Network Security Engineer / Atlanta, GA

Network Security Engineer

Hybrid in Atlanta, GA (2 days a week onsite)

9-Month Contract with the opportunity for extension

Our client is looking to add a Network Security Engineer to be responsible for helping to design, plan, install, and maintain security systems in support of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This role is accountable for reviewing/implementing security configurations on systems and networking infrastructure components, providing guidance on availability and integrity, and monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements, and security standards.

What You Will Be Doing

• Ensure the efficient operations of integrated components within the environment such as VPNs, routers, firewalls, switches, etc
• Install, administer, and troubleshoot network security solutions.
• Maintain network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor.
• Configure security systems, analyze security requirements, and recommend improvements
• Deploy firewall rules on the enterprise firewalls per security best practices.
• Maintain existing documentation of procedures, operations and network topology.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Network Engineering, Information Security or a closely related field is required. In lieu of degree, two (2) years of relevant work experience will be accepted in addition to the experience requirement.
• Two (2) years of work experience including hands-on knowledge of the installation, design, routing troubleshooting enterprise firewalls (supporting multiple data centers), Cloud data centers, and network security architecture expertise. (If no degree, a total of Five (5) years of experience required.)
• SOA/Microservices and API Development
• Knowledge of key governance frameworks, including ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT and ITIL.
• Hands on experience with web-based systems architectures, service-based architectures including microservices & enterprise application architecture.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Platform and Services.
• Extensive skills with TCP/IP protocol stack and associated applications including Telnet / SSH.
• Extensive skills with Microsoft Windows domain networks; firewall management; active directory federation services; multi-factor authentication and VPN.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.