Network Engineer

Open Systems Tech is looking for a Network Engineer for one of our Financial services client. This is a time sensitive opportunity, please apply ASAP.

Job Title: Network Engineer

Location: Mississauga – Hybrid – 3 days/week

Duration: 6 months to 12 months plus extension

Responsibilities

Position responsibilities includes but not limited to configure and implement network security firewalls (PAN and Checkpoint), Security Access Controls on Cisco Network devices & Proxy access configuration on ZScaler and Blue Coat Proxy servers in compliance with Company's Network Security solutions. Interface with applications and Infrastructure teams to understand functional business and technical connectivity requirements, translate the business/application/technical network connectivity requirements into actionable change configurations for implementations. Assisting in the engineering of the application connectivity through Security Operations on Palo Alto & Checkpoint firewalls, and Security ACLs on Cisco devices.

Network & Security connectivity projects technical work including B2B, users and or servers/applications Migrations, New Ultra Low Latency Infrastructure Build Projects.

Providing technical support functions in processing Network, Firewall, Proxy, SEC ACL, Network Segmentation, Server connectivity projects.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or Information Systems and equivalent experience in Data Networking and Network Security Technologies.

CCNP or CCNA certification

Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer

Check Point Certified Security Administrator certification

3-5 years of extensive Data Networking & Network Security Experience with Cisco Routers & Switches, Checkpoint Firewalls, Juniper Networks Firewalls, Palo Alto Network Firewalls, F5 Load Balancers.

Extensive Data Networking knowledge and an understanding of network security standards such as Access Control Lists (Firewall Filters), VLANs, and Security Zones, Multicast Data Feeds, Ultra Low Latency Network Architectures & Platforms.