Senior Network Design Security Engineer

Job Title: Senior Network Design & Security Engineer

Location of role: Hybrid remote in St. Louis MO 63105 Greater St. Louis Clayton in office 3 days onsite but lots of flexibility. This person needs to be in the greater St. Louis MO area but will have flexibility in working/scheduling. Great benefits include breakfast and lunch daily from an onsite chef. Very good work/life balance. Low stress environment. Paid parking.

Salary 150K to 170K total comp including bonus Depending on experience DOE

Key points:

The ideal candidate will be have substantial Enterprise Network experience with handson design troubleshooting and implementation of a TRADITIONAL vs SDN (Software Defined Network) network. Seeking expert knowledge of firewalls routing switching patch/vulnerability management with a strong emphasis on automation.

This position requires taking a lead role on projects (small and large) and following through to completion. Ideally have worked with Larger environment products like Cisco Routing: 8000 Series Cisco ASR 9000 Series Switching: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Firewalls: Cisco Firepower 4100 Series or similar Palo Alto Networks Firewalls:PA7000 Series

Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Significant experince in a similar role designing configuring administering and supporting IP networks including subnets routing VLAN DNS DHCP QoS VOIP TCP/IP monitoring and troubleshooting.

In depth experience with either Cisco or Palo Alto Routing/Switching/Firewalls/IPS preferred

Indepth knowledge of networking standards concepts best practices and procedures.

Experience with automation tools such as Terraform Ansible Git and Github are preferred

In depth experience with monitoring and diagnosing complex network security and systems issues using tools such as Wireshark.

Familiarity with the most current networking hardware software and services.

Cisco CCNP or CCNPlevel equivalent experience and security certifications strongly desired.

Experience with Cisco Wireless Identity Services Engine (ISE) Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Application Centric Architecture (ACI) and Palo PanOS preferred.

Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously

AWS certifications are a plus

Experience in Financial Services is a plus

Responsibilities:

This person will lead the charge in designing implementing and maintaining our robust network infrastructure working with all technology teams to ensure the network is scalable reliable and secure.

Design and implement scalable and reliable enterpriselevel network solutions including routing switching and firewall configurations using vendors such as Cisco Palo Alto and AWS

Proactively secure and monitor network infrastructure identifying and recommending upgrades based on industry best practices

Lead network vulnerability remediation participate in security audits and collaborate on firmware and software patching efforts

Troubleshoot network issues optimize network configurations and enforce best practices for network configuration

Work closely with business units to understand and meet functional requirements ensuring a stable and scalable network infrastructure

Ensure compliance with security standards and best practices for network infrastructure

Develop and maintain documentation for network infrastructure and processes

Company relocation At this time client will NOT relocate for this role

Company sponsorship At this time client will NOT sponsor for this role

Travel: This role may require 0% travel

Duration of role: Direct hire Role Fulltime

If applying for this role Please take each key point and provide number of years experience and what you would rate yourself 1 thru 10 (10 being expert) for each key point. Send your resume and notes on the role to expediate our recruiting services.