Network Security Engineer

Job Description

Network Security Engineer. HYBRID (OTTAWA)

THIS CONTRACT HAS A TBD START DATE AND GOES TILL 8 MONTHS LATER
(GREAT CHANCE OF EXTENSION)
LOCATION: HYBRID (3 DAYS PER WEEK IN THE OTTAWA AREA)
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
CLEARANCE: RELIABILITY (MUST BE ELIGIBLE)
REFERENCES: 2

**DUE TO THIS BEING A COMPETITIVE BID, THE CLIENT DID NOT PROVIDE A RATE RANGE, SO THE RATE IS OPEN AND FLEXIBLE**

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Have a minimum of 4 years of experience with the following:
• Extensive experience in Check Point Security Gateways.
• Check Point Multi-Domain Security Management (MDS)
• Check Point Smart Console
• Check Point R81 GAIA minimum.
• Strong background in Network security.
• The candidate must be capable of:
• Interpret network diagrams and understand network architecture for security policy implementation
• Reading and analyzing Check Point logs (SmartView / Log Server)
• Troubleshooting and fault-finding firewall and network security issues
• Implementing firewall policies and rule changes
• Configuring NAT, routing, and security policies
• Understand and interpret network security zoning strategies
• Apply zoning principles during firewall rule implementation
• Ensure inter-zone traffic flows comply with approved security architecture
• Debugging connectivity and performance issues
• Working in production environments with minimal supervision
• Working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to collaborate with network, security, infrastructure, and application teams
• Strong documentation and communication skills

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in the following will be highly beneficial
• Radware Alteon Load balancer
• Radware APSolute Vision
• Experience in load balancing and troubleshooting
• Experience in Load balancer and proxy configuration and traffic optimization
• Understanding of L4/L7 load balancing concept

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Can establish rapport and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, clients, and team members.
• Can communicate effectively, both written and oral
• Can work as a team member or as an individual
• Strong analytical and problems solving skills
• Be reliable, take initiative, work with discretion and decisiveness
• Have excellent customer relationship management skills.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION(S)

• University degree or college diploma in Information Technology (or equivalent experience), with specialization in networking & network security.
• Completion of relevant network certifications. Certificate includes but not limited to:
  • Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) OR;
  • Check Point Certified Security Master (CCSM)

The scope of work of the Contract includes, but is not limited to:

The Network Security Engineer professional will be expected to execute the following tasks during this contract, but not limited to:

• Under the direction of the Manager, Secure Networks – Firewall Services, the Contractor shall be responsible for the following activities and deliverables:
• Work with application owners and technical teams to identify and validate all required application communication flows for migration.
• Perform discovery of existing traffic patterns, including reviewing firewall logs to confirm actual application flows.
• Document all application dependencies, including source and destination endpoints, ports, protocols, and required services.
• Translate approved application communication requirements into firewall policies and rule sets for the enterprise data centre firewalls.
• Implement and test required firewall rules to support application migration, ensuring connectivity is functional and secure in the environment.
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation of all implemented flows, policies, and configurations to support ongoing operations and audit requirements.
• Follow client’s Policies and Procedures.
• Provide monthly status reports detailing work accomplished, work in progress, work planned for next period, and any problems / issues encountered.
• Check Point Experience, Firewall rule intake, create polices
   

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