Senior Network Security Engineer_Palo Alto Certified(m/f/d)

We understand that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today, and that’s why we’re inspired to make A Better World for Pets. Antech is comprised of a diverse team of individuals who are committed to each other’s growth and development. Our culture is centered on our guiding philosophy, The Five Principles: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom. Today Antech is driving the future of pet health as part of Mars Science & Diagnostics, a family-owned company focused on veterinary care.

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About Antech

Antech is a leader in veterinary diagnostics, driven by our passion for innovation that delivers better animal health outcomes. Our products and services span 90+ reference laboratories around the globe; in-house diagnostic laboratory instruments and consumables, including rapid assay diagnostic products and digital cytology services; local and cloud-based data services; practice information management software and related software and support; veterinary imaging and technology; veterinary professional education and training; and board-certified specialist support services.

Title: Senior Network Security Engineer_ Palo Alto Certified (m/f/d)

Location: Global Role - Mars Petcare Science & Diagnostics Division (Hub Hybrid Viernheim Germany)

Job Type: Full-Time

Reports To: Science & Diagnostics Division Director of Cybersecurity

This is a Hybrid role based out of our office in Viernheim Germany.

Job Summary:

The Senior Network Security Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining security controls that protect SDx enterprise network from cyber threats. This role requires extensive (7 years or more) expertise in Palo Alto firewalls, intrusion prevention and detection systems (IDS/IPS), content network delivery, and routing tools, Network Access Control (NAC) equipment, Virtual Private Networks and Secure Remote technologies, as well as developing perimeter-less and/or zero-trust security architectures. As part of the cybersecurity team, you will collaborate with information technology departments such as networking and infrastructure, Research & Development-Product Management, DevOps-Software Development, and other members of the cybersecurity team to ensure a secure and resilient network infrastructure.   

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and enforce network security policies and best practices to protect against threats.
• Design and implement secure network architectures, including segmentation, micro segmentation, DDoS protection, and zero trust-based policies within the relationships, workflow, and access to resources.
• Deploy, configure and manage firewalls, IDS/IPS, Network Access Control-NAC, VPNS, proxy solutions including Palo Alto, Cisco, Zscaler, among other.
• Monitor network traffic for anomalies, analyze security logs and respond to network-based threats and intrusions, in coordination with the Mars Incident Response and security teams.
• Conducts and coordinate risk assessments, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing for network security.
• Implement and enforce network security policies, access controls and encryption.
• Work with the Mars SOC team to assist in investigating security incidents to support forensic investigation and analysis. Further assist with integration of managing Security Incident Event Monitoring-SIEM, Security Orchestration Automation & Response-SOAR, and threat intelligence solutions, among other.
• Automate network security tasks using automation tools such as Python, PowerShell, Ansible, among other.
• Ensure compliance with security frameworks as well as regulatory requirements for network security including NIST, ISO, PCI, among others.
• Optimize security for hybrid and multi-cloud environments including AWS, GCP and Azure, Salesforce, among others.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related field. Master’s degree is a plus, but not essential.
• 10+ years of experience in network security, threat detection, or cybersecurity operations.
• Hand-on experience with firewalls (Palo Alto, Cisco, Checkpoint), IDS/IPS, VPNs, as well as network access control solutions (NAC).
• Strong knowledge of network protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, MPLS, DNS, DHCP, etc.).
• Familiarity with Cloud-Native network protection tools.
• Experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk, QRadar, etc.) and log analysis.
• Understanding of Zero Trust architecture.
• At least 7 years of experience with Palo Alto firewalls, managing segmentation & micro-segmentation, VPN, Advanced DNS security, URL filtering, Threat Prevention and network access control solutions.
• At least one year managing Cloud NGFW for Azure & AWS, IoT security integrated with Network Access Control solutions, Prisma Access, Global Protect VPN, among other.
• Palo Alto Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, manufacturing, etc.) applying regulatory regulations and/or security frameworks.
• Hands -on knowledge of security tools (SIEM, EDR, XDR, IDS/IPS, etc.).
• Hands -on knowledge of Content Delivery Network (CDN) and tools such as Cloudflare, Fastly, Azure CDN, Route 53, among other.
• Experience in a laboratory setting, veterinary clinics, healthcare or related systems.
• Experience communicating complex security concepts effectively (technical, non-technical and executive level audiences).
• Relevant certifications such as Certified Ethical Hacker, Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate or CCNP Security are also preferred.

About Antech

Antech is a leader in veterinary diagnostics, driven by our passion for innovation that delivers better animal health outcomes. Our products and services span 90+ reference laboratories around the globe; in-house diagnostic laboratory instruments and consumables, including rapid assay diagnostic products and digital cytology services; local and cloud-based data services; practice information management software and related software and support; veterinary imaging and technology; veterinary professional education and training; and board-certified specialist support services.

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