Senior Network Security Automation Engineer

Plano, TX
Remote

$80–$90 Per Hour

8 days ago

Job Description

Job Title:Senior Network Security Automation Engineer
Location: 100% Remote
Duration: 07+ Months Contract with Extension
Job id – 180995

Job Description:

Client is seeking a highly skilled Network and Security Automation Engineer to join client’s team.
The ideal candidate will have strong technical and organizational skills, with a solid understanding of software-focused application support for core networking technologies, including LAN, WAN, routing, switching, AWS connectivity and several security platforms - Firewall, Proxy, Load Balancers, DDoS, SASE, DNS and VPN.
This role involves engineering support for projects, advanced troubleshooting, network automation, and maintaining network infrastructure across various environments including Cloud and Hybrid connectivity.

Responsibilities:
Network Automation:

Develop and implement network automation ideas to reduce repetitive manual health checks and eliminate the possibility of human error.
Advanced knowledge of Python programming - NetDevOps focused.
Thorough understanding of data structures (SQL, JSON, YAML, XML) Experience using APIs for network automation.
Proficient in Github, Gitlab and using Co-Pilot
Experience in Ansible configuration management, collections, and writing playbooks.
Lead technical discussions to understand business requirements and translate them into functional specifications.
Develop comprehensive graphical and text-based design documentation and effectively manage the implementation process from design to customer acceptance.

Network Management and Support:

Provide engineering support for projects, including design, implementation, testing, and support for new deployments, expansions, environment refreshes, and upgrades.
Interface with multiple teams from business areas, network architecture, cloud governance, and network tools management as a team representative on feature developments and enterprise initiatives.
Perform advanced troubleshooting to identify, resolve, and provide root cause analysis of network-related issues.
Assist with maintaining network Co-Locations and LAN/WAN infrastructure and systems for small, regional, and large office and campus environments.
Support a large complex data network infrastructure by using network monitoring and management tools.
Familiarity with Agile software development tools - Atlassian Confluence + Jira Engage in continuous learning to stay abreast of new and emerging technologies.

Network Configuration and Security:

Provide LAN routing, switching, wireless, and security configuration and deployment assistance within various environments.
Make configuration standardization and upgrades for vulnerability remediation in a timely manner.
Plan and execute OS upgrades on various network platforms, maintaining current standards.
Provide technical expertise on secure networks technology areas.
Assist clients through the planning, design, and implementation of secure data communications networks.

Incident Response and Troubleshooting:

Participate in and respond to network & security incidents.
Perform system and network analysis using well-defined toolsets for proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response (e.g., packet capture, application performance management, syslog, Netbrain, Aternity, Observe, Arkime).
Provide technical support leadership on problem calls and major incident bridges.
Interface with multiple teams from business areas, network engineering, and management as a team representative on major incident bridges.

Documentation and Best Practices:

Maintain documentation and contribute to enterprise learning platforms based on user reports and experience.
Provide peer reviews of implementations, configurations, and documentation for team members.
Assist other team members with deployment or best practices.
Create technical deliverables including physical and logical network diagrams, network assessments, capacity planning, detailed design documents, runbooks, configurations, and change orders.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related field.
At least 3 years of network security and network infrastructure support experience.
At least 2 years of experience with packet capture tools like Wireshark and TCPdump.
At least 2 years of experience configuring, supporting, and troubleshooting firewalls, site-to-site
IPSec VPN connections, and Network Address Translation (NAT).
At least 2 years of experience with AWS Cloud/ DevOps technology.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related field.
3 plus years of experience with Network Automation, including Python programming.
4 plus years of experience in network communications, troubleshooting network, security, and cloud-based solutions.
Proficiency in troubleshooting router and switch hardware platforms, TCP/IP, SD-WAN, and industry-standard routing protocols.
Advanced proficiency in troubleshooting Network Firewalls, Proxies, Wireless, Load Balancers, Data, and Voice circuits.
Experience with packet capture and analysis tools like Riverbed, Sniffer, and Wireshark.
Experience with network management tools such as Riverbed and Spectrum.
Experience in large, geographically dispersed network environments.
Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and focus on customer service.
Experience interfacing with technicians, off-site dispatches, and management on major incident bridges

Work Environment:

Ability to work nights and weekends in an off-hour shift role for maintenance window implementations and on an as-needed basis.
Ability to work in a Command Center environment, log on to the team phone queue, and navigate an incident tracking system.
Office attendance is required according to the corporate policy 2 to 3 days a week.
Minimal travel as required to support troubleshooting and fixing network issues.
Network/security tools - Palo alto, F5, Forescout, Proxy, Global Protect, Akamai, Switching/Routing, SDWAN, WIFi, Wireless, ACI
Devops Tools - AWS, Jenkins, Docker
Operations - Datadog, New Relic, Obeserve, Pagerduty, Servicenow

About PTR Global: PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. PTR Global has become one of the largest providers in its industry, with over 5000 professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit www.ptrglobal.com

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Pay Range: $80- $90

The specific compensation for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, as well as PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work.

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Numbers & Facts

Location	Plano, TX ( Remote )
Salary	$80–$90 Per Hour

Skills

Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Ansibleunmatched
Application Performance Managementunmatched
Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Automationunmatched
Automation Engineeringunmatched
Banking Servicesunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Capacity and Performance Managementunmatched
Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
Cloud Architectureunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Computer Networksunmatched
Computer Securityunmatched
Configuration Managementunmatched
Corporate Policiesunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
DNS (Domain Name System)unmatched
Data Structuresunmatched
Denial of Service (DoS)unmatched
Design Documentunmatched
DevOpsunmatched
Dockerunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Emerging Technologyunmatched
Firewallsunmatched
GitHubunmatched
Hybrid Cloudunmatched
IPsec (IP Security)unmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Incident Responseunmatched
Industry Standardsunmatched
Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
Interviewing Skillsunmatched
JSONunmatched
Jenkinsunmatched
Job Analysisunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Load Balancingunmatched
Local Area Network (LAN)unmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
NAT (Network Address Translation)unmatched
Network Administration/Managementunmatched
Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
Network Connectivityunmatched
Network Monitoringunmatched
Network Operating Systemsunmatched
Network Performance/Analysisunmatched
Network Routersunmatched
Network Routingunmatched
Network Securityunmatched
Network Supportunmatched
Network Switchingunmatched
Onboardingunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Privacy Controlsunmatched
Process Managementunmatched
Professional Servicesunmatched
Programming Toolsunmatched
Project Designunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Requirements Managementunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Routing Protocolsunmatched
SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
Security Infrastructureunmatched
Snifferunmatched
Software Administrationunmatched
Software Developmentunmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Systems Analysisunmatched
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)unmatched
Technical Deliveryunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
Testingunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
VPN (Virtual Private Network)unmatched
Wide Area Network (WAN)unmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched
Wireless Communicationsunmatched
Wireless Securityunmatched
Wireshark (Ethereal)unmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
XML (EXtensible Markup Language)unmatched
tcpdumpunmatched

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