. Experience in Securing Amazon Virtual Private Cloud Infrastructure is a huge plus

 

Requirements

 

BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field

8 or more years of IT Security Experience

(CISSP) Certified Information Systems Security is strongly preferred.

A strong understanding of networking and network implementations.

Professional Experience in UNIX, Windows, Linux, TCP/IP, Storage Devices, network devices, fail safe strategies, system architecture, LAN and WAN methods and Intranet/Internet security environments, patch management, vulnerability testing.

Excellent analytical, written, oral communication and presentation skills

Strong project management skills with the ability to manage several initiatives at one time

 

Technologies

 

Firewalls, ideally Palo Alto

Palo Alto Intrusion Detection/Prevention

Sourcefire Intrusion Prevention

Juniper SSL/VPN

Blue Coat proxies

Symantec End Point Protection

Vulnerability scanners

Entrust

Overview

 

Assists in providing the safekeeping and integrity of information assets by maintaining systems and controls that prevent unauthorized access, modification, disclosure, and/or deletion of information from production systems networks and resources.

Directly interfaces with business line technical experts to provide guidance on authorization authentication and encryption solutions.

Consults with business units regarding their changing business and technical plans to ensure that information security issues are addresses early in the project life cycle.

Provides advocacy during the design and development of network security focusing on firewalls, Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems, Digital Signatures, Certificate Authorities, PKI, encryption schemas, centralized authentication and access control.

Implements and reviews changes to security rule sets.

Monitors changes in hardware, software and user requirements at all sites to ensure security is not compromised or degraded.

Leads the design and further establishment of perimeter system security, and defense in depth.

Initiates, facilitates and promotes activities to foster information security awareness by developing and deploying Education and Awareness Programs.

Assists with forensic/security investigations.

Monitors, maintains and provides operational support of the security infrastructure.

Audit and monitor IT Security best practices including Firewall/Network Design, Anti Virus Strategy, Platform Maintenance, systems access ID and logon procedures and policies, file transfer protocols and data loss prevention.

 

Key Skills:

Palo Alto, Source Safe, Juniper, Blue Coat

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