Senior Network Security Operations Center Engineer

About us

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen. As we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don’t plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. So, join us as a Senior Network Security Operations Center Engineer, and find your superpower. We need you!

We want to find an innovative, adaptable, and results-oriented Senior Network Security Operations Center Engineer for our Security department.  This position can be located in Waltham, MA, Brooklyn, NY, Hicksville, NY, or Syracuse, NY (candidates may also reside in either Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, or Maine). If you yearn to be innovative, contribute new ideas, and play a critical part in our Security Engineering business unit, we want to hear from you!

What you'll do

As a Senior Network Security Operations Center (NSOC) Engineer, you'll be part of a team responsible for day to day management of Network Security capabilities within the NSOC. You'll act on incident, change, and problem management activities. Additionally, you'll actively seek opportunities to enhance the NSOC's overall capability and process workflow. This involves collaborating with key stakeholders to optimize Network Security capabilities, with the goal of improving user experience and enhancing the organization's security posture. This position will on occasion require you to field a call off hours.  Key responsibilities include the following:

• Gather requirements, asses the risk of and implement firewall changes to address the demands of the business.
• Triage application and user connectivity issues, implement configuration change where necessary
• Provide guidance in operating, maintaining, and enhancing Network Security capabilities
• Engage effectively with key stakeholders to ensure that the services supported by the NSOC meet customer and stakeholder requirements.
• Cross train with other team members to support professional development
• Help identify key trends and execute remediation plans for recurring incidents.

About you

• A degree in Cyber Security related discipline or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with security technologies, including Palo Alto and Cisco ASA
• Experience with incident and change activities in a large enterprise environment.
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, supporting, and optimizing network security capabilities.
• Understanding of networking protocols and infrastructure designs, including cloud infrastructures, routing, firewall functionality, host and network intrusion detection systems, encryption, load balancing, and other network devices.
• The following certifications would be a plus: - Cisco CCIE Security, Checkpoint CCSE/CCSM, Palo Alto PCNSE, F5 201/401 and Zscaler ZDTA/ZTCA

More Information

Are you the right fit for this exciting role? You want to learn more about the position and National Grid's ambitious Digital Transformation? Then let's chat!

Rewarding work and a collaborative, team-oriented culture are just the beginning.  Review our digital benefit guide at negbenefitslivebrighter.com for full details and descriptions. 

Our organization follows a hybrid work structure in our service territory (NY & MA and adjacent states) where employees can work remotely or from the office, as needed.  Working from the office is encouraged when working on tasks that require a high degree of collaboration.  We work with our employees to foster a flexible work schedule.

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Salary

Dowstate NY $119,000 - $140,000 a year

Massachusetts $111,000 - $130,000 a year

Upstate NY $99,000 - $116,000 a year

Salary is commensurate with experience and location

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise.  We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.