Network Security Engineer - Avalara

Avalara is looking for an experienced Network Security Engineer with experience networking in cloud environments to join our team. You will ensure the security of our network infrastructure, with a focus on cloud environments. This person will need to be located near the main office in the Durham, NC area. #LI-hybrid

You will:

• Assist our Vulnerability Threat Management (VTM) Program to ensure that all network devices are being scanned regularly.
• Be a valued consultant to help review rules and policies to ensure security before being deployed.
• Configure and manage network security controls in cloud environments, including Virtual Private Clouds, security groups, and network access control lists.
• Advise in ongoing security projects to ensure that network security is being considered.
• Assist Cloud Security team in identifying and resolving network related issues in multiple cloud environments.
• Help validate security settings in AWS WAF.
• Maintain accurate and up to date network documentation.
• Compile and track network security metrics to help Identify risks across the organization, while prioritizing each.

Assist our Vulnerability Threat Management (VTM) Program to ensure that all network devices are being scanned regularly.

Be a valued consultant to help review rules and policies to ensure security before being deployed.

Configure and manage network security controls in cloud environments, including Virtual Private Clouds, security groups, and network access control lists.

Advise in ongoing security projects to ensure that network security is being considered.

Assist Cloud Security team in identifying and resolving network related issues in multiple cloud environments.

Assist in configuration and validating security settings in AWS WAF.

Maintain accurate and up to date network documentation.

Compile and track network security metrics to help identify and prioritize risks across the organization.

• 3+ years of experience supporting a VTM Program from a Network perspective.
• 3+ years of experience maintaining firewall policies, rules, and configurations
• 3+ years of experience with cloud network methodologies
• 3+ years of experience with either Akamai or AWS WAF technologies is a bonus!
• 3+ years of experience with Palo Alto Firewalls
• You enjoy collaborating across many teams using multiple forms of communication tools
• You utilize your creative analytical and deductive reasoning skills are critical for this position.
• You have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or relevant experience.
• Relevant cloud certifications are a bonus.
• Relevant networking certifications are also a bonus.

We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. 

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year. 

Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there’s nearly 5,000 of us now.  Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down - not until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear.  It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

EEO Statement

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.