Network Security Engineer

Link Technologies is seeking a Software Development Architect for a well-established client in Scottsdale, AZ. Established in 2000, Link Technologies has provided professional services in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering, Business Support, Project Management, and Cyber Security/Information Assurance to some of America's top Corporations and Government Agencies at the Federal, State, and Local level. Seeking a Network Security Engineer for a 6-month contract to hire with a well-established client in the Scottsdale, AZ area

Position Description:
The position will be responsible for network and corporate IT security policies through the organization; including but not limited to, network, WAN, LAN, PC Desktop, VDI, Web Servers and internal applications. Using industry standards, best practices, and PCI compliance rules, the Network Security Engineer will develop, design and implement company-wide security standard to enable the organization to pass and complete all PCI and network security audits with the highest level of compliance.
Major Areas of Responsibility:
• Work with business management and partner companies to understand potential security risks and remediate multiple sets of security requirements
• Ensures security requirement from business units is properly documented and communicated
• Set and continually manage security expectations with team members
• Create decision documents and suggest policies and processes mitigate security risks
• Proactively manage changes in network security requirements, identify potential crises and devise contingency plans
• Create and follow incident response plans and documentation
• Leads weekly security meetings

Requirements:
• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience in engineering, technology, or related field
• Minimum 5 years security experience
• Extensive background with Cisco ASA’s
• PEN testing performance and remediation experience
• Proficiency with the complete Microsoft stack
• Ability to create dashboards in Splunk Analytics
• Solid understanding of Cisco ASA specific VPN tunnels and troubleshooting techniques
• Ability to write security ACL’s utilizing CLI
• Ability to understand and create network diagrams
• Experience in identifying network security vulnerabilities
• Willingness to respond swiftly and effectively to network security events
• Must work well in a team environment
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.