Our federal client is looking to hire a Network Security Engineer at their offices in Raleigh, NC 27668. Please send your resume in WORD format should you be interested in exploring this role. The position is on a contract to hire basis and will pay an hourly rate of $45/HR to $90/HR 1099, dependent on experience. We also offer the option of an annual salary of $81K to $160K W2, with full benefits and PTO. The position allows for a hybrid work week (1-2 days a week remote) after an initial orientation period.

***Due to the required clearance with our government client, only US Citizens, Green Card and Green Card EAD holders may be considered. Clearance requires that the candidates have resided in the US for the past five years. The selected candidate cannot have left the country for longer than 90 consecutive days and no more than 180 cumulative days***

Description: Security Specialist #LI-MG1

1. Design and Implementation: Designing and implementing proxy solutions to route and manage network traffic effectively.
2. Security Measures: Implementing security measures on proxy servers to protect against cyber threats, monitoring network traffic for suspicious activities.
3. Performance Optimization: Optimizing proxy server performance through fine-tuning configurations, troubleshooting network issues, and improving performance.
4. Network Monitoring: Monitoring network traffic, proxy server logs, and system performance to ensure stability and reliability.
5. Compliance and Documentation: Ensuring proxy server configurations adhere to security standards, maintaining documentation, and records.
6. Collaborative Support: Collaborating with team members, providing technical support to end-users, and collaborating on network infrastructure needs.
7. Continuous Improvement: Staying updated on proxy server technologies, recommending enhancements, and implementing improvements.
8. Incident Response: Responding to proxy server incidents, vulnerabilities, and security breaches in a timely and effective manner.

Key Responsibilities:

· Leads assessment, design and technical implementation activities related to the Bluecoat product platforms

· Documents solution requirements given business and technical objectives

· Designs and implements pilot and production architecture given success criteria

· Defines, creates, and maintains proxy policies

· Executes SSL Interception with an integrated internal PKI environment

· Understands various proxy authentication methods with relation to a domain environment

· Executes production deployment criteria to complete a job

· Leads root cause analysis and troubleshooting effort for production deployment

· Functions as a liaison between the client and Symantec Support

· Competent in reporting issues, anomalies and problems through proper channels (i.e., account management, technical support)

· Provides incident status reports as required

· Achieves Key Performance Indicators

· Performs other duties relevant to deployment and security operations as assigned

· Experience with other various IT technologies:

o SNMP

o Syslog

o PKI

o HSM

o VPN

Required Skills:

·           HTTP proxy configuration, integration, and administration expertise. Preferred Broadcom Bluecoat

·           Strong understanding of TCP/IP, UDP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/s and HTTP proxy.

·           Understanding of network, protocol and application traffic flows

·           Proficient on the architecture, design and deployment of these Symantec BlueCoat Product solutions:

·           o Advance Secure Gateway (ASG/SG) Proxies

·           o Management Center

·           o Reporter

·           o Web Security Services

Desired Skills:

· Experience with APIs, scripting, and Splunk data flows. Preferred Perl, python and JavaScript.

· Strong understanding of HTTP proxy including circuit gateways (generic proxies)

· Proficient with application layer protocols – HTTP, SSH, SSL, etc.

Experience:

7+ years of BlueCoat/Proxy experience in supporting large networks.