Network Security Engineer II

Centene Corporation is a diversified national organization focused on improving health outcomes through technology. The Network Security Engineer II will apply cybersecurity principles to safeguard the company's network infrastructure, design and implement security measures, and automate operational tasks to enhance network security.

Responsibilities:

• Applies cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation on key network security and netflow security tools)
• Analyzes, streamlines, and automates operational tasks and processes to protect company's network infrastructure and components against adversaries as well as helping build network security systems and solutions
• Defines network security standards as well as implements and maintains technologies to measure conformance against network security standards
• Designs and implement cybersecurity rules for network components such as load balancers, switches/routers, network management software, etc
• Provides engineering and operational support for network resources like virtual private network (VPN), content delivery network (CDN), domain name system (DNS), firewalls, etc. both on-premises and in the cloud
• Identifies potential network security threats/anomalies and take necessary steps to mitigate them including network segmentation, access control, intrusion prevention systems, etc
• Configures and troubleshoot site to site (S2S), point to site (P2S), virtual network peering, etc
• Automates routine operational network security tasks and processes
• Researches, recommend and introduce best in class industry standard network security technologies by collaborating with development teams and other subject matter experts
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to advocate on network infrastructure security and contribute in projects to implement network security standards
• Performs advanced monitoring and reporting related to network systems
• Monitors security information and event management (SIEM) system for anomalies and take appropriate action when necessary
• Documents standard operating procedures related to network security and governance
• Supports in design, implementation, and configuration of network security architecture, software, and controls
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and requires 2 – 4 years of related experience
• Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position
• Applies cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation on key network security and netflow security tools)
• Analyzes, streamlines, and automates operational tasks and processes to protect company's network infrastructure and components against adversaries as well as helping build network security systems and solutions
• Defines network security standards as well as implements and maintains technologies to measure conformance against network security standards
• Designs and implement cybersecurity rules for network components such as load balancers, switches/routers, network management software, etc
• Provides engineering and operational support for network resources like virtual private network (VPN), content delivery network (CDN), domain name system (DNS), firewalls, etc. both on-premises and in the cloud
• Identifies potential network security threats/anomalies and take necessary steps to mitigate them including network segmentation, access control, intrusion prevention systems, etc
• Configures and troubleshoot site to site (S2S), point to site (P2S), virtual network peering, etc
• Automates routine operational network security tasks and processes
• Researches, recommend and introduce best in class industry standard network security technologies by collaborating with development teams and other subject matter experts
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to advocate on network infrastructure security and contribute in projects to implement network security standards
• Performs advanced monitoring and reporting related to network systems
• Monitors security information and event management (SIEM) system for anomalies and take appropriate action when necessary
• Documents standard operating procedures related to network security and governance
• Supports in design, implementation, and configuration of network security architecture, software, and controls
• Complies with all policies and standards
• Experience with Check Point
• Experience with Ansible
• Experience with and AlgoSec
• Experience with Python
• Experience with Network security technologies (ex., Firewalls)
• Knowledge of Network security tools like Wireshark, Snort, Nagios, etc
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to work independently