Lineage Logistics
Global Firewall Engineer
Lineage Logistics, Novi, Michigan, United States, 48377
This role is part of the runtime operations organization under Network Operations (NetOps). Lineage is a cloud “only” company with all strategic front-line applications being hosted in our cloud tenants or by a 3rd party SaaS vendor. The NetOps team own the entire connectivity from the End-User Compute (EUC) to the ingress of the cloud service (North-South) and back including the four walls of the warehouse (East-West).
Reporting to the Director, Global Network Operations Lead, this strategic role is crucial in enhancing our security posture and streamlining global IT operations. As a successful candidate you will own the technical design and operational governance of all firewall and network security infrastructure across the organization's global network. This role will work on standardizing the firewall policy across multiple platforms and a successful candidate needs to have a wide breadth of experience in multiple vendor technology from cutting edge SASE platforms to entry level commodity soho equipment that are inherited through a rapid acquisition strategy. You will need to be comfortable working in a matrixed organization, working with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. This position will primarily partner with the Cyber Fusion and Security Architecture teams to ensure the security posture on every border security system meets their minimum requirements to protect the business against threats while not jeopardizing business operations.
Primary Responsibilities:
Design and Deployment: Planning, designing, & implementing security controls ensuring scalability, availability, and reliability.
System Administration: Managing & maintaining network security products including Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Meraki and Checkpoint), SASE (Cato Networks, Palo Alto), routers and WAFs.
Security and Compliance: Provide auditable governance and management oversight of Network Access Policies (Clearpass), firewall rules and ACL configurations to protect Lineages digital infrastructure.
Performance Optimization: Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, optimizing resource utilization, and recommending infrastructure improvements.
Automation and Scripting: Developing scripts and automation workflows to streamline administrative tasks, infrastructure provisioning, and deployments.
Incident Management: Responding to and resolving escalated incidents, performing root cause analysis, and implementing preventive measures.
CIRT: Help to investigate security incidents, coordinating with the Cyber Fusion team to ensure timely and effective responses.
Escalations: From time-to-time large outages require our best people to be pulled into calls, while this is infrequent it is expected that this position is available when needed to help on major incidents.
Collaboration and Documentation: Collaborating with cross-functional teams, providing technical guidance and support. Documenting system configurations, processes, and procedures.
Travel: less than 10-15% with potential international travel required (Europe & Asia)
Since this is a global role it is expected that this individual is comfortable to engage in conference calls beyond office hours
Education and Work Experience:
University degree in Information Technology, or Business Administration and/or equivalent work experience.
Minimum 8-12 years of experience in Network security
Experience with several different major firewall vendors (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Meraki).
In-depth understanding of network protocols, VPNs, NAT, routing, network segmentation, and cloud security.
Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., NIST, ISO).
Experience with Zero trust principles and the practical application to a modern infrastructure.
Exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; including the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
Experience working in a matrixed global organization where success requires broad orchestration of resources and services.
Strong understanding of the business impact of IT tools, technologies, and policies.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Meraki).
SASE platforms (CATO Networks).
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting/NAC (Clearpass)
Centralized management tools, monitoring and SIEM platforms.
Experience with one or more scripting languages.
Why Lineage?
This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.
Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.
Benefits
Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.
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Not sure which role is right for you? Let us do the work! Share your contact information and a resume or CV. A member of our recruiting team will reach out to you to explore roles we think could be a good match.
At Lineage, we have a shared purpose: We are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world.
Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organization, from the warehouse floor to the corner office. The work we do is noble, and our team members are passionate about the impact they make every day.
Working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of the Lineage Logistics team, you are a critical link in the food supply chain.
If you are having trouble applying, contact our Human Resources team here: Contact Us | Lineage Logistics (https://www.lineagelogistics.com/contact-us)
At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled logistics companies. Driven by our core values, we’re reimagining the global food supply chain.
Lineage helps customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses increase the efficiency and protect the integrity of their temperature-controlled supply chain. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations, Lineage was recognized as the No 1. Data Science company on Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2019, in addition to ranking 23rd overall in an evaluation of thousands of companies worldwide.
As part of the Lineage family, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career as we continually expand, using technology and award-winning innovations, to meet the needs of customers around the world.
Reporting to the Director, Global Network Operations Lead, this strategic role is crucial in enhancing our security posture and streamlining global IT operations. As a successful candidate you will own the technical design and operational governance of all firewall and network security infrastructure across the organization's global network. This role will work on standardizing the firewall policy across multiple platforms and a successful candidate needs to have a wide breadth of experience in multiple vendor technology from cutting edge SASE platforms to entry level commodity soho equipment that are inherited through a rapid acquisition strategy. You will need to be comfortable working in a matrixed organization, working with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. This position will primarily partner with the Cyber Fusion and Security Architecture teams to ensure the security posture on every border security system meets their minimum requirements to protect the business against threats while not jeopardizing business operations.
Primary Responsibilities:
Design and Deployment: Planning, designing, & implementing security controls ensuring scalability, availability, and reliability.
System Administration: Managing & maintaining network security products including Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Meraki and Checkpoint), SASE (Cato Networks, Palo Alto), routers and WAFs.
Security and Compliance: Provide auditable governance and management oversight of Network Access Policies (Clearpass), firewall rules and ACL configurations to protect Lineages digital infrastructure.
Performance Optimization: Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, optimizing resource utilization, and recommending infrastructure improvements.
Automation and Scripting: Developing scripts and automation workflows to streamline administrative tasks, infrastructure provisioning, and deployments.
Incident Management: Responding to and resolving escalated incidents, performing root cause analysis, and implementing preventive measures.
CIRT: Help to investigate security incidents, coordinating with the Cyber Fusion team to ensure timely and effective responses.
Escalations: From time-to-time large outages require our best people to be pulled into calls, while this is infrequent it is expected that this position is available when needed to help on major incidents.
Collaboration and Documentation: Collaborating with cross-functional teams, providing technical guidance and support. Documenting system configurations, processes, and procedures.
Travel: less than 10-15% with potential international travel required (Europe & Asia)
Since this is a global role it is expected that this individual is comfortable to engage in conference calls beyond office hours
Education and Work Experience:
University degree in Information Technology, or Business Administration and/or equivalent work experience.
Minimum 8-12 years of experience in Network security
Experience with several different major firewall vendors (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Meraki).
In-depth understanding of network protocols, VPNs, NAT, routing, network segmentation, and cloud security.
Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., NIST, ISO).
Experience with Zero trust principles and the practical application to a modern infrastructure.
Exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; including the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
Experience working in a matrixed global organization where success requires broad orchestration of resources and services.
Strong understanding of the business impact of IT tools, technologies, and policies.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Meraki).
SASE platforms (CATO Networks).
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting/NAC (Clearpass)
Centralized management tools, monitoring and SIEM platforms.
Experience with one or more scripting languages.
Why Lineage?
This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.
Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.
Benefits
Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.
More vacancies in the Netherlands (https://nl.indeed.com/cmp/Lineage-055976f9?from=mobviewjob&tk=1hs858ajlmnao847&fromjk=e757d669ba21113f&attributionid=mobvjcmp)
Not sure which role is right for you? Let us do the work! Share your contact information and a resume or CV. A member of our recruiting team will reach out to you to explore roles we think could be a good match.
At Lineage, we have a shared purpose: We are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world.
Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organization, from the warehouse floor to the corner office. The work we do is noble, and our team members are passionate about the impact they make every day.
Working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of the Lineage Logistics team, you are a critical link in the food supply chain.
If you are having trouble applying, contact our Human Resources team here: Contact Us | Lineage Logistics (https://www.lineagelogistics.com/contact-us)
At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled logistics companies. Driven by our core values, we’re reimagining the global food supply chain.
Lineage helps customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses increase the efficiency and protect the integrity of their temperature-controlled supply chain. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations, Lineage was recognized as the No 1. Data Science company on Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2019, in addition to ranking 23rd overall in an evaluation of thousands of companies worldwide.
As part of the Lineage family, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career as we continually expand, using technology and award-winning innovations, to meet the needs of customers around the world.