Network Security Engineer - Johannesburg
Role:
You will be mainly on the security side where you will be responsible for: designing, implementing, and maintaining FortiGate firewall solutions (from scratch).
You will ideally need to have decent understanding the systems side with a extensive experience in networks and IT security. You will need to have very strong troubleshooting skills at enterprise level. In addition, you will be responsible for ensuring that firewall policies are configured correctly to protect against unauthorized access and malicious activities while allowing legitimate traffic to pass through and you will monitor firewall logs and security events to identify and respond to potential security incidents promptly. You will collaborate with other IT teams to integrate firewall solutions with other security measures and technologies is also part of your duties. You will conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments on network devices, including firewalls, to identify and mitigate potential security risks. Network engineering: you will need to ensure efficient communication and connectivity and will be responsible for configuring network devices like routers, switches, as well as monitoring network performance and troubleshooting issues to maintain optimal network functionality.
Experience required:
Qualifications:
You will be mainly on the security side where you will be responsible for: designing, implementing, and maintaining FortiGate firewall solutions (from scratch).
You will ideally need to have decent understanding the systems side with a extensive experience in networks and IT security. You will need to have very strong troubleshooting skills at enterprise level. In addition, you will be responsible for ensuring that firewall policies are configured correctly to protect against unauthorized access and malicious activities while allowing legitimate traffic to pass through and you will monitor firewall logs and security events to identify and respond to potential security incidents promptly. You will collaborate with other IT teams to integrate firewall solutions with other security measures and technologies is also part of your duties. You will conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments on network devices, including firewalls, to identify and mitigate potential security risks. Network engineering: you will need to ensure efficient communication and connectivity and will be responsible for configuring network devices like routers, switches, as well as monitoring network performance and troubleshooting issues to maintain optimal network functionality.
Experience required:
- Relevant and in-depth experience in networking and IT Security
- Ability to designing, implementing, and maintaining FortiGate firewall solutions (from scratch).
- Good understanding of networking: LANs, WANs, and VPNs, to ensure efficient communication and connectivity as well as monitoring network performance and troubleshooting
- Strong switching and routing knowledge and hands-on experience (configuring both)
- Ideally exposure of Linux systems and systems administration experience would be beneficial but not essential
- Ideally skills in Cloud computing: AWS or Azure and virtualisation (beneficial but not essential)
Qualifications:
- NSE 5 (MUST have) and ideally NSE 6 or ideally 7
- IT Diploma (preferred)
- CCNA/CCNP
- Any other security certifications are a plus
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