I lead a team of 8 high-tier security engineers in our area of the company, which is mostly managed security services for customers, including management, architecture, and maintenance of firewalls, intrusion-detection devices, and other infrastructure-based security devices. Day-to-day operations include escalated device issues, design work to improve security postures, as well as normal business-as-usual duties like maintaining streamlined firewall rulesets and other device policies. Work also includes project work, managing more complicated areas such as device lifecycle work, keeping everything current ongoing adjustment to keep things running optimally. I also mentor lower-tiered engineers to get them relevant experience and knowledge to get them to more advanced levels of their jobs. This includes periodic shadowing when appropriate, and ongoing training in more advanced areas of their work.

As a senior network security consultant at Accuvant, my primary engagements have focused on enterprise-sized company holistic security assessments. General emphasis focused on:Perimeter security - Firewalls, IDS/IPS systems, edge-router hardening, load balancers, multi-factor authentication systemsSecurity Monitoring - SEIM logging / event correlation systems, incident and event management policy and procedure reviewData Integrity - Data loss prevention systems, vulnerability and patch management, system availability assessments

As a senior network security engineer at Pacific Life, my primary duties included:Operations: Maintenance of ~50 Checkpoint firewall environment; maintenance of SourceFire IDS/IPS environment; maintenance of InfoBlox external DNS gridEngineering/Architecture: Worked with Security team and company divisional key personnel to re-design and optimize network and security infrastructure components; Worked with teams to help optimize disaster recovery environment operations; architected multi-factor authentication environment to increase management and usability functionalityAncillary: Was site contact for disaster recovery facility operations, including all network and security functions; assisted with data center operations and maintenance, as well as equipment installation and server maintenance; assisted with site operations of VoIP infrastructure

As a member of the Global Security team, my primary duties included maintenance of managed ~500 Checkpoint firewall environment, and maintenance of global proxy server environment. I also worked with the network infrastructure team to assist with troubleshooting large-scale outages and other related issues.