Network security Engineer

Job Title: Network security engineer Location: Remote Top 3 requirements: Ixia (Packet Broker) 3+ years’ Experience Arista (Packet Broker) 2+ years’ Experience Network Switch & Routing Experience 3+ Years’ Experience NEED PACKET BROKER EXPERIENCE Candidate: Looking for advanced experience working with packet broker technologies, primarily Ixia, as well as Gigamon, and Arista. In addition, Network experience including vlans, routing, switching, spans, and taps will be utilized. Additional desirable traits would be an ability to be both self-directed and work well with others, as well as have an ability to drive ambiguous situations & requirements to solutions. PROJECT/INITIATIVE: This position is intended as contract to hire to backfill a position recently vacated. Intent is to administer, maintain, and engineer related packet broker solutions to support network and security data visibility crucial to enterprise operations. Additional project supported will be the OptumCare business expansion and integration beginning Q1 2022. IDEAL BACKGROUND: Ideal candidate will have iXia, Gigammon, and Arista switch administration and engineering experience; and in addition, network switch, routing, tap, and span, as well as cyber security platform experience. *** What experience will set candidates apart from one another? iXia, Gigamon, Arista packet broker administration and engineering experience including troubleshooting, design, and deployment, In addition, experience utilizing APIs and or automation involving iXia and or Arista. TEAM STRUCTURE: 1 manager responsible for the aforementioned and other cybersecurity related platforms, 1 onshore Engineer, 1 offshore general administrator, 2 engineer/admins - There are no specific roles defined as the team is being rebuilt after significant attrition. Responsibilities: This individual will work with two others to alleviate a service backlog, stabilize, develop, and formalize packet broker related services for the enterprise. Additional work may include network tap & span support. Responsibilities will include administering, monitoring, maintaining, evaluating, and engineering network packet broker solutions intended to feed network security and other platforms in healthcare technology and services related environments. The position will also include some after hours release and change management work, On Call response, direct customer and vendor interaction, document maintenance and generation (Technical, System Diagrams, SOPs, Training Materials), as well as potential development for system automation and or the use of APIs to consume, display, filter, search complex security related information. Thanks&Regards, Kiran Tumuluri IT-Recruiter Staffing | Thought wave Software and Solutions Limited 6308125139kiran@thoughtwavesoft.com www.thoughtwavesoft.com 314 N. Lake St, Suite 6, Aurora IL 60506