Senior Network Security Consultant

When you join Verizon

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What you’ll be doing...

The Network Security Consultant will provide delivery leadership within the Verizon Consulting Services team delivering projects primarily aligned to clients within the global regions. This client-facing role includes the following responsibilities.

• Act as a technical lead in delivery of projects acting as a network security SME, ensuring that solutions remain in scope and are aligned to agreed business requirements, appropriate delivery methodologies are followed and that effective governance is applied.

• Delivery of smaller stand-alone projects as required.

• Provide support and guidance to consultants working on other Network Security projects.

• Provide peer reviews of HLD, LLD and other project documentation as required.

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to understand business requirements and prepare appropriate technical solution designs at both high and low levels

• Maintain day to day records of project work to allow accurate billing and reporting of consultancy time.

• Maintain effective network of business contacts within Verizon and their partner community.

• Maintain and grow their own knowledge to ensure this maintains fully relevant to the network security services practice and its clients.

• Have strong presentation and written/verbal communications skills at multiple levels of an organization.

• Network security consulting, design and delivery experience.
   

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Four or more years of relevant work experience.

• Technical expertise within most of the technologies below:

• Firewalls: Checkpoint, Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD, Fortinet

• Proxy Services: Bluecoat (forward/reverse proxy), Zscaler

• Load Balancers: F5 (LTM/GTM)

• IDP/IPS: FirePower/Sourcefire IPS/IDS, McAfee

• Identity & Access Management: Cisco ISE, Aruba Clearpass policy manager; CyberArk

• Routing & Switching: (CCNP/CCNA level), and good knowledge of SD-WAN deployments

• Good understanding of key technologies such as: VRF, dynamic routing (EIGRP/BGP/OSPF), MPLS, DMVPN, GRE, IPSec VPN

• Remote Access VPN: GlobalProtect, Pulse Secure, Cisco AnyConnect

• Knowledge of Cloud deployments (Azure/AWS/GCP)

• Experience with building, maintaining, reviewing all configurations/settings/policies on chosen technologies

• Experience of multi-vendor, managed outsourcing environments

• Experience working with operational environments following ITIL frameworks

• Excellent troubleshooting skills (technical and non-technical)

• Experience participating in network & system security projects to provide

• Production of detailed infrastructure designs including physical and virtual aspects of security components

• Migration of complex legacy infrastructures to new managed security services platforms

• Willingness to travel up to 25%

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Following certifications:

• CCNA/CCNP (Enterprise/Security/Data Center)

• CISSP or equivalent, Palo Alto (PCNSA/PCNSE), Checkpoint (CCSA/CCSE), Fortinet (NSE), F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator, Zscaler (ZCCA-IA, ZCCA-PA)

• Business requirements analysis and support for Solutions Architects

• Experience using Jira to help define user stories, tasks and associated estimates

• Ability to review processes and procedures – and improve them

• Understanding and demonstrable experience working in an Agile environment and actively participating in a Scrum team

Why Verizon?

Verizon is committed to maintaining a Total Rewards package which is competitive, valued by our employees, and differentiates us as an Employer of Choice.

• We are a ‘pay for performance’ company and your contribution is rewarded through competitive salaries, performance-based incentives and an employee Stock Program. We create an opportunity for us all to share in the success of Verizon and the value we help to create through this broad-based discretionary equity award program.

• Your benefits are market competitive and delivered by some of the best providers.

• You are provided with a full spectrum of health and wellbeing resources, including a first in-class Employee Assistance Program, to empower you to make positive health decisions.

• We offer generous paid time off benefits to help you manage your work life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements*.

• Verizon provides training and development for all levels, to help you enhance your skills and develop your career, from funding towards education assistance, award-winning training, online development tools and access to industry research.

• You will be able to take part in volunteering opportunities as part of our environmental, community and sustainability commitment.

Your benefits package will vary depending on the country in which you work.

*subject to business approval

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

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Equal Employment Opportunity 

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.