Firewall Network Security Engineer

Intel

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $105,300–$175,210 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Intel Corporation is the world''s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer, designing and producing microprocessors, chipsets, graphics chips, SSDs, and networking products for computers, data centers, and IoT devices. Industry: Semiconductors & Computing

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TL;DR · Firewall Network Security Engineer

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The Firewall Network Security Engineer joins the Information Security organization to support federal projects and US Government requirements. This role involves assisting senior engineers with the design, architecture, and build of secure classified network products within secured enclaves. Key responsibilities include product testing, validation, and long-term roadmap planning for scalability. The engineer will define system security requirements, such as authorization boundaries and data classification, while implementing designs using COTS, GOTS, and open-source hardware and software. Core technical skills include configuring Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer, alongside routing protocols like BGP and OSPF. The role requires hardening systems according to DoD and IC guidance, utilizing tools like Ansible, Python, Wireshark, and Splunk to manage network segmentation, IPS/IDS, and threat controls in compliance-driven environments.

Skills

Fortinet FortiGate FortiOS FortiManager FortiAnalyzer BGP OSPF NAT IPS IDS Ansible Python APIs SIEM NAC ISE Splunk Wireshark UNIX VPN IPSec SSL AD MFA SNMP STIG NIST

What you'll do

Assist with architecting and testing network security products in secured enclaves.
Design long-term roadmaps for future scalability in secure network environments.
Define system security requirements including authorization boundaries and data classification.
Design security interfaces and trust relationships between system components and external systems.
Implement security designs using COTS, GOTS, and open-source hardware and software.
Harden and configure systems according to Federal, DoD, and Intelligence Community guidance.
Coordinate security assessments to identify control failures and recommend corrective actions.

What we're looking for

Must be a U.S. citizen due to legal restrictions.
Ability to obtain an active US Government Security Clearance.
Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of information technology experience.
Experience designing and managing firewall policies, IPS/IDS, and threat controls.
Experience with routing (BGP/OSPF), NAT, network segmentation, and IP address subnetting.
Deploying, configuring, Fortinet FortiGate firewalls (FortiOS, VDOMs, High Availability) (preferred).
Building and deploying FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer in cloud or on premises (preferred).
Active US Government Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance with the skill to obtain and maintain SCI access (preferred).

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