# Senior Network Engineer

**Company:** [Qode](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/d9Gs4Q7pnWjZVXU2mK6CGd.md)
**Location:** Florida, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Contract

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## Description

**Client: FL state Agency**

**Position: Senior Network Engineer**

**Term: ASAP - June 2027 with renewal**

**Pay: $75/Hr-$80/Hr based upon experience**

**Location: ON SIE - Tallahassee, FL**

**Work Authorization: USC or GC with Permanent residence**

**Education:** Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.

**Preferred Certifications**: PCNSE or CISSP or CCNP or CCIE

**Experience:**

-   Typically have 5 to 10 years of combined IT and security work experience with a broad range of exposure to systems analysis, applications development, database design and administration
-   Three to five years of experience with information security tools based on NIST standards. 
-   Requires knowledge of security issues, techniques, and implications across all existing computer platforms. Preference given for experience with NGFW Palo Alto or Checkpoint security products. 
-   Experience using schematic diagramming tools to map infrastructure layouts.

**Responsibilities:**

-   Perform security administration to configure and document firewall infrastructure access rules and work with peripheral network components in the technology environment with Palo Alto, Checkpoint and Global Protect VPNs.
-   Firewall deployments, rule migrations, firewall administration and converting existing rule based policies onto new platforms.
-   Works with critical core network infrastructure devices like Next Gen Firewall, VPNs, log collectors and monitors which play a crucial role in security for our IT environment.
-   Works with cloud network infrastructure to configure firewall, security policies and monitor network traffic.