Futurex is seeking talented individuals with a passion for technology to join our team as a Network Engineer. The position can be based out of Futurex's Engineering Campus, 15 miles north of San Antonio, Texas, or Futurex's satellite office, just south of Austin, TX.
HOURS: Typical hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm, but availability to work nontraditional or weekend hours as needed is required.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain, support, and design network infrastructures in a data center and corporate environments.
- Manage network firewall and switch equipment, including racking, stacking, and cabling.
- Troubleshoot network, firewall, and infrastructure issues, assist Support Engineers in troubleshooting issues.
- Maintain firewall and switch configurations, and update firewall and switch operating systems.
- Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements.
- Design out and implement network infrastructure with taking into consideration availability, scalability, and security with relation to SLA requirements.
- Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated.
- Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements.
- Work directly on production-level environments in a fast-paced, results-oriented organization with a rapid time to market.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
- One or more years of experience in managing firewalls and network switches
- Experience upgrading networking equipment and maintaining backups
- Experience reviewing firewall traffic logs
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python and Bash
- Familiarity with network architecture and design best practices
- Familiarity with SNMP, DNS, NTP, TLS/SSL
STRONGLY PREFERRED
- Bachelor's degree
- CompTIA Network+, Security+
- Cisco CCNA, CCNP
- Palo Alto Networks PCNSA and PCNSE
- Experience with DevOps and Software Risk Evaluation (SRE) methodologies
- Experience configuring Palo Alto Networks and Barracuda Firewalls, VPNs
- Experience configuring Cisco IOS and NX-OS, vPC (virtual Port Channels)
- Experience with network monitoring software such as Splunk, Nagios, or SolarWinds
- Demonstrated track record meeting and exceeding SLA requirements.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, life, and short/long-term disability insurance
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
- Competitive compensation and opportunities for advancement
- Retirement plan with employer contribution match
- Welcoming, family-style corporate culture uniquely suited to fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and motivated individuals
- One of San Antonio's "Best Places to Work" for nine consecutive years
What We Do
For more than 40 years, Futurex has been a globally recognized provider of enterprise-class data encryption solutions. More than 15,000 customers worldwide have trusted Futurex's innovative technology to provide market-leading solutions for the secure encryption, storage, and transmission of sensitive data. Futurex maintains an unyielding commitment to offering advanced, standards-compliant data encryption solutions, including:
• Hardware Security Modules for secure, reliable data encryption, information management, and key generation
• Remote key management and injection platforms
• Certificate Authority issuance and management
• Secure, hand-held devices for configuration, management, and compliant key loading
• High availability solutions for load balancing, monitoring, and disaster recovery
• Secure storage and access of sensitive data
Throughout every facet of our organization, we maintain a focus on providing exceptional customer service, best-in-class technology, and cost-effective solutions for our customers. Our dedication to meeting the growing business needs of our global customers and partners is exhibited by the continuous expansion of our innovative products and services. Through our results-oriented engineering culture, we have provided organizations worldwide with custom solutions supporting aggressive timelines to market.
