Senior Security Engineer

Senior Security Engineer

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Join the team at one of the largest and most acclaimed academic institutions in the state of California. At the forefront of research and progress, they are looking for innovators with a desire to help change the world. If this sounds like you, apply now!
As a member of the Information Security team, the Senior Security Engineer is responsible for collaborating with campus organizations, IT Services units and leadership to assess, design, configure, implement and troubleshoot campus security systems and infrastructure across the enterprise. The Senior Security Engineer will independently analyze IT security practices and develops comprehensive recommendations regarding the implementation of technologies and processes that improve the security posture of the organization; consults and advises campus IT staff in the implementation of firewall management services, compliance and enterprise security programs and tools.
Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum of five years of hands-on advanced experience implementing security best practices for Palo Alto Firewalls and/or Panorama, advanced firewall features, threat prevention, high-availability, IPsec tunnels, security policy and security rules, logging and monitoring.
• Experience in applying advanced skills in the security design, configuration, implementation of secure internal and external networks and troubleshoot security and network systems to resolve problems quickly and effectively.
• Experience with load balancers, proxies, network monitoring tools such as NetDisco and Wireshark, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth, zerotrust); ability to design and implement secure configuration management techniques.
• Extensive and advanced knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities; ability to continuously stay abreast of emerging threats or vulnerabilities; ability to understand complex concepts and issues related to cyber and its organizational impact.
• Broad knowledge and experience with IT security and network infrastructure components with advanced understanding of internet protocols including TCP/IP, IPsec, SSH, SMTP, SNMP, along with IP routing, Local Area Networking and Wide Area Networking technologies.
• Ability and willingness to work after-hours as needed or assigned.
• Possess the verbal and written communication skills to work effectively with technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization; ability to use standard English grammar and punctuation to convey complex technical information.
• Ability to develop and maintain thorough technical documentation and diagrams; ability to translate data and test results into evaluative conclusions. Advanced analytical skills with ability to produce system or network diagrams, logical data flow diagrams, and other required documentation.
• Ability to develop and maintain detailed project plans including work estimates, resource needs, and milestones; skilled in the use of project management tools such as MS Project.
• Experience with monitoring tools to monitor organization's systems for security breaches or intrusions such as SIEM technologies.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (CISSP-ISSEP) certification.
• Additional security certifications such as CCNP/CCIE Security, PCNSE, CCSP, or GICA.

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• Encryption - PKI infrastructure, TLS, knowledge of cipher and modern encryption standards.
• Firewall - Palo Alto, the usual already
• Networking - Cisco, VPN, OSI, TCP/IP, strong fundamental concepts
• Systems Administration - Windows/Linux, server administration, system hardening

Daily Responsibilities

• The Senior Security Engineer will participate in project planning activities including scoping of work effort, resource requirements, work estimates and documentation; contributes to standardized IT security architecture, solution administration, troubleshooting of highly complex security systems, infrastructure or issues, and supporting the design and configuration of software, infrastructure products or tools to ensure standardization; participates in the regular penetration testing of enterprise systems and networks.
• The Senior Security Engineer maintains health of supported security systems, ensures compliance with regulatory programs and maintains highly secure computing environments used by the campus enterprise to meet compliance requirements; provides technical expertise related to secure networks and associated technologies including firewalls, architecture, configuration and management. Provides after-hours support as needed or assigned; may conduct research and analysis of emerging security or network technologies. Minimum of five years of hands-on advanced experience implementing security best practices for Palo Alto Firewalls and/or Panorama, advanced firewall features, threat prevention, high-availability, IPsec tunnels, security policy and security rules, logging and monitoring.

The Offer

• Competitive Salary: Up to $150k/year, with a Bonus Structure

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k)
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefits

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.