Sr. Network Security Engineer

Sr. Network Security Engineer

Duration: 6 Months Contract

Location: Overland Park, KS or Raleigh, NC (Onsite)

Pay Range: $73 - $76/hr on W2

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level

One of the leading implementation partners globally.

Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

• Configure, administer, and maintain all network security hardware/software, monitoring tools, and security management portals
• Install, configure, and maintain complex multi-site VPN & TCP/IP networks
• Develop, recommend, and implement new and updated procedures together with key stakeholders to ensure an effective, streamlined, secure, and scalable operation and solution
• Maintain access to services such as applications, servers, routers, and related software and hardware via VPN
• Troubleshoot and resolve network performance problems
• Monitor and troubleshoot firewalls, logs, and connectivity issues
• Develop and support network automation and maintenance scripts
• Network firewall capacity planning
• Assist with the planning and implementation of the overall VoIP Connectivity solution
• Proactively engage peers to understand key metrics for the business
• Proactively research and identify new products and technologies that align with the strategic vision of the organization
• Proactively seek out educational opportunities to ensure long-term growth for this position. Stay abreast of current and future industry trends related to network firewall technologies and application toolsets

• Serve as a technical network security engineer, configuring, monitoring, and maintaining security standards on next-generation firewalls and security service edge solutions
• Ensure traffic is segmented, inspected, and managed per policy and business needs
• Be network security lead for offshore engineering staff in troubleshooting, daily tasks, and change oversight

Network Engineer with a strong background in Zscaler and Palo Alto technologies

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