Network Engineer – AWS & Security

Job Location: Atlanta GA (No relocation assistance)

Job Type: Full Time W2 Employee (Greencard or US Citizen only)

Our client is hiring a mid-level Network Engineer to join our team in a traditional data center networking and Amazon Web Services environment. You will be responsible for overseeing the preparation, planning, design, implementation, operation, and optimization of traditional and cloud-based networks.

To be successful, you’ll need a strong understanding of network protocols and security best practices as well as the ability to leverage tools designed to reveal, diagnose, and resolve network issues, translate customer requirements into working network topologies, and handle day-to-day and project-based work.

Some great benefits:
Rich medical, dental, vision and disability insurance plans

Matching 401k

Culture of teamwork, collaboration, and promoting from within

Experience and skills required for success

Expertise with site to site VPN and MPLS technology

Knowledge of security best practices

Knowledge of application delivery services such as Citrix XenApp, Microsoft’s RDS, as well as knowledge of web-based application delivery

Load balancing using hardware appliances (F5, Kemp, NetScaler, etc), or virtual appliances, and software solutions such as Nginx

Familiarity with Route53, and building fault tolerant networks

Ability to build AWS Security Groups, and identify safe traffic

Ability to upgrade and optimize switches, routers, and firewalls, with a focus on Cisco technology

Ability to configure and monitor an IPS, producing management-level reports

Available for on-call rotation in a 24×7 environment

Knowledge of Linux and Windows networking: configuration, and troubleshooting

Knowledge of security testing and verification, producing management-level reports showing current security posture

Hardening of all layers of OSI model required

Terms such as OAUTH, QoS, BGP, DMZ, ECC, MFA, MPLS, API, KPI, NetFlow should all be well understood

Preferred skills and experience

Experience with Amazon Web Services

Security and best practice certification, such as ISO/IEC-27001, knowledge

Cisco CCNP or equivalent experience/education

Python knowledge

Nginx

Disaster recovery planning

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