Job Description

Hi


Title: Senior Network Security (Check Point) Engineer

Location: Houston TX (3 days a week onsite)

Other Locations: Maximum 50 miles radius of The Woodlands Little Rock or Jackson. Must be willing to go to the office 3 days/week .

Client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Security Engineer with deep expertise in Check Point firewalls . The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing implementing maintaining and troubleshooting enterprise firewall solutions in a large-scale network security environment.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement Checkpoint firewall policies NAT rules VPN configurations and security zones.
• Deploy configure and manage Checkpoint firewalls including policies NAT VPN IPS and threat prevention features.
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for network security incidents and firewall-related issues.
• Manage security zones access control policies and URL filtering.
• Plan and execute firewall upgrades patches and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Monitor and respond to security events and incidents related to firewalls and network devices.
• Perform regular firewall rule reviews to optimize security and ensure compliance with security best practices while ensuring business continuity.
• Ensure security of routing protocols (BGP OSPF) VLANs and load balancing across the network.
• Involve in security audits vulnerability assessments and incident response to ensure network security compliance.
• Monitor network performance and proactively address bottlenecks latency issues and security breaches.
• Maintain detailed documentation for firewall configurations security policies and network diagrams.

Required Skills:

• 10 years of experience in Network Security Engineering.
• 5 years of strong experience in Check Point Firewall administration.
• Experience in log analysis incident response and security monitoring.
• Hands-on with VPNs (SSL/IPSec) NAT IDS/IPS Threat Prevention and URL Filtering.
• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP routing VLANs NAT VPN IPS IDS and general network architecture.
• Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP BGP OSPF VLANs DHCP DNS NAT SNMP IPsec GRE VXLAN).
• Certifications such as CCSE (Checkpoint Certified Security Expert) or Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) preferred.
• Must have excellent understanding of security architecture and integration
• Experience with change management and ITIL-based processes.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a global security team.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Best Regards


Rajasri.P
Talent Acquisition Specialist

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