Network Security Engineer

Job summary

Lead the deployment and operational support of Secure IoT and cloud-native firewalls within the organization. Provide L3 troubleshooting, incident management, and create operational runbooks to ensure infrastructure resilience.

Job details

Network Admin Montreal, QC Full Time job Responsibilities (Network Security Engineer) • Communicate and coordinate designs and documentation with external vendors and internal technology focused teams, including senior management • Lead the onboarding, deployment, and integration of Secure IoT firewalls into business-as-usual Morgan Stanley systems and processes • Lead operational support for multiple network security solutions (e.g. GCP cloud native firewalls and/or Fortinet / Palo Alto third-party vendor solutions) • L3 operational support, including incident management and troubleshooting advanced issues and collaborating with technology peers internally and externally (e.g. vendors) • Implement monitoring of products and services to ensure a healthy and resilient infrastructure • Potential for off hour coverage via mobile phone (e.g. as part of an operational oncall system) • Creation/supplementation of operational runbooks • Assist in knowledge transfer (e.g. training global teammates via video recordings) Skills Technical skills • Knowledge and experience with common network security solutions (e.g. firewalls, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Network Address Translation (NAT), etc.) • Knowledge of packet filtering and stateful packet inspection • Knowledge and experience in cloud environments • Scripting in any of the popular languages or tools (e.g. shell scripts, Python, Ansible, Github, Data pipeline, integration with third party vendor APIs) • Knowledge of fundamental on networking (e.g. routing, switching, VLANs, etc.) • Experience with host security (e.g., iptables, host-based firewalls) • Familiarity with Change Management and incident response techniques Soft skills • Active interest in IT Security and general knowledge of Information Security • Excellent written and oral communication skills; fluent English is required • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; capable of writing documentation, making presentations to internal audience, and interacting positively with management, colleagues and customers • Independent problem-solving, highly motivated, and self-directing • Comfortable working in an engineering and support team with potential for heavy end user interaction • Ability to handle constantly changing flow of traffic; remain productive during slow times, be able to multitask effectively during busy times, exercise patience and professionalism during stressful situations. Desired Skills Having skills and experience in the areas below is a major plus and will help the candidate integrate with the team and environment: • Experience with any of the firewall platforms: Fortinet, Palo Alto, Juniper, etc. • Understanding of networking and routing protocols (e.g. static routing, BGP, etc.) • Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (OSI model, TCP Stack, network design) • Experience in customer support and experience in interacting with business users Senior years of network security administration experience; preferably in the Financial Services sector. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or IT equivalent to the job description is required. The firm require people to work in office at least 3 days a week, long term work from home is not an option.

What you’ll do

Lead the deployment and operational support of Secure IoT and cloud-native firewalls within the organization. Provide L3 troubleshooting, incident management, and create operational runbooks to ensure infrastructure resilience.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT and senior-level experience in network security administration, preferably in financial services. Candidates must be proficient in network security solutions, scripting, and fundamental networking protocols.

Listed skills

• Change Management · Preferred
• GitHub · Preferred
• VLANs · Preferred
• Switching · Preferred
• NAT · Preferred
• VPN · Preferred
• Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Network Security
• Firewalls
• VPN
• NAT
• Cloud Environments
• Python
• Ansible
• Github
• Routing
• Switching
• VLANs
• Iptables
• Change Management
• Incident Response
• BGP
• OSI Model

Job areas

• Technology
• Security & Safety
• Engineering
• Finance & Accounting