Northern California HERC

The Network Security Engineer within the University of California, San Francisco's (UCSF) Information Technology (IT) department will ensure the security and integrity of UCSF's network infrastructure. The Network Security Engineer supports the planning, design, optimization, implementation, audit, and troubleshooting of network security systems. The Engineer improves the overall security posture of UCSF and its assets. The Security Engineer will partner with other teams, including security operations, governance, and system administrators, to successfully design and deploy required solutions to harden UCSF platforms.

The Network Security Engineer will

• Configure/Install and manage various network security devices, features, and technologies including, but not limited to Firewalls, DDI (DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management), VPN, Network Access Control solutions, Web Filtering solutions, CASB and SASE systems, Intrusion Detection/Prevention systems, Network Packet Brokers, and Network Traffic Visibility solutions
• Fulfill project requests and tasks for our clients (Firewall Policy, VPN tunnel creation, DDI, CASB Incident Response, applying web filter entries, etc.)
• Manage and mitigate vulnerabilities for the devices that are backed by the Network Security Team
• Resolve problems and break/fix incidents on the enterprise network and its network security systems.
• Provide administrative-level technical network security implementation skill set for enterprise and Data Center environments of UCSF
• Assist in the development of network device hardening standards
• Apply professional communications concepts, industry practices, and relevant policies, procedures, and objectives to resolve highly complex issues.
• Establish methods, techniques and evaluation criteria to obtain results.
• Interface with management, IT-Security and vendors to develop and implement new solutions to meet business requirements
• Serve as an escalation point for junior staff

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

The salary range for this position is $175,000 to $195,000 (Annual Rate).

To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html