Sr Network Security Engineer

Role Summary
The Senior Network Security Engineer supports a small team of security focused engineers within a larger Network and Security Engineering team. The successful candidate maintains, configures, upgrades, and assists with design and implementation of technologies that secure our enterprise network. This position requires a keen customer-first focus, lean-in attitude, and an outstanding sense of ownership that drives issues to resolution, regardless of root cause. Key to your success will be the application of interpersonal skills and ability to foster and grow business relationships due to daily interaction with internal and external customers. The successful candidate will be a great troubleshooter with strength in all layers of the OSI stack.

Scope & Complexity

• This position supports xxx activities for Alaska Air Group (AAG) and its subsidiaries.

Key Duties

• Collaboration with Enterprise Architects to develop solutions to meet business requirements, including developing RFPs, vendor evaluations, industry research, production evaluation, and proofs of concept.
• Evangelizes security program fundamentals across the OSI model and acts as a consultative partner with Enterprise IT and Business teams.
• Ensures appropriate collection and analysis of technical, functional requirements based on customer use cases and business requirements into security design deliverables.
• Designs and implements security controls that are built and engineered to meet compliance requirements, including internal controls, as well as SOX and PCI controls (to include IPS/IDS, URL Filtering, and DDoS protection).
• Installs and configures firewalls (Fortinet, Cisco ASA).
• Designs, configures, and troubleshoots site-to-site IPSEC VPNs on Cisco router and firewall platforms.
• Designs, configures, and troubleshoots remote access VPN solutions, including Cisco AnyConnect and Juniper/Pulse SSL VPN.
• Designs, configures, and troubleshoots DMVPN topologies.
• Install and configure Cisco IOS routers.
• Composes and writes detailed design and customer documentation.
• Contributes to the continuous process improvement life cycle that drives operational excellence.
• Remains informed of trends and changing technologies as they relate to the field of Information Security.
• Participates in team after hours and on-call rotation as required.

Job-Specific Skills (years of experience, key knowledge, skills & abilities)

• A minimum of 7+ years of hands-on experience managing Cisco and/or Fortinet Firewalls is required.
• 5+ years of operational supporting infrastructure security controls with hands-on experience in the following technologies: WAFs, IDS/IPS, Antivirus, File Integrity Monitoring, DLP, IDM/IAM, Encryption is required.
• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise environments of at least 5,000 users is required.
• Demonstrated understanding of IP protocols at all layers of the OSI and IP Standards is required.
• Ability to interpret data captures and debug at the packet level is required.
• Knowledge of Traffic Engineering and Capacity Management is required.
• Ability to work under pressure in a highly team focused environment is required.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and Visio is preferred.
• Excellent verbal, writing and presentation skills are preferred.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

• Embody the Alaska Spirit and conduct oneself with Professionalism, Integrity, Resourcefulness and Caring

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or another directly related IT field, or equivalent experience, is required.
• CCSA and/or CCSE and/or CCNP Security and/or CCNP Security professional certification(s) is/are preferred.

EEO

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Minimum age of 18
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

THE LOCATION

The location for this position is in Seattle, Washington

OUR CULTURE – ALASKA AIRLINES

For eligible employees, our company offers a unique total rewards package that few companies can match, including insurance coverage for medical, dental and vision care, 401(k) retirement savings plans, monthly and annual incentive bonus plans, time off and a generous employee travel program. Each day, we are guided by our core values of Professionalism, Caring, Resourcefulness, Integrity and Alaska Spirit at work and in our communities. Alaska Airlines also fosters a diverse and inclusive culture and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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