Junior Network Security Engineer

As a Network Security Engineer at Corning, your role involves the following responsibilities: - Physically install and connect firewalls and other security appliances. - Install the latest vendor-approved stable firmware on appliances. - Monitor firewalls for up/down or issues, document, root cause analysis, and reporting. - Create virtual firewalls with appropriate configurations and policies. - Configure remote access VPN and site-to-site VPN functionality. - Configure firewall interfaces, network configurations, access control lists and policies, routing, remote access (VPN), and next-generation firewall feature sets implementing best practices. - Integrate firewall with Camstar and other custom MES systems. - Integrate firewall with Ivanti Pulse Secure and other Juniper products as required. - Support out-of-band connectivity devices and log collectors. - Configure SIEM Integration. - Create and manage firewall rulesets. - Perform advanced troubleshooting on the full range of Juniper SRX and Palo Alto products. - Collect, analyze, and make change recommendations of configuration information to streamline support and minimize impact on manufacturing. - Collect and perform initial analysis of packet trace information and recommend corrective actions based on the analysis. - Consult technical documentation, bulletins, and release notes for known problems. - Follow up on technical cases, including proper escalation and management of the case. - Manage customer communications and expectations until the closure of each case, including vendor escalations, device RMA, and coordination support. - Create or maintain standard operating procedures. - Be available to work after hours and/or be part of an on-call rotation. Qualifications required for the ideal candidate include: - Bachelors degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience is desirable. - One year of Manufacturing or Operational Technology experience. - Minimum of 3 years of Juniper and Palo Alto experience as a network security engineer. Certification will be a plus, but years of proven experience can be considered. - Experience in a technical support role in a networking/security company or equivalent education. - Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing protocols, L2/L3 switches, and experience with security products firewalls, IPSec, IDS/IPS, Anti-Spam, virus scanning. - Extensive working knowledge of Windows, UNIX, or Linux. - Juniper JNCIP-SEC is required, and JNCIE-SEC is optional for senior roles.,