Contingent work opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations. Magnit Direct Sourcing is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top contingent talent directly to industry leading clients who have flexible contingent assignments that work on a variety of projects, and unlock opportunities for exciting work. This contingent assignment will be working with Black & Veatch. Black & Veatch is a global engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and consulting company that has ranked 1^st in telecommunications and 2^nd in power in the US. Their engineering, procurement, and construction solutions help clients move farther and faster. 

This is a great opportunity that can provide you with a chance to help Black & Veatch ‘build a world of difference’ and enjoy the benefits that come from working for Magnit Global. 

Magnit Global is a leading, global professional services and technology company and a certified “Great Place to Work”. We have been a leader in contingent workforce management since 1991 and work with leading Fortune 500 companies and other large organizations across numerous verticals including consumer electronics, research and development, pharmaceuticals, health services, and many more!

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Location:

Candidate must be located within 50 miles of either the  Overland Park, KS or Raleigh, NC Black & Veatch offices.  

 Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Configure, administer, and maintain all network security hardware/software, monitoring tools, and security management portals
• Install, configure, and maintain complex multi-site VPN & TCP/IP networks
• Develop, recommend, and implement new and updated procedures together with key stakeholders to ensure an effective, streamlined, secure, and scalable operation and solution
• Maintain access to services such as applications, servers, routers, and related software and hardware via VPN
• Troubleshoot and resolve network performance problems
• Monitor and troubleshoot firewalls, logs, and connectivity issues
• Develop and support network automation and maintenance scripts
• Network firewall capacity planning
• Assists with the planning and implementation of the overall VoIP Connectivity solution. 
• Proactively engages peers to understand key metrics for the business. 
• Proactively researches and identifies new products and technologies that align with the strategic vision of the organization. 
• Proactively seeks out educational opportunities to ensure long-term growth for this position.  Stay abreast of current and future industry trends related to network firewall technologies and application toolsets.
• Serve as a technical network security engineer, configuring, monitoring, and maintaining security standards on next-generation firewalls and security service edge solutions
• Ensure traffic is segmented, inspected, and managed per policy and business needs
• Be network security lead for offshore engineering staff in troubleshooting, daily tasks, and change oversight

Preferred Qualifications

• 8-10 years experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or related discipline
• 8+ years’ hands-on experience working in heterogeneous TCP/IP intensive environments
• Strong understanding of security architecture & protocols, SASE/SSE solutions, VPNs, NAT, SSL/TLS, and IPSec
• Experience with network troubleshooting, capacity planning, performance tuning, firewall security design, and security best practices
• Demonstrate a high-level hands-on experience of working directly with each of the following:
  
  • Palo Alto (plus Panorama/Prisma Access)
  • Cisco Security (ASA, ISE, Firepower NGFW)
  • Cisco Secure Client/AnyConnect
  • Security Secure Edge (SSE) Solutions (Zscaler/Prisma Access/Cisco Secure Client)
  • Network Monitoring and Management
• Demonstrate general hands-on experience working with each of the following:
  
  • Network routing protocols (BGP/OSPF)
  • Cisco Data Center Networking
  • F5 Load Balancing
• High level of independent thinking and the ability to solve problems in a fast-paced environment 
• Ability to engage in deep system level problem determination and resolution
• Must be able to work well within a technical team, as well as interface well with the outside business units Excellent organization skills, the ability to multi-task and prioritize various types of work and be able to meet/set deadlines for all assigned work
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal), able to relate with users, service providers, and management
• Ensures all solutions adhere to applicable change control requirements
• Must be able to respond to, and work on, after hours issues related to all technologies/protocols/solutions
• Self-motivated, proactive approach, able to work well independently in support of customer service level agreements
• Occasional travel will be required. Must be able to travel without restriction, when required
• Carries out duties in compliance with established business policies
• Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal/external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company’s policies and practices
• Understands and is aware of the quality consequences which may result from the improper performance of their specific job. Has awareness of device defects that may occur in their area of responsibility, including product design, verification and validation, manufacturing and testing activities 

This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $61.61/hour - $82.14/hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K