Security Engineer II, Firewall

Cyderes (Cyber Defense and Response) is a pure-play, full life-cycle cybersecurity services provider with award-winning managed security services, identity and access management, and professional services designed to manage the cybersecurity risks of enterprise clients.  We specialize in multi-technology, complex environments with the in speed and agility needed to tackle the most advanced cyber threats. We leverage our global scale and decades of experience to accelerate our clients’ cyber outcomes through a full lifecycle of cybersecurity services. We are a global company with operating centers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and India.
About the Job:At Cyderes, the focus of a Security Engineer is technologies and administration of those technologies. Security Engineers will demonstrate the capacity to consistently meet and exceed client expectations representing and reinforcing the Cyderes brand through positive interaction with other teams within the company. You will be a valued resource to our clients who are growing their security posture, the Security Engineer will play a crucial role in the development of the Firewall Engineering service and will be involved with the onboarding and configuration lifecycle, to ensure customers stay on top of emerging security threats.

Responsibilities:

• Execute highly technical changes, change windows, and client requests
• Ensure the completion of tasks and update tickets accordingly
• Utilize tools and analytical skills to investigate root cause of issues across the technologies
• Document the investigation and provide solution recommendations
• Fulfil Technical Service Leader (TSL) or client requested tasks
• Schedule and run regular technical changes (ie. signature updates, security patches, major software releases)
• Improve upon existing policies and configurations of client technologies
• Provide overall guidance, instruction and leadership to SOC analysts
• Provide mentorship and guidance to other SOC analysts regarding technologies
• Engage in knowledge sharing with other analysts
• Providing major component infrastructure support
• Conduct Health Checks for non-SIEM technologies
• Dealing with infrastructure or enterprise failures or reconfigurations
• Opening and following up on tickets with 3rd party vendors
• Maintain current knowledge on industry issues/trends and competitive products
• Maintain and expand working knowledge of current managed technologies
• Improve technical understanding of all managed technologies.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing, and establish a cooperative working relationship with persons contacted in the course of performing assigned duties

Requirements:

• Holds certifications of security technologies or network technologies
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in IT security field
• Extensive experience on Firewall platforms
• Have experience in security/operational network architecture design
• Must have proficient knowledge and experience with SIEM technologies
• Strong troubleshooting, reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Networking – VLAN, WAN, LAN, Routers, Switches, Access Points, Firewalls, IPS, VPN etc.
• Excellent communications skills
• Exceptional Time Management and organizational skills
• Ability to conduct forensic analytical studies and investigations effectively and efficiently
• Knowledge of and experience in security threat and attack countermeasure
• Holds Security+ / Certifications in Palo Alto, Cisco, FortiGate, CheckPoint and McAfee products

Cyderes is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.
Note: This job posting is intended for direct applicants only. We request that outside recruiters do not contact us regarding this position.