Senior Network Security (Check Point) Engineer
Houston, MS - USA
Job Summary
Hi
Title: Senior Network Security (Check Point) Engineer
Title: Senior Network Security (Check Point) Engineer
Location: Houston TX (3 days a week onsite)
Other Locations: Maximum 50 miles radius of The Woodlands Little Rock or Jackson. Must be willing to go to the office 3 days/week.
Client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Security Engineer with deep expertise in Check Point firewalls. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing implementing maintaining and troubleshooting enterprise firewall solutions in a large-scale network security environment.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement Checkpoint firewall policies NAT rules VPN configurations and security zones.
- Deploy configure and manage Checkpoint firewalls including policies NAT VPN IPS and threat prevention features.
- Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for network security incidents and firewall-related issues.
- Manage security zones access control policies and URL filtering.
- Plan and execute firewall upgrades patches and migrations with minimal downtime.
- Monitor and respond to security events and incidents related to firewalls and network devices.
- Perform regular firewall rule reviews to optimize security and ensure compliance with security best practices while ensuring business continuity.
- Ensure security of routing protocols (BGP OSPF) VLANs and load balancing across the network.
- Involve in security audits vulnerability assessments and incident response to ensure network security compliance.
- Monitor network performance and proactively address bottlenecks latency issues and security breaches.
- Maintain detailed documentation for firewall configurations security policies and network diagrams.
Required Skills:
- 10 years of experience in Network Security Engineering.
- 5 years of strong experience in Check Point Firewall administration.
- Experience in log analysis incident response and security monitoring.
- Hands-on with VPNs (SSL/IPSec) NAT IDS/IPS Threat Prevention and URL Filtering.
- In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP routing VLANs NAT VPN IPS IDS and general network architecture.
- Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP BGP OSPF VLANs DHCP DNS NAT SNMP IPsec GRE VXLAN).
- Certifications such as CCSE (Checkpoint Certified Security Expert) or Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) preferred.
- Must have excellent understanding of security architecture and integration
- Experience with change management and ITIL-based processes.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a global security team.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Best Regards
Rajasri.P
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Rajasri.P
Talent Acquisition Specialist