The Network Security Engineer develops network security software, collaborates with teams, supports firewalls, and conducts testing and deployment.
FireMon is a recognized innovator in global cybersecurity, leading the way with disruptive technologies and forward-thinking solutions. Here, proactive thinking is not just encouraged—it’s celebrated. Our fast-paced, cutting-edge environment fuels continuous innovation, shaping how we build products, support customers, and drive results every day.
The Network Security Engineer is responsible for Network Security software development, including collaborating on developing requirements, writing technical specifications, designing, coding, and working with a team on testing and deployment. This is a key, hands-on software development position that will work closely with other team members to develop new features and functions.
About the Role
- Partner with Product Management, Development, and other Engineers to install and support firewall management solutions for internal research and development (R&D).
- Provide technical expertise during the application development process to support products and solutions from various vendors, including firewalls, routers, switches, IPS, proxies, and more.
- Build and maintain test labs, assist in software design, and provide technical assistance to developers.
- Assist in testing software solutions.
- Gather all the technical requirements for integrating with the security devices. This includes reading administrator guides, user guides, CLI guides, etc.
- Learn the security device's inner workings and convert that logic into a structure that the application can use.
- Work in conjunction with product managers, architects, and developers to schedule, architect, and design software integration with the security devices.
- Setup, manage and maintain security devices in the test lab to provide support for R&D and integration testing.
- Create and execute test cases to ensure proper code functionality within the application.
- Serve as a support escalation point for complex support issues involving device integration.
- Create internal KB documentation for known configurations to assist with support issues.
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or another related field of study
- 3 or more years of network design and support
- Expertise in the area of networking and/or security
- Experience with packet trace and analysis techniques and tools
- Experience with network security tools such as firewalls, IPS, routers, switches, proxies, etc.
- Familiarity with virtualization technologies and platforms
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and writing skills
- Outstanding problem-solving skills, including the ability to meet a business requirement with a technical solution
- Must be willing to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple roles and demonstrate high emotional intelligence
- Regex experience
- Flexible and able to handle and prioritize multiple tasks
- Possess a positive attitude and work well with others
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Cisco, Check Point, Juniper, Palo Alto expertise preferred but any firewall technology is acceptable
What it Takes to be Part of the FireMon Team
FireMon provides persistent network security for hybrid environments through a powerful fusion of real-time asset visibility, continuous compliance, and automation. Since creating the first-ever network security policy management solution, FireMon has delivered command and control over complex network security infrastructures for more than 1,700 customers.
Our customers have unique and complex security problems that are difficult to solve. This doesn’t intimidate us, it inspires us. It pushes us to be more creative and find solutions to ensure their success. If this sounds like a movement you'd be interested in joining, we invite you to apply today.
FireMon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees, and applicants for employment, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Top Skills
Firewalls
Ips
Packet Trace
Proxies
Regex
Routers
Switches
Virtualization Technologies
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