HEICO is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our corporate team for full time direct hire role in Hollywood, FL.
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH PALO ALTO OR CHECKPOINT FIREWALLS.
Role Description:
Responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure to support data, voice, video, and wireless services. Provides hands-on support for routers, switches, Palo Alto next-generation firewalls, VMware NSX, and load balancers while optimizing network performance, resiliency, and security. This role requires strong, hands-on, primary expertise with Palo Alto firewalls, including administration, policy management, NAT, VPNs, threat prevention, logging, and troubleshooting in complex enterprise environments. Experience with Check Point firewalls is strongly desired as a secondary platform.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
- Network Design & Maintenance
- Configure and manage LAN/WAN environments, VLANs, VPNs, and subnetting.
- Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot network hardware, including routers, switches, Palo Alto and Check Point firewalls, and access points.
- Implement and manage Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and SD-WAN solutions.
- Maintain fiber switches and associated infrastructure.
- Optimize network performance through monitoring, troubleshooting, and proactive upgrades.
- Design and support secure network segmentation and traffic flows through proper firewall policy design and network security architecture.
- Work with virtualized networking environments (VMware NSX, vCenter).
- Security & Compliance
- Administer, configure, and troubleshoot Palo Alto next-generation firewalls.
- Manage and optimize security policies, NAT rules, zone-based controls, application-based policies, URL filtering, threat prevention, logging, and high availability on Palo Alto platforms.
- Perform firewall change management, rule review, policy cleanup, and ongoing optimization to maintain a secure and efficient rule base.
- Monitor firewall activity, investigate alerts and traffic logs, and support incident response and root cause analysis related to network security events.
- Provide support for Check Point firewalls as a strongly desired secondary platform, including policy review, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
- Enforce IT security policies, including access controls and 802.1X authentication.
- Conduct network security audits, vulnerability assessments, and remediation support.
- Partner with internal teams and vendors to implement firewall/security changes aligned with business and compliance requirements.
- Wireless Networking
- Manage Cisco Meraki wireless access points.
- Ensure secure and efficient wireless connectivity.
- Require a working knowledge of StrataCloud.
- Support & Documentation
- Provide technical support and incident response within SLA guidelines.
- Document network configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams for issue resolution.
- Telecom Support
- Proficient in voice traffic flow and related technology.
- Troubleshooting circuits and ISP related issues.
Requirements
Education:
- Associate’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or Engineering required; Bachelor’s preferred.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in a fast paced and dynamic technical support environment or equivalent with a combination of education and experience.
Certifications:
- Required: Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), or equivalent enterprise networking experience.
- Strongly Preferred: Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) or higher-level relevant Palo Alto certification.
- Preferred: Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) or equivalent Check Point certification.
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in routing, switching (L2/L3), and network security.
- Proficiency in fiber infrastructure and load balancers.
- Experience with Cisco platforms (ISE, VoIP, Meraki).
- Knowledge of network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, LiveAction).
- Understanding of SD-WAN, cloud networking, and virtualization.
Soft Skills:
- Strong problem-solving, time management, and customer service skills.
- Ability to document procedures and effectively communicate with stakeholders.
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
- Occasionally lift/move up to 50 lbs for hardware installations.
- Work in a quiet office environment with occasional field visits.
- Travel required up to 30%.
Pay: $90,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many years of firewall experience do you have?
- How many years of experience do you have working with Palo Alto?
- How many years of experience do you have with Checkpoint?
Work Location: In person
