Trustwave helps businesses fight cybercrime, protect data and reduce security risk. With cloud and managed security services, integrated technologies and a team of security experts, ethical hackers and researchers, Trustwave enables businesses to transform the way they manage their information security and compliance programs. Trustwave delivers automated, efficient and cost-effective threat, vulnerability and compliance management. Trustwave is headquartered in Chicago, with customers in 96 countries. For more information about Trustwave, visit https://www.trustwave.com.

Trustwave, a developer of network security products and compliance services, announces an opening for a Junior Network Engineer to join Trustwave's Information Technology team in Chicago.

Responsibilities: 

• Manage, maintain, configure and deploy:

• Check Point firewalls. Active Check Point certification is a plus.
• Cisco IOS network switches and routers. Experience with 2800, 2900, and 4300 series router platforms, 3750 and 6500 switching platforms. IOS experience required, NX-OS experience a plus.
• Cisco ASA firewalls. Experience with 5500-X series a plus.

• Adhere to established procedures to maintain integrity of documentation and audit information.
• Able to work with IT and business teams to complete change requests.
• Experience with VPN: Cisco IPsec VPN, IPSec, OpenVPN, GRE a plus.
• Experience with UNIX and/or Windows operating systems, specifically Linux (CentOS and Check Point SecurePlatform)
• Perform any other tasks/duties as assigned

Technical Qualifications: 

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in a related role and has demonstrated experience in: 

• Experience implementing and managing Cisco routers and switches.
• Strong, thorough, in-depth knowledge of TCP/IP a must. Must have experience with IP, TCP, UDP, IPsec, DNS, ARP, HTTP, SSL, among other protocols. Must understand VLSM.
• Strong knowledge of the OSI Model.

Additional preferred skills: 

• Experience with configuration control & change monitoring tools
• Experience with VOIP technologies and SIP
• Experience with firewalls and VPNs
• Cisco CCNA certification
• Experience with LAN/WAN troubleshooting tools a plus: Wireshark, tcpdump, syslog

General skills: 

• Self-starter with ability to prioritize many projects and problems independently, as they arise
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills a must
• Willingness to occasionally work scheduled night/weekend times, and to participate in off-hours on-call schedule
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly and non-technical language.
• Highly positive attitude.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Occasional overnight travel to other Trustwave offices, domestic and international, may be required

Education:
We prefer college-educated applicants, but at minimum, high school diploma or equivalent is required for employment.

Trustwave is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

To All Agencies:

Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Trustwave outside of the Talent Acquisition team. Trustwave's policy is to only accept resumes from agencies via the Trustwave Agency Portal. Agencies must have a valid fee agreement in place and they must have been assigned the specific requisition to which they submit resumes, by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted outside of this process will be deemed the sole property of Trustwave and in the event a candidate is submitted outside of this policy is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.