Security Network Operations Engineer
$95,000–$140,000 year
On-siteIpswich, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Design, deploy, and maintain LAN/WAN and wireless infrastructure across all branch, operations, and data center sites using Cisco Meraki cloud-managed MX security appliances. Manage inter-site connectivity, VPN tunnels, VLANs, routing, traffic shaping, and QoS while monitoring performance to resolve connectivity issues proactively. Assess, patch, and verify servers and workstations via Ivanti to maintain compliance with patch-management standards. Monitor and respond to alerts from the security stack including Splunk, Darktrace, Palo Alto firewalls, Netwrix, and Mimecast to triage, investigate, and remediate incidents. Support audit logging, threat hunting, and evidence collection for FFIEC, GLBA, and FDICIA requirements. Partner with Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, and Help Desk teams to embed security into daily operations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Networking, or a related field — or equivalent experience
- 3–5+ years in network engineering and/or security operations, ideally in a multi-site environment
- Hands-on Cisco Meraki experience — deploying and managing MX/MS/MR across multiple sites via the cloud dashboard
- Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing/switching, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, VPN, and wireless
- Experience administering next-gen firewalls (Palo Alto and/or Meraki MX), including policy, VPN, and threat prevention
- Working knowledge of SIEM, network/endpoint detection, and incident response
- Familiarity with defensive frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, cyber kill chain)
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
- Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist (ECMS / 500-220)
- Security certifications: Security+, Comptia Security+, GCIH, PCNSE (Palo Alto), or SSCP
- Familiarity with Darktrace, Netwrix, Splunk, Mimecast, Veeam, or PRTG
- Meraki dashboard API experience
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