Associate Network Consultant

at  Archetype SC Inc

PASSION. CRITICAL THINKING. HARD WORK.

We have runners/marathoners, wine enthusiasts, bibliophiles, surfers, golfers/Top Golfers, gamers, and many other diverse people. We would love to add your skills and talents to the team.
Working at Archetype SC is more than punching in and punching out. We are passionate about technology, our employees, and solving problems for our clients.

POSITION:

Archetype SC, Inc. is seeking an Associate Network Consultant with 3+ years of experience with Enterprise Network environments, including at least some of the following technologies: Cisco Firewalls, Juniper SRX, Palo Alto, Citrix Load Balancer, Ivanti, Fortigate Firewalls, etc. You will also have the opportunity to work with the latest and emerging security technologies.
You will be an integral member of our team and will mentor and grow junior team members. You have a passion for technology, high attention to detail, and competency in critical thinking and problem solving. You act with integrity and can be trusted with sensitive client information.
The position is located in our Myrtle Beach, SC office (who doesn’t love the beach?) and primarily responsible for participating in security engagements acting as a networking technical resource on their project.

Job Duties:

• Perform firewall rule analysis and optimization
• As part of the team, investigate and implement changes to firewalls submitted through Port Open Requests (PORs)
• Assist in troubleshooting incidents in a large, complex environment working alongside various culturally diverse teams
• Utilize management and monitoring tools as necessary to facilitate troubleshooting and implementation processes
• Support deployment and maintenance of technologies including Ivanti, Fortinet, and Azure
• Patch and upgrade firewalls as needed
• Provide support to end users, both technical and non-technical
• Proactively identify and troubleshoot network security infrastructure
• Support system security design and architecture decisions
• Contribute to documentation, participate in internal knowledge sharing sessions, and thoroughly log all work performed
• Provide excellent oral and written communication, including reports, incident reports, emails, and other required documentation
• Support and mentor junior Security Engineers
• Support customer calls with minimal supervision
• Thorough understanding of cybersecurity principles, concepts, and best practices
• Willingness to take part in potential 24x7 on-call rotation in addition to a standard 8AM-5PM shift
• Other tasks as assigned

• Minimal overnight travel is expected

  You have:

• 3+ years security technology and consulting experience

• Industry certifications (CCNA, Network+, or similar)
• Experience working with industry recognizable firewalls (such as Cisco, Juniper, SonicWall, Palo Alto, Check Point, etc.) with both internet-facing and internal firewalls
• Thorough understanding of networking principles and best practices
• Deep understanding of NAT, IPSec VPN, etc
• Experience using network management and monitoring tools
• Ability to analyze firewall rules to determine which are a security risk and/or unnecessary
• Experience with routing protocols like OSPF, BGP etc
• Experience with incident and change management
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written
• Comfort in a large, enterprise environment with several million firewall rules in place
• Willingness to take part in a 24x7 on-call rotation in addition to a standard 8AM-5PM shift
• Education: A successful Associate Network Consultant will have a 2-year or 4-year degree in computer science or related field of study; or equivalent experience in the field.

• Perform firewall rule analysis and optimization
• As part of the team, investigate and implement changes to firewalls submitted through Port Open Requests (PORs)
• Assist in troubleshooting incidents in a large, complex environment working alongside various culturally diverse teams
• Utilize management and monitoring tools as necessary to facilitate troubleshooting and implementation processes
• Support deployment and maintenance of technologies including Ivanti, Fortinet, and Azure
• Patch and upgrade firewalls as needed
• Provide support to end users, both technical and non-technical
• Proactively identify and troubleshoot network security infrastructure
• Support system security design and architecture decisions
• Contribute to documentation, participate in internal knowledge sharing sessions, and thoroughly log all work performed
• Provide excellent oral and written communication, including reports, incident reports, emails, and other required documentation
• Support and mentor junior Security Engineers
• Support customer calls with minimal supervision
• Thorough understanding of cybersecurity principles, concepts, and best practices
• Willingness to take part in potential 24x7 on-call rotation in addition to a standard 8AM-5PM shift
• Other tasks as assigned
• Minimal overnight travel is expecte