Professional Services/Security Engineer- Leading WAN Optimization Company

This is one of several locations for this position. Professional Services Engineers can be based in the New York City Metro Area; Silicon Valley, CA Area; Washington, D.C. Area, or in Texas.Overview: A well established, global industry leader in providing security and content acceleration is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to work in cutting edge, securities technology with a dynamic company in the Silicon Valley. Each person here makes an impact in a collaborative environment where you can see the results of your efforts. When the original company went public in November of 1999 at $26 per share, it closed at $126 the first day. Today, ranked #1 by IDC in the Secure Content and Application Delivery market, our client remains the fastest growing vendor in the marketplace and is the fastest growing vendor of advanced platform WAN optimization solutions during the second calendar quarter of 2007, with a quarterly growth rate of more than double its closest competitor. Providing application acceleration combined with Web security, visibility and policy control, video delivery and a software client for telecommuters and mobile employees, our client’s family of appliances and client-based solutions - deployed in branch offices, Internet gateways, end points, and data centers - supply intelligent points of policy-based control enabling IT organizations to optimize security and accelerate performance between users and applications. Having installed more than 40,000 appliances globally and serving over 6,000 worldwide customers including 93 of the Fortune Global 100, this company continues to grow rapidly, consistently outpacing the industry’s overall growth. Our client is highly competitive in terms of compensation and offers an extensive benefits package. This opportunity is for full-time employment with an international leader in the industry. Benefits: • Medical Insurance • Dental Insurance • Vision Care Insurance • Domestic Partner Coverage • Disability Benefits • Life Flexible Spending Accounts • Employee Stock Option Plan • Profit Sharing Plan • Employee Stock Purchase Program • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan • Paid Vacation • Sick Time • Paid Holidays • Business Travel Accident Insurance • Employee Assistance Program • Educational Assistance Benefit • Casual Atmosphere and Dress Description: Playing a key role in the success of solutions deployment, the Professional Services/Security Engineer will possess the technical skill set to establish and maintain a deployment project from initial assessment to providing insight to best practices. The PSE will have an active role in establishing a positive relationship with the customer as well as associated account teams. In addition, the qualified candidate will play a leadership role in developing junior-level Professional Service Engineers. This is a stimulating and gratifying position that will allow the qualified candidate to cultivate new skills in leadership as well as in the security and content acceleration domains. Responsibilities: • Work with customers to assess the requirements of the company’s deployment solution • Plan network and security design for deployment strategy • Provide configuration and installation support • Optimize and provide best practices for a deployed solution • Provide training on company products when necessary • Conduct functional testing of new security/network products • Provide customer related feedback and lessons learned • Create project summary documentation for white papers and tech briefs • Assist Sales and Marketing with deployment strategies Required Skills: • 5-7 years of experience in installation, configuration and support roles with expertise in security features, content delivery, firewalls, switching and routing. • Thorough understanding of networking and security technologies • Practical knowledge of proxy deployments • Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, Cookies, Authentication, Web Filters, virus scanning, web servers, SSL/encryption and reporting packages • Understand transparent deployments using redirection devices or WCCP • Ability to understand traffic flow at packet level traces • Must be highly organized and possess excellent verbal/written communication, time management and presentation skills • Customer oriented • Ability to learn and think creatively to incorporate new integration solutions • Ability to travel for onsite customer engagements both domestic and international • BA/BS in a technical discipline or equivalent experience If you have what it takes to thrive in this fast paced environment - pave the road to your future - apply for this challenging and rewarding opportunity today. MRINetwork, one of the world's largest search and recruitment organizations, has over 1,000 offices in more than 35 countries. Each office is a single point of contact that allows candidates to access high-quality positions virtually anywhere in the world. MRINetwork recruiters are industry specialists who typically have real-world experience in the industries they serve. LOCATION: Job location not provided JOB CATEGORY: Engineering TYPE: Full Time, Employee SALARY: 100,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD /yearbouns + stock options COMPANY: MRINetwork PHONE: 610-395-6923 EMAIL: Apply by Email