Consulting Engineer - Physical Security

CDW's vision is to be the best national provider of Advanced Technology Solutions. We'll achieve this reputation by continuing to delight our customers and being the employer of choice for Advanced Technology Solutions. Consulting Engineers at CDW are smart, hard-working Engineers who enjoy teaming with other best and brightest Engineers on highly visible, technically challenging projects and offerings. We're looking for high-caliber, well-rounded professionals who are passionate about emerging technology, projects and consulting.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Provide client consultation: perform analyses of customer security needs and recommend, design, and implement secure server and network environments
• Provide technology support: install, maintain, upgrade, and troubleshoot servers, networks, firewalls, VPNs, and other security products, providing solutions to complex hardware/software problems
• Test LAN/WAN/WLAN security products: implement test plans, evaluate test equipment and design test networks, and aid in the development of automated test suites
• Effectively communicate security policy and technology issues and product capabilities through both high-quality written documents unstructured interviews to all levels of client
• Keep up to date with network security issues and products; develop and compete an education plan to grow your skills consistent with client needs
• Participate in various IT projects intended to continually improve/upgrade converged network solutions
• Create and execute test plans to meet project requirements for assigned components
• Identify and communicate potential opportunities for cross-selling to the sales team
• Manage time and expense to meet or exceed expectations defined in the Statement of Work
• Provide high quality content deliverables using the appropriate document templates
• Ensure solution is implemented as designed to the customer's satisfaction and approval

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in business, computer science, a related technical degree or equivalent
• Three years' experience delivering complex technical solutions including planning, development, implementation and support

Other Required Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Cisco security solutions such as Cisco NAC Appliance, MARS, Application Security Appliance, and Cisco Security Manager
• Experience designing and implementing IDS/IPS solutions
• Minimum of one year experience in programming or analytical work
• Knowledge of security specialty areas such as policy, disaster avoidance and recovery planning, technical investigations, or risk analysis
• Ability to work weekends and/or off hours as necessary to meet clients' needs
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients
• Physically able to lift up to 50 pounds of equipment.
• Attention to detail on inventory and logistics is important

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing policy-based design for firewalls a plus
• Consulting experience preferred
• CCNA, CCNP or CCDP certification preferred