Manager of Network Security

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Job Description Summary

- Supervise direct reports

- Manage and act as an escalation point for Network Security technical issues.

- Direct and oversee significant projects, manage vendors related to enhancements and operations that is well documented and follows overall strategic plan

- Audit systems, identify problematic areas, and implement strategic solutions

- Assist in planning deployment of new products or technologies

- Develop and maintain policies, standards and processes related to network security devices and solutions

- Managing key relationships with security partners and other internal departments.

- Ensure adherence and compliance to all security requirements as required by them related to network security

- Understand and keep up to date with the latest security issues and threats

- Sponsorship and execution of technology & security advancements.

- Ensuring production systems are secure, up to date and vulnerabilities managed in a timely and effective manner.

- Limited travel to conferences and other events may be necessary.

- Working closely with the Director, Security Engineering and other team members on various projects in their Security department

- Escalates security issues to the Director, Security Engineering or Chief Security Officer

Responsibilities

- Configuration, monitoring, management, and troubleshooting of firewalls.

- Firewall technologies; Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), Unified Threat Management (UTM): Cisco ASA, Fortinet and Juniper SRX.

- Monitor and manage ticket queue application for Firewall Operations trouble tickets for incidents and creation of change requests.

- Utilises change management, request, and ticketing systems, documents status updates and problem resolutions.

- Experience creating policies in and managing Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).

- IPS/IDS technologies; Signature and pattern-based intrusion detection and prevention systems: Sourcefire and Fortinet.

- VPN Technologies; IPSEC client & L2L tunnel, SSL client and clientless connectivity.

- Resolve problems reported by end users.

- Maintains documentation related to work area and routinely updates architecture diagrams using Visio.

Qualifications

- Ability to manage personnel

- Excellent knowledge of technical management of computer hardware/software systems

- Managing of technical staff and projects

- Ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

- Knowledge of VLAN's, switches, routing, and network design is required.

- Must have networking TCP/IP routing protocol experience.

- Experience with firewalls, remote access VPN implementation, troubleshooting, and problem resolution