Need MNS/Extranet Engineering - Information Management Consultant (Engineer) in Rochester, NY

MNS/Extranet Engineering - Information Management Consultant (Engineer)

Primary Role

Member of Managed Network Services Engineering team responsible for functions necessary for the central, global administration, management, monitoring, maintenance, and operation of the entire Xerox Global Extranet.  Work within the Xerox Services/Xerox Global Extranet Team and coordinate with other cross-functional infrastructure teams to provide primary engineering support for Global Extranet Services.

Job Responsibilities

• Direct responsibility for engineering activities such as:
• Design Extranet solutions
• Development and Implementation of new services
• Architect system integration with other Extranet services, and solutions from other towers and Xerox business partners.
• Must be able to interface with customers
• Must be able to interface with vendors on operational issues
• Must be able to analyze and troubleshoot independently

·         Understands a broad spectrum of network technology in order to provide part or all of a detailed technical design which meets customer requirements.

·         Provides architectural engineering for problems / projects of diverse complexity and scope.

·         Contributes to knowledge communities, and ensures best practices are documented and shared.

·         Has ability to perform/drive resolution of problems on combinations and interactions of products.

·         Demonstrates effective use of consulting skills including: questioning, listening, ideas development, rapport, and influencing.

·         Able to discuss (within own area of expertise) requirements with a customer, and to challenge and clarify when appropriate. From the requirements, able to develop a high level design or plan, and then estimate the amount of effort required to deliver.  Able to advise the engagement owner about the risks associated with any solution.

Skills, Knowledge, & Experience

·         Mastery of fundamental networking concepts, as well as network and systems security

·         Working knowledge of web applications, web servers

·         Knowledge of certificate management through Certificate Authority

·         Awareness of Single-Sign-On  schemes

·         HTML/Scripting skills are a plus

• Possess excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills: ability to clearly and concisely articulate issues, alternatives, and recommendations and produce engineering documentation and drawings.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic, high-pressure, fast-paced environment
• Proven troubleshooting skills and ability to understand relationships between components of complex network security solutions.
• Self-driven and be able to work independently with minimal supervision
• ITIL Foundations knowledge
• Knowledge of Disaster Recovery and Business Resumption strategies for Extranet Services
• Experience and proficiency in design and support of advanced networking and information security solutions, including but not limited to the following:
• Knowledge of Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway
• Expertise in supporting a virtual environment
• Knowledge of LDAP, AD, RADIUS protocols is a plus
• Checkpoint, Cisco, Palo Alto firewalls and management platforms including Provider-1
• Cisco VPN / ASA
• Application Load-Balancers – F5 BigIP / Cisco ACE, Cisco CSS
• Bluecoat Web Proxies and Directors, + syntax of CPL code used to create policies
• XML Web Services Firewall / Gateway appliances (Layer7)
• Application Layer Gateways/Reverse Proxies (Apache / VMWare)
• Entrust Grid server and integration with platform authentication.
• LogLogic log collection, storage and analysis platforms
• Dartware Intermapper network mapping and monitoring
• Cyclades/Avocent serial MUX
• Axway Secure Internet File Transfer appliance
• Citrix Access Gateways
• Stratum1 network time sources (GPS synchronized)
• Cisco routers, switches, load balancers and security server hardware.
• Cisco IOS and CATOS software.
• Networking technologies including HSRP, BGP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, GRE, MGRE, DmVPN, IPSec, NAT, etc.
• UNIX (Solaris)/Linux operating systems and enterprise server platforms, including hardening methodologies and techniques.
• IPSec VPN design, setup, operation and troubleshooting.
• Network security and incident response. 

Qualifications Work Environment

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior or principle engineering/architecture role focused on network security solutions.

• Relevant Information Security certification (CISSP / F5 / Checkpoint) is a plus
• Bachelor's degree (B.S./B.A.) in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or related field is desired
• Available for off-hours escalations as Tier4 on-call support
• Little to no travel required (< 10%)

Work Location: Rochester, NY

Email your resume to princy.jebamalar@insigmainc.com