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About the Role We are seeking a Network Security Engineer for a 6-month contract position in Foster City, CA. This role involves administering next-generation firewall and UTM platforms, operating URL filtering and Layer-7 inspection policies, and supporting network access control and remote access VPN. Key Responsibilities • Administer next-gen firewall and UTM platforms, including policy changes, rule cleanup, software and signature updates, and certificate renewals • Operate URL filtering and Layer-7 inspection policies, including category tuning and exception handling • Tune IDS/IPS signatures, reduce false positives, and escalate confirmed detections to the security operations team • Support 802.1X network access control, including supplicant, certificate, and policy troubleshooting and onboarding new device types • Support remote access VPN, including client troubleshooting, access and split-tunnel policy changes, and availability monitoring • Work the ticket queue to SLA with clear written updates to requesters • Maintain runbooks, network diagrams, and configuration documentation • Deliver scoped projects, including an 802.1X expansion and segmentation with SSL decryption enforcement Requirements • 5+ years of network security engineering supporting production environments • 5+ years of IT systems or application engineering and administration • Strong working knowledge of all layers of the OSI model • Hands-on Layer-7 protection experience: application control, TLS inspection, IPS, URL and DNS filtering • Direct experience administering enterprise NGFW/UTM platforms • Experience implementing and supporting 802.1X wired and wireless NAC • Experience with enterprise remote access VPN • Experience working within a formal change management process, with clear written and verbal communication across security, IT, product, and operations teams