Network Security Engineer

Our European banking client is seeking a Network Security Engineer to manage and secure enterprise network infrastructures, including Forti Gate firewalls, Cisco systems, and VPNs, in a mission-critical banking environment. A candidate should have experience in network security, troubleshooting, monitoring, and administration, along with Fortinet and Cisco knowledge, relevant certifications, and experience supporting financial industry networks.

Responsible for engineering and administering Security infrastructures. Ability to support large enterprise mission‑critical networks and develop new technology solutions. Provide technical expertise in working with clients and other GS‑IT groups on security issues.

• Design, implement, and maintain Forti Gate firewalls in a Cisco network environment.
• Configure and manage Forti Gate security features, such as firewall policies, IPS/IDS, VPN, and advanced routing.
• Troubleshoot network security issues and provide technical support to users.
• Stay up to date on the latest security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Work with other IT teams to ensure the overall security of the network.
• Document network security policies and procedures.
• Manage Forti Gate licenses and renewals.
• Administer all network infrastructures – LAN, MAN, WAN, VPN and DMZ’s including production.
• Understand and administer Forintet proxies and their components.
• Support, fault, and performance monitoring, improvements, and capacity planning.
• Make recommendations to management regarding best practices and meet business requirements.
• Comply with network and firewall Corporate Change Control policies and procedures.
• Must be able to troubleshoot network, proxy, load balancers, firewall, and internet connectivity issues.
• Understanding of Cisco product line – switches, routers, etc.
• Administering of logging and security platforms:
  Balabit, Tenable, Vectra etc.
• Administering of network monitoring tools – Command, Stablenet, etc.
• Keep thorough and current network infrastructure documentation – Visio, etc.

• Experience with working with Fortinet.
• Up-to-date on the latest security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Good working knowledge of UNIX (Solaris and Linux).
• Understanding of VPN concepts, protocols, and implementations.
• Network experience with the Financial Industry’s unique requirements – Market Data, exchanges.
• Preferably Fortinet CSS certification (OT Security or Security Operations).
• 3+ years of experience in a similar position.