Senior Network Security Specialist

New York 4 hours agoFull-time External
Negotiable
Role: Senior Network Security Engineer Location: New York, NY 10281 Type: Contract Experience Level: 12+ Years Competencies: Network Security - 10+ years experience required! Key responsibilities: Strategy and policy • Develop, implement, and maintain network security policies, procedures, and architecture. • Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. • Conduct risk assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities. Technical management • Deploy and manage security tools, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and VPNs. • Monitor network traffic for suspicious activity and perform security analysis. • Perform and lead incident response and recovery after a security breach. • Lead troubleshooting and resolution for high-severity network security incidents. • Leadership and collaboration Lead and mentor a team of security specialists. • Collaborate with other IT teams to ensure security is integrated into new and existing systems. • Provide security awareness training to employees. • Stay informed about emerging threats and new technologies to proactively improve defenses. Other Responsibilities • Responsible for coordination management of Firewall, Proxy, NAC and Vulnerability assessment • Monitoring of IT security operations • Help and support for incoming queries and issues related to IT security • Assess information security policy to meet current security trends Liaison with business team to understand security requirement suggest solutions Provide accurate reports that demonstrate performance, drive improvement and prevent issues through various dashboard. • Establish periodical review of IT security to ensure appropriate security implementation. • Firewall management across enterprise-wide environment to include Firewall Configuration Backup and Restore, Site to Site IPSec VPN, Client to Site SSL VPN , Rule Base Changes, URL Spam Filtering, etc. • Availability management/Monitoring infra like management console and all integrated tools. • Conduct break-fix activities to support and resolve incidents related Site categorization, whitelisting, shared drives, endpoint agents and customer-initiated requests. • Troubleshoot Client related issues if correct Client file applied or not and Proxy setting are applied correctly on not. • Troubleshoot Browser related issue like site compatibility, site blocked url etc. • Basic network troubleshooting like DNS issue, site reachability, port issue etc. Mandatory Skills and Competencies • Experience in managing IT security operations • Managing security technologies and solutions like • Firewall Management (Preferably Fortinet, Cisco or Palo Alto) • Strong oral written communication skills in English • Project Management skills • Reporting Governance skills Thanks & Regards, Shashi Bhushan Diverse Lynx LLC |300 Alexander Park|Suite #200|Princeton , NJ 08540 Office: +732-###-#### ext:344 Email: ...@diverselynx.com | URL: Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.