802.1, Access Control, Administrative Management, Aerospace and Defense, Auditing, Authentication, Aviation Industry, Change Management, Checkpoint Firewall, Cisco Network Systems, Computer Security, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Electronics, Electronics Manufacturing, Firewall Administration, Firewalls, High Availability, Identify Issues, Incident Response, Internet Service Providers, Leadership, Load Balancing, Local Area Network (LAN), NAT (Network Address Translation), Network Administration/Management, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Configuration Management, Network Design, Network Monitoring, Network Performance/Analysis, Network Routers, Network Security, Network Security Design, Network Support, Network Switching, Network System Hardware, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Problem Solving Skills, Product Costing, Regulatory Compliance, Root Cause Analysis, Security Architecture, Security Attacks, Security Auditing, Security Monitoring, Service Level Agreement (SLA), Subnetting, Technical Support, VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), VMWare, VMWare vCenter, VPN (Virtual Private Network), Virtualization, Wide Area Network (WAN), Wireless Communications
For 68 years, HEICO Corporation, a NYSE traded company, has thrived by serving niche segments of the aviation, defense, space and electronics industries by providing innovative and cost-saving products and services. HEICO's high-energy culture focuses our Team Members on providing high quality products and services to our customer base, which is made up of most of the world's airlines, the defense industry, satellite manufacturers and other electronics companies. Our leadership approach creates a dynamic environment that continually challenges our Team Members to grow professionally and develop in an entrepreneurially-spirited setting.
HEICO is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our corporate team for full time direct hire role in Hollywood, FL.
Role Description:
Responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure to support data, voice, video, and wireless services. Provides hands-on support for routers, switches, Palo Alto next-generation firewalls, VMware NSX, and load balancers while optimizing network performance, resiliency, and security. This role requires strong, hands-on, primary expertise with Palo Alto firewalls, including administration, policy management, NAT, VPNs, threat prevention, logging, and troubleshooting in complex enterprise environments. Experience with Check Point firewalls is strongly desired as a secondary platform.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
- Network Design & Maintenance
- Configure and manage LAN/WAN environments, VLANs, VPNs, and subnetting.
- Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot network hardware, including routers, switches, Palo Alto and Check Point firewalls, and access points.
- Implement and manage Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and SD-WAN solutions.
- Maintain fiber switches and associated infrastructure.
- Optimize network performance through monitoring, troubleshooting, and proactive upgrades.
- Design and support secure network segmentation and traffic flows through proper firewall policy design and network security architecture.
- Work with virtualized networking environments (VMware NSX, vCenter).
- Security & Compliance
- Administer, configure, and troubleshoot Palo Alto next-generation firewalls.
- Manage and optimize security policies, NAT rules, zone-based controls, application-based policies, URL filtering, threat prevention, logging, and high availability on Palo Alto platforms.
- Perform firewall change management, rule review, policy cleanup, and ongoing optimization to maintain a secure and efficient rule base.
- Monitor firewall activity, investigate alerts and traffic logs, and support incident response and root cause analysis related to network security events.
- Provide support for Check Point firewalls as a strongly desired secondary platform, including policy review, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
- Enforce IT security policies, including access controls and 802.1X authentication.
- Conduct network security audits, vulnerability assessments, and remediation support.
- Partner with internal teams and vendors to implement firewall/security changes aligned with business and compliance requirements.
- Wireless Networking
- Manage Cisco Meraki wireless access points.
- Ensure secure and efficient wireless connectivity.
- Require a working knowledge of StrataCloud.
- Support & Documentation
- Provide technical support and incident response within SLA guidelines.
- Document network configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams for issue resolution.
- Telecom Support
- Proficient in voice traffic flow and related technology.
- Troubleshooting circuits and ISP related issues.
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HEICO Corp
HEICO Corporation is a successful and growing technology-driven aerospace, industrial, defense and electronics company. For more than 60 years, HEICO has thrived by providing customers with innovative and cost-saving products and services.
HEICO's products are found on large commercial aircraft, regional, business and military aircraft, as well as on a large variety of industrial turbines, targeting systems, missiles and electro-optical devices.
HEICO Corporation is a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE: HEI and HEI.A) and has also been ranked as one of the 100 "World's Most Innovative Growth Companies", 100 "Best Small Companies" and 200 "Hot Shot Stocks" by Forbes over the past decade. With headquarters in Hollywood, Florida, and multiple locations around the world - HEICO provides over 1 million square feet of design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, distribution, sales and support capabilities.
HEICO Corporation operates in two segments, the Flight Support group and the Electronic Technologies group. The Flight Support group designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, distributes and overhauls FAA-approved parts that extend over the entire aircraft, from the engines all the way to hydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical, avionic, structures, wheels and brakes and even interiors.
The Electronic Technologies group produces electrical and electro-optical systems and components serving niche segments of the aerospace, defense, communications, and computer industries. The Electronic Technologies group is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of electrically and electro-optical engineered products used in the aerospace, defense, space, and electronics industries.
By combining state-of-the-art technologies, a team of highly skilled Team Members and an indisputable commitment to quality, both segments have constantly delivered invaluable solutions to customers over the years, helping to position them as leaders within their industries.