Entry-level it & cybersecurity jobs in Houston, TX

About the role

The Senior Network / Firewall Engineer to design, build, secure, and maintain a large-scale hybrid network environment. This is not an entry-level role. The successful candidate must be able to solve complex technical problems under pressure and operate with cybersecurity, uptime, encryption, monitoring, and compliance in mind. The environment includes Azure VPN Gateway, Azure Networking, Sophos firewalls, Cradlepoint routers, switches, Wi-Fi, F5 BIG-IP, Azure WAF, Azure Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, centralized logging, centralized monitoring, and internal PKI.

What you'll bring

• 5+ years of hands-on network engineering, firewall engineering, or network security engineering experience.
• Strong Azure Networking experience, including Azure VPN Gateway, virtual networks, routing, NSGs, private connectivity, and hybrid networking.
• Strong knowledge of IPsec VPNs, SSL VPNs, routing, switching, segmentation, firewall policies, NAT, high availability, and secure remote access.
• Solid understanding of DNS and DHCP design, troubleshooting, and security best practices.
• Strong understanding of encryption, PKI, certificate-based authentication, secure management access, and network security best practices.
• Ability to work full-time on-site in Houston, Texas.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex production issues under pressure.
• Understanding of why DNS and DHCP should not be hosted directly on firewalls, including separation of duties, availability, scalability, logging, auditability, and change-control risks.
• Hands-on experience with BGP and dynamic routing.
• Strong experience with Sophos or another major enterprise firewall platform such as Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco, or Check Point.
• Local Houston-area candidate able to work in office 5 days per week.
• Sophos firewall experience.