NETWORK SECURITY ENGINEER PRINCIPAL WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE
SkyWater Federal
Bloomington MN 55425 US
As a member of the SkyWater Information Technology team, the Network Security Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of SkyWater’s trusted network infrastructure. You will lead projects that will optimize our network infrastructure to ensure stability of voice, data, video, and wireless networks. Responsibilities:
-Design and implement network infrastructure to deliver high quality and availability for data, voice, and video
-Manage day to day LAN, WAN, NAS, Wi-Fi, and cloud network operations
-Work with IT staff to build and maintain a robust Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks
-Manage patching of network equipment
-Subject Matter Expert for Cisco DNA platform
-Subject Matter Expert for Palo Alto Firewalls
-Make recommendations on network technology direction, security and high availability
-Deploy and manage remote access technology
-Configure, deploy, and maintain firewalls
-Investigate and remediate any network issues in a timely fashion
-Schedule planned network upgrades
-Plan, deploy, and manage multiple site-to-site connections
-Planning, procuring and management of DIA circuits
-Plan, deploy, and manage site to site VPN infrastructure
-Protect data, software, and hardware by coordinating and implementing security measures
-Manage configuration backups and disaster recovery
-Create and maintain network configuration\mapping\process documentation
-Automate network functionality with high-availability
-Monitor network performance and troubleshoot where required
-Conduct research into new network technologies and standards
-Perform security and compliance audits Required Qualifications
-Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Technical training preferred
-10+ years’ experience as Network Engineer: Preferably within 500+ employee org
-Currently valid Security+ CE, CASP, CISSP or similar security certification
-Experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and network management best practices
-Demonstrated knowledge of core routing and switching principles
-Prior experience with:
-Cisco Layer 2/3 switch management
-Palo Firewall management
-Network intrusion protection\remediation experience
-Wireless platforms (Cisco and Meraki)
-Experience with cloud-based and on-premises load-balancing, L3 routing, gateways, native cloud firewalls (Preferably Azure, AWS, Google)
-Comprehensive backup strategy (prefer in cloud solutions)
-Working technical knowledge of layer 2/3/4, DNS, OSPF, DHCP, VLAN, QoS, SD-WAN
-Working technical experience in NPM, NetFlow, IPAM and NCM tools
-Demonstrated experience with hardware troubleshooting
-VPN technologies (SSL, IPsec, Zero Trust) US Citizenship Required: This position will require the holding of or ability to obtain government security clearance which requires U.S Citizenship.
-Design and implement network infrastructure to deliver high quality and availability for data, voice, and video
-Manage day to day LAN, WAN, NAS, Wi-Fi, and cloud network operations
-Work with IT staff to build and maintain a robust Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks
-Manage patching of network equipment
-Subject Matter Expert for Cisco DNA platform
-Subject Matter Expert for Palo Alto Firewalls
-Make recommendations on network technology direction, security and high availability
-Deploy and manage remote access technology
-Configure, deploy, and maintain firewalls
-Investigate and remediate any network issues in a timely fashion
-Schedule planned network upgrades
-Plan, deploy, and manage multiple site-to-site connections
-Planning, procuring and management of DIA circuits
-Plan, deploy, and manage site to site VPN infrastructure
-Protect data, software, and hardware by coordinating and implementing security measures
-Manage configuration backups and disaster recovery
-Create and maintain network configuration\mapping\process documentation
-Automate network functionality with high-availability
-Monitor network performance and troubleshoot where required
-Conduct research into new network technologies and standards
-Perform security and compliance audits Required Qualifications
-Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Technical training preferred
-10+ years’ experience as Network Engineer: Preferably within 500+ employee org
-Currently valid Security+ CE, CASP, CISSP or similar security certification
-Experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and network management best practices
-Demonstrated knowledge of core routing and switching principles
-Prior experience with:
-Cisco Layer 2/3 switch management
-Palo Firewall management
-Network intrusion protection\remediation experience
-Wireless platforms (Cisco and Meraki)
-Experience with cloud-based and on-premises load-balancing, L3 routing, gateways, native cloud firewalls (Preferably Azure, AWS, Google)
-Comprehensive backup strategy (prefer in cloud solutions)
-Working technical knowledge of layer 2/3/4, DNS, OSPF, DHCP, VLAN, QoS, SD-WAN
-Working technical experience in NPM, NetFlow, IPAM and NCM tools
-Demonstrated experience with hardware troubleshooting
-VPN technologies (SSL, IPsec, Zero Trust) US Citizenship Required: This position will require the holding of or ability to obtain government security clearance which requires U.S Citizenship.