Project Manager - IT Network & Security
Job Description:
Level: Project Manager
Area: Network Security
Status: Contract
Network Security Engineer Duties and Responsibilities
While the day-to-day duties of a network security engineer are determined by their employer, there are many core tasks associated with the role. Based on our analysis of job listings, these include:
Testing for Network Vulnerabilities
Network security engineers work with a larger information security team to evaluate, test, and troubleshoot technologies. They’re expected to identify, diagnose, and resolve information security issues.
Prepare Reports
Based on findings, network security engineers write comprehensive reports including
assessment-based findings, outcomes, and propositions for further system security enhancement.
Produce Documentation
To ensure proper protocols and processes are in place, network security engineers create and maintain comprehensive documentation related to server and security infrastructure.
Create Network Security Policies
Network security engineers play a role in devising comprehensive network security policies. This includes determining security issues that need to be addressed; identifying security strategies needed to deal with the risks; implementing policies for allocating administrative tasks; keeping on top of audit logs to flag suspicious activity; and devising network password procedures.
Manage Vendor Relationships
To be successful in this role, it’s important to keep strong relationships with integrators and vendors to maintain upgrades, installations, and planning alongside the exploration of new features and innovative solutions.
Soft Skills:
- Enterprise firewall experience – experience configuring and managing enterprise firewalls and gateway devices is important in this role.
- Communication skills – it’s crucial that network security engineers have the ability to communicate network security issues to peers and management clearly and effectively.
- Adaptability – network security engineers typically work as a member of several teams, which requires flexibility and adaptability. Candidates interested in this role should be comfortable working in a matrixed IT environment.
- Problem-solving skill – it’s the network security engineer’s job to solve problems. Security incidents can happen at any time and it’s expected that these engineers will research, escalate, and resolve issues effectively
Tools of the Trade
Network security engineers often use the following tools in their work:
- Cisco and Fortinet
- LAN/WAN concepts
- Application firewalls, SIEM, IDS/IPS
- Unix and Windows
Required Skills:
Soft Skills Project Manager Information Security Firewalls Network Security Engineer Audit Features Analysis Infrastructure Unix Engineers Security Vendors Research Windows Documentation Testing Communication Planning Management