Network authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) Engineer
Plano, Texas;Atlanta, Georgia; Richmond, Virginia
Job Description:
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Position Summary:
The role of the Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) Implementation Engineer is to provide technical implementation services to support the evolution and ongoing support of the AAA environment in response to projects (all types), upgrades, service and feature enhancements and for remediation/break-fix services they work closely with Program and Project Managers and other support and service providers.. The work is always in alignment to the current and approved architectural, roadmaps, technology standards and templates, process, governance and change management policies set forth by the firm. AAA is part of the control for wired, wireless, device access and re, mote users. Ability to work as part of a team as well as individually depending on project. While the role primarily has an implementation and validation engineering focus, a strong understanding of AAA policy, posture, protocols and cluster deployment and maintenance concepts are required. They also need to forecast the delivery and track of multi-phase work against change and release calendar(s). They need to fully understand and adhere to the bank change processes.
They must be mindful of how their role impacts the firm's business and reputation. Concepts such as driving value, always delivering quality, keeping commitments, being on-time and under-budget, effective and detailed communications. Managing time is critical, developing and managing tasks efficiently is the key to success.
This position will interface directly with internal and external customers/suppliers/providers, Architecture, Product Engineering, Design/Implementation engineering, Change, Service and Product Management, finance and business management and Operations teams. Interface with various levels of senior management. Strong written, verbal and presentation skills are a must. The candidate must be able to work on their own and successfully in team settings in various sizes and locations. Adherence and use of standards, product sets, templates, systems, and artifacts are important to the success change, the department and the firm at large.
Job Description:
This job is responsible for infrastructure tool/service designs within technical domains in accordance with architectural governance, standards and policies. Key responsibilities include facilitating deployment of tools/services by leading others in solution development, maintenance of templates, playbooks and automation used during implementation. Job expectations include demonstrating expertise within technical domains, decomposing issues or objectives into work units, advancing efficient solution delivery practices, and promoting exceptional design, engineering and organizational practices.
Responsibilities:
Confirms that application and business requirements have been translated into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks to guide development and integration of technology solutions
Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non-functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains
Reviews and may develop software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes
Reviews and guides the evaluation of reference models, blueprints, playbooks and the execution of on-site evaluations of third-party products being considered for firm adoption
Mentors and assists Infrastructure resources on infrastructure service along with application integration validation methods and tools to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards
Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and help to resolve organizational impediments/blockers
Attending Project Meetings as needed
Scheduling of the changes with the assigned engineer
Representing change records (CRQs) on various calls
Representing on regional pre-CAB Weekly
Socializing changes to the other peer teams regionally so they can represent changes in region.
Following up with Testers / Testing Coordination for all Changes
Ensuring Peer Reviews are attached to CRQs / Chasing Approvals
Creates changes (CRQs) when RDM engineer provides the Network document.
AAA weekly internal change calls - weekly
Attends various change review calls
Reviews test plans and results, ability to assist in driving to root cause
Familiarity with working in regulated and/or large global enterprises is a plus.
Building, updating and sending Change Communication templates for the weekends changes
Create work orders and other requests to engage Blackbox and device, firewall and IP services update
Required Qualifications:
Strong subject matter expertise across various enterprise identity authentication technologies ranging from AAA (RADIUS/TACACS), 802.1X technologies (Wired/Wireless), RSA and token-based systems.
Experience with Aruba ClearPass Policy Server or Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is required.
Experience with Network Access Control (NAC) 802.1X for Wired and Wireless networks is required.
Experience with Remote Access (VPN posture) is preferred.
Experience with Secure Cloud Analytics (Stealthwatch) is preferred.
Experience working with SSL Certificate Authorities, and certificate management.
Strong experience and detailed technical knowledge in security engineering, system and network security, authentication and authorization protocols, cryptography, and application security, load balancing.
Experience with tools such as Splunk, Excel, ideally experience in automation.
Expert understanding of network protocols TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, TLS, 802.1.X, etc.
Experience with testing and change validation, root cause analysis, risk mitigation, security assessments, analysis of security threats, trends and architectural preferred.
Project Management, ITSM
Experience with Change Management and CAB processes and procedures.
Leadership: be a self-starter, self-directed and shows initiative.
Focused on execution, delivery, and commitment to dates. Ability to work in a high paced environment. Can manage risk; is a good decision maker. Understands the big picture; can relate to the firm's strategy and actions and how they support our business results.
Demonstrates ownership: Is accountable and influential/can hold others accountable (professionally).
Strong written and verbal communications skills. Ability to communicate and influence upward as well as laterally.
Organized and detail oriented.
Desired Qualifications:
Clearpass
Stealthwatch
ISE
AAA
SPLUNK
Excel
MS Project
Load balancing
Captive portals
NA3RC
Network configuration
Skills:
Analytical Thinking
Application Development
Production Support
Risk Management
Solution Design
Automation
Business Acumen
DevOps Practices
Solution Delivery Process
Stakeholder Management
Adaptability
Architecture
Innovative Thinking
Project Management
Technical Strategy Development
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40
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