DevOps Network Security Engineer - Contract

About the Role:

AdvisorEngine is currently looking for a talented DevOps Network Security Engineer to join its technology team as a contract resource, with a focus on system stability, firewalls and network security. The position is open to candidates local to the greater Raleigh area.  

We are looking for outstanding candidates to join an agile, highly professional team that collaborates across the entire company to deliver secure systems for the next generation of Wealth Management software.

The position requires a hybrid work schedule of Tuesday - Thursday in person in our Raleigh N.C. office, with Monday and Fridays working remotely. Normal office hours are 9am to 6pm. This position will participate in after hours rotations, deployments, and off hours maintenance needs as well, with accommodation for those hours in the days around. 

Responsibilities:

• Configure and manage Security groups and other network security oriented initiatives to provide a strong layer of protection for all of our systems.
• Configure and manage Firewalls in multiple regions, strengthening the existing setup 
• Configure and manage VPN setup and security
• Work on complex, major or highly visible tasks in support of multiple projects that require multiple areas of expertise
• Identify errors and deficiencies in existing systems to develop long and short-term solutions
• Manage security patches and proactively address security vulnerabilities and compliance
• Participate in application operation activities and assist with application troubleshooting
• On call and after-hours work will be required for deployments and support

Required Skills & Experience:

• 4+ years experience working in a Network Security role 
• 4+ years experience with AWS in console and CLI
• 4+ years experience with Fortigate, Palo Alto or other firewalls
• 4+ years experience with security components, like vulnerability scanning, AV, etc. 
• 4+ years experience with with CI/CD tools, like Jenkins, Gitlab or CircleCI
• 4+ years experience with Infrastructure as Code and Config Management as Code tools such as Terraform,  Ansible, Salt, Chef, etc.
• 4+ years Windows System Administration and hands on experience with typical system administration such as active directory, DNS, etc
• Hands-on experience with container orchestration platforms, like Kubernetes, AWS EKS or ECS
• Experience operating, tuning, and troubleshooting SQL Server and Postgres in Production
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar IT degree or equivalent experience demonstrating DevOps and IT experience
• Demonstrated ability to multitask, context switch, and succeed in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Strong written and verbal communications, teamwork and problem-solving skills
• A demonstrated respect for production environments with a strong understanding of participating in procedures to keep production running 24x7

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Experience working with APM tools such as Dynatrace, New Relic or AppDynamics, as well as Log Analysis and Monitoring tools such as Splunk, Elasticsearch, CloudWatch, Datadog, SysDig, etc.                    
• Experience developing self-healing solutions
• Experience with financial services or brokerage industry 
• Experience working with resources in different geographical locations and time zones
• Candidates who have held mid-level SRE roles at B2C and B2B oriented companies (consumer and business facing)