Ace Hardware Looking for Network Security Engineer II (Hybrid) at Oak Brook, IL Full Time

The IT Network Security Engineer II will be a member of the IT Security Engineering team reporting to the IT Security Engineering Manager. The IT Network Security Engineer II provides firewall and network security engineering expertise to deliver security controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Ace Hardware’s corporate IT environment. The position requires a heavy emphasis on firewall engineering and administration in addition to F5 technology support.

This position will primarily participate in providing IT Security design, engineering, administrative solutions and processes for IT projects, services and business partners for the enterprise.

What you’ll do

Design, build, test, improve and support the IT risk and security infrastructure by:

• Engineering firewall and security infrastructure solutions that integrate with the organization’s architectural direction and secure the enterprise
• • Configuring, installing, maintaining and replacing firewall hardware / software as well as other security infrastructure components
• Identifying, diagnosing, and resolving firewall and security infrastructure issues
• Interacting with business partners providing IT security engineering, operational support, design services and incident/risk mitigation activities
• Participating in the 24×7 on- call support rotation
• Implementing solutions or updates to existing technologies during non-business hours in accordance with production processing needs Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation related to the network security infrastructure.

What you need to succeed

This position requires engineering level of knowledge of firewall management, network traffic management and infrastructure integration in a large organization. The incumbent must have experience with IT security networking technology and architecture solutions, and will be performing engineering, implementation, support and administration of technologies and systems to ensure that risks are mitigated within the environment.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Cyber Security or related Computer Science program
• Required professional security qualification: CCSA
• Other IT risk and security certifications are a plus, e.g. CCSE, F5-CA, CISSP or equivalent

Experience Requirements

• 5 plus years of experience in IT security network engineering and solution delivery (research, design, build, deploy, operation and support) practices
• Experience in the administration and management of strong security architectures that protect networks from threats and vulnerabilities

Skills & Competency Requirements

• Established engineering technical skills with technologies including Check Point R80, F5 Local Traffic manager (LTM) and Access Policy Manager (APM), Zscaler, Versa and Cisco ACI
• Strong understanding of networking infrastructure concepts, technologies, protocols, and solutions.
• Experience in implementing and supporting security engineering projects from inception to implementation.
• Functional level development, design, deployment, and support of network security solutions supporting voice, data and mobility, utilizing industry leading platforms and technologies
• Demonstrated personal skills to effectively cooperate and communicate with business partners
• Ability to respond to identified security incidents and risks and execute consistent improvements in processes to identify, detect and prevent threats to the environment

Why Ace?

From the start of your Ace Hardware career, you’ll appreciate why we’re known as “The Helpful Place.” Helpful means living the Ace values: winning, excellence, love, integrity, gratitude, humility, and teamwork. Helpful is the key to our success and is ingrained in everything we do. We are stronger together and work as ONE to be the helpful place across our communities, retail stores, retail support centers and corporate offices. Join us and share our passion for making a positive impact on every customer we touch.

At Ace Hardware, we support our retailers and the community at large. We believe our teams are our most important assets and offer work-life balance, promotion from within, and such competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, generous 401(k) contributions, great vacation allocation, holiday pay, and tuition reimbursement. If you’re looking for an employer that wants to help you live your best life, apply at Ace today.

Compensation Details:
$93100 – $116400 per year

Why should you join our team?

We live our values – W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace also offers competitive benefits* that address life’s necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:

• Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company growth over the past 5 years resulted in incentives being paid out at an average of 126% of your target opportunity!)
• Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with company contributions, averaging 9.6% per year of eligible earnings over the past 5 years
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability) & life insurance benefits for you and your dependents
• 21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first year)
• Company Car, phone and fuel card are provided for field-based positions
• Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities – and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, 20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation
• Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer on-site classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review
• We know the work environment matters. That’s why Ace holds frequent campus events like Employee Appreciation Week, vendor demos, cookouts, and merchandise sales
• We bring them to you! Services such as mobile spas, auto maintenance, car wash and detailing, dry cleaning, dentists, eye doctors, flu shots, recycling and more!
• Employee discounts on Ace merchandise (including top brands like Weber, Traeger, Yeti, Craftsman, DeWalt and more), travel, fitness, computers and thousands more
• Birth/Adoption bonding paid time off
• Adoption cost reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to free visits to therapists and lawyers, guidance on financial matters, elder and childcare, and assistance with tickets to entertainment events
• Identity theft protection

* Benefits are provided in compliance with applicable policies.

We want to hear from you!
When most people think of career opportunities with Ace Hardware, they often think of the helpful cashiers and sales associates at their local store. However, have you also considered the people behind the scenes who select, promote, ship and process the invoices for more than 75,000 products? Maybe you haven’t, but we’d like you to. Because together we help our customers take care of their homes. Come find out why a career with the Ace Hardware Corporation is one of America’s best kept secrets.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Ace Hardware Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.

Disclaimer

The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual’s education, training and experience, the position’s work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires.

Be aware that salary estimates published via alternate online job boards may not be a true representation of the actual pay range offered for this position. Please refer to the Ace position description for the accurate starting pay range information and feel free to discuss this with a Talent Acquisition professional if you are chosen to move forward with an interview.

This written “Position Description” is not intended to cover all aspects of the position listed. It is meant to cover the basic/general essential job functions of a particular position. Ace Hardware Corporation reserves the right to change job duties, including essential job functions, according to business necessity.