Cybersecurity Engineer (Cloud Security/IDM/Firewall/SASE)

This range is provided by Eliassen Group. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$55.00/yr - $60.00/yr

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Director of Recruiting at Eliassen Group

Our client, a leader in their industry, has an excellent opportunity for a Network Engineer to work on a six-month contract-to-hire role. This hybrid role is on-site Tuesday through Thursday in Cary, NC. Remote work on Mondays and Fridays.

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $55 - $60 / hr. w2

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage security infrastructure, including enterprise-grade firewall solutions to enforce network security policies and protect against advanced threats.
• Inspect and manage network traffic (source vs. destination) and enforce security policies, particularly blocking or allowing traffic.
• Understand and implement controlled access in a security environment.
• Configure and deploy security tools and technologies specific to cloud environments, including web application firewalls and cloud-native security services.
• Design and deploy secure access service edge solutions for comprehensive protection of distributed networks and remote users.
• Implement and optimize identity and access management systems, adhering to least privilege principles.
• Utilize Microsoft Security Suite tools for threat detection, investigation, and response across on-premises and cloud environments.

Experience Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in security-related disciplines specializing in Network Security Engineering.
• Experience with as many of these technologies or similar technologies as possible:
• Firewall/Network Security: Palo Alto, Fortinet, Zscaler, Firewall Security architecture, Routing, Switching, VPNs, VPN Tuning, Zero Trust Firewalls
• Endpoint: Microsoft Defender
• SIEM/SOAR: Microsoft Sentinel
• IAM: Azure AD, Certificates and Authentication, Principle of least privilege (PoLP)
• Automation: Ansible, Python, or PowerShell
• Ability to convey complex security issues effectively and professionally.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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Job ID: JN -

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Business Consulting and Services