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Network Security SME
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Experience
- 12+ years of IT experience with a focus on Network Security.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Position: Network Security SME
Location: Montreal, QC (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience Required: 10 + Years
Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Network Security Subject Matter Expert (SME) with extensive expertise in enterprise network security technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in firewall management, VPN technologies, network security operations, and troubleshooting across complex enterprise environments. This role requires hands-on experience with Palo Alto and Fortinet security platforms, proactive security monitoring, and support of critical production infrastructures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage firewall lifecycle activities including deployments, migrations, upgrades, refreshes, and policy optimization.
- Deploy, administer, and support Palo Alto and Fortinet FortiGate firewalls.
- Configure and troubleshoot IPsec, SSL, Site-to-Site, and Remote Access VPNs.
- Perform firewall and VPN troubleshooting, traffic analysis, packet validation, and root cause analysis.
- Support NAC, security monitoring, and observability platforms for proactive issue detection and resolution.
- Integrate firewalls with IDS/IPS, SIEM, Secure Web Gateways, Proxy, and Authentication solutions.
- Provide operational support and security incident resolution in mission-critical environments.
Required Skills:
- 12+ years of IT experience with a focus on Network Security.
- Hands-on expertise with Palo Alto and Fortinet FortiGate firewalls.
- Strong experience in Firewall Lifecycle Management and security policy optimization.
- Deep knowledge of VPN technologies, network troubleshooting, and traffic analysis.
- Experience with NAC, SIEM, IDS/IPS, Proxy, and Authentication solutions.
- Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
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Responsibilities
Manage firewall deployments, migrations, upgrades, refreshes, and policy optimization, and administer Palo Alto and Fortinet FortiGate platforms. Configure and troubleshoot VPNs, analyze network traffic, support security monitoring and related integrations, and resolve incidents in mission-critical environments.
Requirements
Requires 12+ years of IT experience focused on network security, with hands-on expertise in Palo Alto and Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. Candidates should have strong firewall lifecycle, VPN, troubleshooting, and traffic analysis experience, along with familiarity with NAC, SIEM, IDS/IPS, proxy, and authentication solutions.
Skills
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls
- Firewall Lifecycle Management
- Security Policy Optimization
- IPsec VPN
- SSL VPN
- Site-to-Site VPN
- Remote Access VPN
- Network Troubleshooting
- Traffic Analysis
- Packet Validation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Network Access Control (NAC)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
- Security Incident Resolution
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Categories
- Technology
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Network Security
- Palo Alto
- Fortinet
- FortiGate
- Firewall Management
- Firewall Lifecycle Management
- Security Policy Optimization
- IPsec
- SSL VPN
- Site-to-Site VPN
- Remote Access VPN
- Network Troubleshooting
- Traffic Analysis
- Packet Validation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Network Access Control (NAC)
- Security Monitoring
- Observability
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Secure Web Gateways
- Proxy
- Authentication
- Security Incident Resolution
- Production Infrastructure