Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch East Hartford The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking an accomplished Senior Network Engineer (Information Technology Analyst IV) in the Network and Security Operations unit. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for administering Palo Alto firewall and the implementation, support, maintenance, and administration of 70 remote network locations and multiple active data centers. Qualified applicants will possess experience in the specific functional area of Network Support. The qualified candidate will have hands-on experience in network operations and thorough knowledge of BGP, EIGRP. Duties include, but are not limited to: Palo Alto firewall configuration, administration, and maintenance Network maintenance (software and hardware upgrades) High level Complex Network troubleshooting Documentation of network problems and designs Monitor network health and performance Troubleshooting Imperva Security Experience with Meraki Tenable LCE and Nessus security vulnerability scanning tool SIEM Analysis Incident Response participation Preference will be given to qualified candidates who are proficient with: Palo Alto firewall, Cisco hardware and software experience High level of experience with Panorama and log collectors Able to create and manage firewall rules and policies. NGFW, Panorama, Global Protect, VM Series, App-ID, NAT, User-ID, SSL Decrypt, Wildfire Experience with Cortex, XDR Pro, NTA, Data Lake, Autofocus, TIM High Level Data Center Design, Implementation and Troubleshooting experience Experience in Multi ISP and Advance BGP routing Cisco ISE Advance level Knowledge and Troubleshooting Expertise Infoblox (for IPAM, DNS & DHCP) Network security best practices hands on experience. Microsoft Azure networking experience. Cisco Nexus 5k and 7K Switches Must have skills to Audit LAN/WAN and security and document and recommend best practice. Cisco DNAC Configuration, implementation, and design Tenable.sc Scans and LCE Meraki WiFi Design and implementation 802.1x NAC Imperva Firewalls Path Solutions, Scrutinizer, OpUtils Python Scripting Addit